Just Transition & Response Measures: ambition and ...Jan 01, 2019 · Measures: ambition and...
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JustTransition&ResponseMeasures:ambitionandopportunity
throughcooperation
CristinaMartinezSeniorEnvironment&DecentWorkSpecialist
AnurgencyforactioninAsia-Pacific…
…forrisingtheambitiontoactnowtoachieveaJustTransition…
…andembracetheopportunitiesformoreandbetterjobs…
…leadingjobcreationinkeyeconomicsectors
GREEN JOBS?
…withgreen,decentjobs
Methodology ofGreenJobsAssessmentInstitutionsNetwork(GAIN)
AjusttransitionforallispossiblepartneringwithUNFCCC&PAGE
ILO Guidelines for a Just Transition ILO support for implementation of the Just Transition Guidelines
LEARNINGFROMOTHER‘MEASURES’INTHEPASTandITSIMPACTONECONOMIC
DIVERSIFICATION
EUROPE:Bierzo Valley(Leon,Spain)CIUDENproject115m.EUR
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Bierzo Valley(Leon,Spain)environmentrestorationservices&greenskillsshortage
LEARNINGFROMVULNERABLE‘BOSS’ECONOMICDIVERSIFICATION?
Estimated 111 million tonnesof plastics will be displaced by 2030 due to the China ban.
Talanoa WGJustTransition&DecentWork
WHEREAREWE?
ClimateActionPacificPartnership,Suva(Fiji)27July2018
1 year on - vision from CAPP July 2017
CAPPJuly2017 recommendationtoformaWGontheinterlinkages ofclimatechange,jobcreationanddecentwork,asanewthematicareatohelpaccelerateclimateaction.
4meetings– emergingissues:
• Education&Skills:engageyouth&workforce– supportthrougheducationsystems(Primary,Secondary,Tertiary).Skillspriorities.
• Regionalism:WG isanopportunitytocreatearegionalconsensustohaveaPIC’spolicyonaJustTransition.BuildthecapacitiesofregionalorganizationstosupporttheJustTransition.
• Policycoherence:partnershipswithPacificOrganizationstobringissuestoPIC’sleaders.
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8PointActionPlan– October2017
1. ThroughthePacificvoiceandtheFijiPresidency,COP23shouldrecognizeintotheUNFCCCprocessthepriorityofclimatechangeintersectingwiththeworldofwork.Thisincludesalleconomicsectors,alleconomicactivities,andallstakeholders(governments,employers,workers,civicsociety).
2. ThisWGshouldcontributetotheadaptationandmitigationcommitteesofUNFCCC–andactivelyparticipateinthereviewprocess.
3. Actionsshouldbedesignedintoworkplacestoincreaseclimateresilienceasitimpactssecurity,peaceandstability.Theimpactofclimatechangeeventscanleadtounemploymentandinternal/externalmigrationwhichaffectbusinessactivitiesandjobsecuritywhichcanleadtoconflict.
4. Financial mechanismsandinterventions(GEF,GCF,multi-funding)shallincludedecentlocalemploymentgenerationandskillsdevelopmentasakeytargetforalltheinvestmentsgeneratedtomitigateandadapttoclimatechangewhilereducingunemployment,particularlyforyouth,womenanddisadvantagegroups.
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8PointActionPlan(continue)
5. Vulnerablesectors(e.g.agriculture,tourism,buildingandconstruction,fishing,water,health,transport)thatoperateunder5metresoverthesealevelorintheriverbankswillneedadedicatedjusttransitionplanningtoassistwithbusinessrelocation,employmentmobilityanddisplacementinsomecases.Dedicatedfinancialresourcesshouldbeallocatedtodesignincentivestogetherwithlocalstakeholdersthatcanincludelocallyacceptablepractices(culturalaspects)forvulnerablecommunitiesandinformalworkersintotheprocess.
6. TheJusttransitionframeworkshallbeappliedtohighemittersandhighpollutingindustrysectorstoplanforemploymentmobilityaseconomicactivityinthesesectorsdecrease.
7. Dedicatedplanningshouldbedevisedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesfordecentjobcreationandgreenentrepreneurship activitiesinalleconomicsectorsbutparticularlyintheenvironmentalgoodsandservicessectorwhichcanbothhelptomitigateandtoadapttoclimatechange.
8. TheWG,asinitiatedinthePacificshallbeinclusiveinthespiritoftalanoa andincludegovernments(Ministriesoflabour,environment,others,employers,workers,andotherstakeholderswithalsospecializedUNagenciessuchasILO. 17
Concludingremarks– CAPP27July2018
Fiji’sHigh-levelClimateChangeChampionCOP23,MinisterIniaSeruiratu
WeneedtodevelopstructurestoassureaprocessofJustTransitionwerejobsareassuredinspiteofdisasters.Wemustelevateour
ambitionsandactnow.
#Talanoa4Ambition
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changinglivesinAsiaPacific
[email protected]@Cris_ILO