GREEN ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT                Green economy should take the holistic and integrated approach which includes all of the sectors and elements together in an integrated way Three key factors for green economy: Good governance, Regulatory tools and increased public information & civic engagement. Waste Management, green Building and green urban planning should be implemented in every city Moving to a greener economy has so many benefits such as, job opportunities, reducing carbon emission, increasing security. Strategic transition to green economy relies on 'how [much] we emphasize governance. Educating youth on environment enhances sustainability of eco ways and reinforces the need to educate youth on the environment. Education is essential. Implanting green economy in school curriculums should be the steeping stone. Change in cities resource consumption towards green economy has to be led by the cities themselves. We should look at green growth as a driver approach and not as an imperative one only. A call for entrepreneurs and youth to capture opportunities in the growing green economy& promoting small businesses. Green Economy is no longer considered a luxury. We must start by changing the mind sets of decision makers toward going green. Cities are drivers of Econ growth, within cities SMEs are often extremely important for job creation. Financing is a critical barrier to green projects. A public and private partnership should be addressed, created & maintained in order to achieve a green transaction in every county. Access to Finance plays a major role in the transfer to a green economy Cities resources should be managed and the movement of the population from rural to urban areas should be managed HUMAN CAPITAL FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY Both government and private sector need to take responsibility and together work on human capacity development. Cooperation on training, based on existing infrastructure, securing family income, social esteem, and qualified skilled people is a subject the donor community should support in COORDINATION level! A stable and consistent government policy, focused on the long term public interest, Sustainable jobs, needs clarity and a fair competition for private sector. Minimum requirements for local labour content makes local business sectors competitive, and creates a market for human capital development. FINANCING GREEN PROJECTS AND PPP      The need for Financing Green Projects and PPP Need to activate JREEEF - help fund get operationalized - help get green financing projects for future. Looking at international experience on what can be done - governments and donors can do a lot, provided funding of various types, incentives to invest in clean projects, but main challenge - governments and donors only go so far. Sustainable - need private sector. Get banks to provide low interest financing. Clean energy is a good business area for banks getting banks convinced. Training programs for Banks - loan officers and risk managers to learn how to evaluate. The need to develop public: EE funds, utility financing, - EE revolving funds. PPPs: dedicated credit lines, risk sharing programs (guarantees), leveraged commercial financing (ESCOs), credit line with municipal (development) bank - credit line with  commercial banks - partial risk guarantees - commercial financing, bonds - vendor credit leasing - advanced commercial or project financing (escos). Develop Private - equity funds - equity financing "leveraging commercial financing for green investments SCP & SWITCH MED    Switching to SCP by integrating SCP policies into national development policies is the key to move to green economy in Jordan. SCP is a partnership between public, private and civil society and all relevant stakeholders. SCP will ensure sustainable development through the program & 10YFP. Solar cooling relatively small roof area is exposed to solar irradiation. Green building through rating tools:       Different rating tools will be used for different context no one size fit all New market without any rating tools should Focus on national standards to start with Large roof area exposed to solar irradiation Solar cooling lowers operational cost Increase energy prices & limited fossil resources make energy savings increasingly important Green sustainable buildings are not limited to ratings but goes to sustainable strategies INNOVATIVE CITY WASTE SOLUTIONS      Cleanliness begins with own people. There are many ways of making cities more beautiful - tree planting, Green areas and parks. Development and establishing green points for collection of house hold waste. The role of the youth and the need to teach the new generation. Households for "behavior change" - slowly and effective over time. change behavior "carrot" rewarded for recycling - tracking behavior for recycling residential waste ...amount recycle tracked, and then rewards- store coupons, not huge but some rewards. Enforcement, recycle police - cannot throw away certain recyclables need to know how we manufacture and how we consume. Cost effectiveness for recycled materials, there is a need for developing supporting legislation, availability of technology RE. SOLAR CITIES    The need for the development of a special Municipality electricity tariff that would reflect the true cost of electricity. The need to develop and enforce an energy efficiency policy including an incentive mechanism for Municipalities. The need to upgrade city grids and implement smart grid systems.