News, articles and events on Green Jobs

  1. News

    Workshop to review findings of a national green jobs assessment in Tunisia

    27 March 2014

    Tunisia has thousands of green jobs and - as demand for green products and services increases – there are good prospects for further increase in green jobs creation.

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    Event

    UN Conference on Small Island Developing States

    The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, under the theme Sustainable Development through Genuine and Durable Partnerships.

  3. Partnership for Action on Green Economy

    Global green economy partnership calls for new economic paradigm

    05 March 2014

    Fundamental Shift in Investment Needed to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade.

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    Partnership for Action on Green Economy

    New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020

    04 March 2014

    Donors provide over US $11 million in support of country-level action front runners showcase economic and social benefits of transformation.

  5. News

    Green skills and innovation for inclusive employment growth

    21 February 2014

    Better skills for green jobs are indispensable to accelerate the transition to an inclusive green economy. Ensuring access to training and promoting green innovation through entrepreneurship, especially among youth, must be part of a joint approach by governments and the private sector.

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    Creating Jobs by Greening Malmö

    29 January 2014

    The changing climate is changing the job market. Around the world, many cities are recognizing that the growing demand for environmentally friendly, energy saving technologies and construction methods is leading to higher demand for "green jobs." The city of Malmö, in Sweden has put the idea into practice, using green jobs to create a new, ecologically sustainable approach to development.

  7. News

    Green is more: country assessments point to new job potential

    18 December 2013

    Technical experts and policy makers engage at ILO international research conference on green jobs

  8. News

    Regional green jobs workshop held in Dakar, Senegal

    13 December 2013

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    More and better jobs for inclusive and green growth in Zambia

    12 December 2013

    New ILO-led programme aims to create 5,000 new green jobs by 2017.

  10. Event

    International conference on green jobs country assessments

    Members and partners of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) gathered to discuss how greener economies can create more and better jobs.