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ISESCO/CMI Seminar “ Water Innova4ons in the Mediterranean and Young Entrepreneurs” Presenta4on by: Michael Schuring-­‐ DeserEulip May 8-­‐9, 2012

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Plan,ng with the Groasis Technology costs less per tree than the price of 1 coffee in a Five ***** Hotel

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2 Billion hectares of lost land (the size of Canada)

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10 Billion people

How are you we going to feed them?

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Trees unbind 5 Tons of CO2 per ha/year

 FAO: trees unbind on average 5 tons of CO₂ per ha/year.  Problem: pollu4on caused by fossil fuels is 8,4 billion tons.  Solu4on: 2 Billion hectares trees x 5 tons CO₂ = 10 billion tons.

Trees can unbind more than we pollute!

Source FAO hEp://www.fao.org/docrep/003/y0900e/y0900e06.htm

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The Treesolu,on

 2 Billion hectares of trees/bushes solves the food problem

 The same 2 Billion hectares solves the climate problem  The food produc4on pays the costs of the climate solu4on So, the Tree solu,on as a climate solu,on is for free 6

Challenge…

Green Corridor from Aqaba to Azraq Reforesta4on/economical trees/vegetables Around communi4es

Costs • 500 X 10 square KM = 5 Million Hectares • 333 Waterboxx/ hectare X 3 Euros (JD 2.5)= 1000 Euros/ JD 800 each hectare • 4 Billion Dinar over 20 years divided= 200 Million Dinar each year

Job Opportuni,es

Climate Restora,on

Processing Industries

Carbon Capture

Food Independency

Water Table Restora,on

An, -­‐Deser,fica,on

Solu,on Groasis Technology

Actualizing - Introduc4on - Iden4fy - (MOA/ JRF/ RSCN) - (NCARE/JUST) - Media - Seminars, workshops and conferences.

- Online presence.

Obstacles & Solu,ons

 Obstacle 1: – No finance for young entrepreneurs for working on water reduc4on.

 Solu4on: – Government gives collateral to private banks based on requirements (WBSO in the Netherlands = Law Promo4ng Research and Development).

No economic environment to build an innova4ve company.

 Obstacle 2: – There is no economical environment for trial periods of innova4ve solu4ons.  Solu4on: – Tender Program: Government defines problems and asks for proposals for solu4ons.

– Offers minimum amount for solu4ons – Best solu4ons are chosen (SBIR= Small Business Innova4on Research).

 Obstacle 3: – – – –

No clear tax and customs policies.

New inven4ons are defined under old rulings.

Interna4onal rulings are not excepted.

Bureaucra4c aitude.

 Solu4on: – Customs have to appoint special personnel for rulings on innova4ve products.

 Obstacle 4: – Risk avoiding aitude at government level

 Solu4on: – Each ministry should have a risk taking department for innova4ve ideas.

– Criteria have to be defined.

– A minimum number of projects a year.

– If no projects fail, the risk avoiding aitude is too high.

– One of requirements of projects is the risk of failure (no risk is not for this department).

Virgin plas4c Cellulose 10 years

organic solu4ons Recycle