Topic 1

- What are the best-practice long-term strategies, policies and action plans on the national and regional level for green growth and job creation?

- What are the respective roles of governments, the private sector, PPPs, civil society actors and international cooperation in driving the transition to a sustainable and inclusive development path?

- How can cross-cutting issues be effectively coordinated between different stakeholders (e.g. different ministries, environmental agencies, private sector, civil society)?

- How can synergies be achieved between existing policies for job creation for youth and green job creation?

- What are the most salient areas of action and investment for governments in order to let youth partake in and benefit from sustainable and inclusive economic development? (e.g. education, infrastructure etc.)

- How can better a investment climate and more private sector involvement in green sectors of the economy be achieved?

- How can the means of implementation for the transition towards a green economy be secured?

Topic 2

- How can policy makers and the private sector be effectively informed about the financial and economic viability of green investments and businesses?

- How can governments and development partners stimulate green growth in specific sectors of the economy?

- Which scoping studies on green economies have been undertaken at the national level and what are the key results?

- Which are sectors of the green economy with high employment potential for youth?

- What are the major challenges and success stories in specific sectors?

- Which sectors are of particular relevance for socially disadvantaged portions of the population, in particular in rural areas and urban centers of poverty?

Topic 3

- Which green job skills are in current demand on the labor market? Which skills can be anticipated to be in demand in the future?

- What programmes foster skills development for green jobs in schools, vocational training institutes, universities, the private sector and civil society organisations?

- What intiatives and programmes are in place ensuring knowledge transfer among schools, technical vocational training institutes and universities?

- How can opportunities for youth be increased for the application of acquired skills and gaining job experience?

- Which technical cooperation programmes address these issues and what are the major results?

Topic 4

- Which current national strategies and policies for green MSMEs can be considered best practices?

- Which specific lending and financing mechanisms have been set up for green MSMEs?

- What programs for training, mentoring, coaching are in place for young entrepreneurs?

- What kind of investments in infrastructure and services are major facilitators for green MSME activities? (e.g. business development services, non-financial support structures,networking, clusters)

- Which non-financial incentives are offered to youth entrepreneurs and green MSMEs?

- What progress has been made for youth entrepreneurs and green MSMEs in rural areas and poverty-stricken urban areas? What are the special incentives in place for these areas?

- Which technical cooperation programmes address these issues and what are the major results?