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Innovations in Green Economy: Top Three Agenda he transition toa green economy tas reached crossroads: while multilateral global initiatives have been long-running and comple, the iden ofa green economy sil seems fragile and achieving it far from, certain. Inthe face of the ravages of the global economic crs that has raged since 2007/2008, counties are now trying to ell back thei green Pledges orslow the pace of transition, “Thisexposes a dilemma perception that a green economy isin conflict with economic growth, prosperity and the advance of human evelopment, particularly in developing countries secking to rake rapid gainsinreacing poverty dnd building a middle class, concer society Thre things newt be Foreman the minds of those who cafe about ‘realing shot green economy in the 2Is century: innovation indesign, fn market prices and in business models. I think these thre factors trill be the deciding elements in ‘whether green technologies ae taken ‘upauickly and use lege marbers of people to improve thei ives. The green option needs to always be the more appealing cheaper option that aso improves living standards. Happily, many people are doing this ail around the world = you just may ‘00 have heard of them yet (unl you are reading Souther Innovator ‘magazine that). As elitr of the magazine Southern Innovator since 2011, 1 have had the privilege to mec interview and se fise-hand green economy innovators ‘cross the global South and profile theminthe magazine. Whathasstood ‘ut for ne this: the nes who have achieves sustainable successhave pit {pret deal of effort into design - how the techno fs made, what los Southern Innovator's fourth Issue on Cities “| and Urbanilization, Southerninnovat ‘shows how = Innovators are hhandling the largest migration tou in ‘humanity history. Soutasatasersnet like and how itisuse how ficiently ‘tismadeand distributed while also thinking trough the business cate for ther work and hove to make it sppeating to otters ‘We have tried to apply this thinking tothemagazine aswell by using clea sind modern design with bright, ye pleasing colours, and by choosing to ‘se ID per cent renewable energy (euch oft from geothermal sources) for the magazines desig and layout and to have it printed on paper from ‘sainble forest sources, The fourth issue of Southern Inovatr (wor southeminvate an tm ees and urbenization, lsnched {October a the Global South-South Development Expo 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya, It profiles many practical, Initiatives and innovators that are currently building green homes, communities and even whole cites The magarne' ith ese wil focus on the theme of waste and recycling sed hopes to be a one-stop source of Inspiration to better use the finite resources of planet earth Ml = David South, tee, Southern Innovator, UK 1. Southern Innovator Magazine sue 48 Cites and Urbanization Pps rw sr com oe/ 199622815) Southern-nnovatr-Magazine ste ‘ECiiewand- Urbanization 2 Development Challenges, Sut tiny compet Un Mia “Sl Fs, Decrer 2013 URBAN RISK INASIA South-South Cooperation for Cities in Asia The coming wave of technological innovations simed at global South cities will dominate civic debates whether people wish i to oF pot Already, fut, 2Istentary cities are being built around Asia from scratch, Uhad the privilege of vistinga couple of them in 2012 hile researching the fourth issue of our ‘magazine, Southern Innovator (nttp://seww.seribd-com/ Southernnovator). Each city had ferent focus fr its construction = fone was seeking to be an "eco

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