Quelle stratégie pour dynamiser l'Economie verte au Mali?

Faced with environmental problems linked to growing demographics, poverty, the mismatch between the consumption of natural resources and their rate of renewal, conflicts and the security crisis, and the structural fragility of the agricultural sector. To contribute to sustainable development and the fight against climate change, we need to create green businesses and green start-ups. This requires training and support for players to enable them to respond to the opportunities offered by green entrepreneurship sectors. The development of key sectors in the green economy, the arrival of new programs to support sustainable entrepreneurship and climate funds are creating new opportunities and a major need to develop the skills associated with current and future green professions. To achieve this, studies are needed to set in motion the development of green skills at local level. For this reason, DoniLab, the leading Malian incubator, has carried out a study in the regions of Sikasso, Ségou, Mopti and the district of Bamako, in line with the National Strategy for Regional Economic Development. The aim of the study is to support local players in the emergence of skilled workers capable of integrating green businesses or creating new businesses that meet the challenges of sustainable local development. The main objective of this study was to contribute to the development of local green skills as an economic potential in the fight against climate change. The methodology adopted included a literature search to collect secondary data, as well as a formal survey of 76 randomly selected players in the green economy between 17 April and 19 May 2023. The analysis of green intervention sectors showed that there are many sectors in which these players are active. The analysis of knowledge of the SDGs showed that 79% of the entrepreneurs questioned had once heard of the SDGs. But 51% of these entrepreneurs do not know the number of the SDGs. The analysis on training and awareness of green entrepreneurship revealed that 51% of entrepreneurs have never benefited from training or other courses (seminars, workshops, etc.). The results of the analysis showed that economic motivation is the main reason for entrepreneurship for 62% of green entrepreneurs. Insufficient training and support, shortage of raw materials, difficulties in accessing quality packaging, difficulties in raising funds, problems of certification to sell products abroad, insufficient skills of intermediation consultancies/NGOs, insufficient involvement of state services at national level, weak and/or lack of coordination between the various players, low capacity of green skills at technical service level, insufficient feasibility studies for programs and projects are the main difficulties linked to the development of local green skills. Capacity-building for players, increasing training on green entrepreneurship, popularizing the concepts of green economy and sustainable development, identifying and developing green value chains, creating incubators in each region, organizing forums for exchanging practices and players in the green economy, the creation of a one-stop shop for green entrepreneurship, the harmonization of policies across different public sectors, the development of bankable green business plans, the creation of a database for green projects and the financing of green initiatives can all contribute to the development of local green skills and the fight against climate change.