GAIN-related Activities

November 2019

  1. GAIN Webinar 8: Decentralised Renewables: Powering Jobs Growth in Emerging Markets

    This GAIN Webinar will explore the linkages between skills and the Just Transition. Based on the recently presented ILO report Skills for a Greener Future, it will shed light on the need for skills development policies that allow countries to seize the employment opportunities and minimise the costs of the Just Transition.

October 2019

  1. GAIN Webinar 7: Skills for a Greener Future: Taking stock and looking ahead

    This GAIN Webinar will explore the linkages between skills and the Just Transition. Based on the recently presented ILO report Skills for a Greener Future, it will shed light on the need for skills development policies that allow countries to seize the employment opportunities and minimise the costs of the Just Transition.

September 2019

  1. The Green Jobs Assessments Institutions Network (GAIN) establishes its First Training Hub in Africa

    25 September 2019

    The Training Hub is based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ILO and the University of Pretoria, and aims to build institutional capacity on Green Jobs Assessment Models.

July 2019

  1. GAIN Webinar 6: The Socioeconomic Impacts of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

    This session will explore the linkages between the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the Just Transition. In particular, the webinar will shed light on the employment impacts of NDC-related climate action and how can governments use evidence-based research to advise policy.

March 2019

  1. GAIN Webinar 5 (in Spanish): Empleos Verdes en Latinoamérica: ¿Cuál es la situación y qué herramientas nos permiten avanzar hacia una Transición Justa?

    Como indica el título, la sesión pretende, primero de todo, evaluar la situación de los empleos verdes en América Latina. En segundo lugar, se proponen como herramientas para la Transición Justa (i) la metodología desarrollada por GAIN para cuantificar el efecto de políticas verdes en el empleo, y (ii) el papel de la cooperación Sur-Sur Triangular. Finalmente, el Webinar contará con un período de 10/15 minutos dedicado a preguntas y respuestas.

February 2019

  1. PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019-Cape Town Action Pathways Towards 2030

    11 February 2019

    This document is the result of the discussions at the Third Ministerial Conference of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), hosted by the Republic of South Africa from 10 to 11 January 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference gathered over 500 participants from more than 50 countries. This document summarizes key policy messages and action pathways that are essential to advance inclusive and sustainable economies to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

November 2018

  1. PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019: Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Economies

    Being hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa, the Third PAGE Ministerial Conference will take place at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town from 10 to 11 January 2019, and highlight and celebrate drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship through inclusivity in advancing green industries for a better and more sustainable future for all.

February 2018

  1. Launching of the GAIN Training Guidebook during the 3rd GAIN Conference

    01 February 2018

    The third GAIN Conference, which followed the Global Forum on Just Transition, gave a tribune for researchers and policy makers to exchange on research methods and country experiences to evaluate the impact of transitioning towards greener economy.

October 2017

  1. GAIN Conference: Just Transition

March 2015

  1. International Conference: Developing a Green Jobs Assessment Training Package

    The second International Conference of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) will bring experts from various relevant fields together to present and discuss draft training modules that will form a training package for green jobs assessments.