The ILO Labour Migration Branch has been working closely with ILO Green Jobs, the lead unit in the build-up to COP21 in Paris, particularly on the critical issue of migration in the context of climate change and environmental degradation. Climate change is seen as the upcoming major catalyst for human mobility, creating significant implications for countries and regions affected in terms of hosting these migratory flows and meeting increasing and diverse needs and expectations. The ILO is especially concerned at the potential impact on labour markets and livelihoods in countries of origin, transit and destination and the importance of labour market governance and social dialogue in this context.
ILO, 21 Dec 2015 - The ILO estimates that there are more than 150 million migrant workers in today’s world. Climate change may increase this number in the coming years, raising the need for improved migration management as exemplified by the small Pacific island nation Kiribati.
At a COP 21 side event, Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director Field Operations and Partnerships, explains that while moving to a sustainable economy will have profound implications for the world of work, with the right policies in place, many tens of millions of jobs can be created.
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Dec 18, 2015 09:33 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Information Material
The Guidelines are both a policy framework and a practical tool to help countries at all levels of development manage the transition to low-carbon economies and can also help them achieve their INDCs and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The Guidelines are designed to create decent work on a large scale and ensure that social protection exists where needed. They also include mechanisms for social dialogue among governments, workers and employers' organizations throughout policymaking processes at all levels.
On 9 December 2015, the International Labour Organization (ILO) co-organized a workshop with Waste Concern, a Bangladesh-based social enterprise geared towards environmental improvement through recycling and renewable energy, and poverty reduction through job creation.
The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21 ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 30 November to 11 December 2015, in Paris, France.
The ILO advocated that the global response to climate change must be founded on decent work and a just transition to environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
ILO, 18 Dec 2015 - As the world moves to implement the Paris Agreement the ILO welcomes the recognition of the role of decent work in the transition.
Grist, 16 Dec 2015 - Thanks to new policies, investment, and technology, we might be entering the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.
The Guardian, 14 Dec 2015- Actions to help climate change do not always help air pollution.
UNFCC, 10 Dec 2015 - With the weekend deadline for agreement approaching, the draft outcome of the COP 21 is now available.
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Dec 10, 2015 11:20 AM
Author: Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA)
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Information Material
There is a window of opportunity to build climate-smart cities in developing countries, which account for 90% of urban growth. "The State of the City Climate Finance" report, released at COP 21, highlights the challenges these countries face and proposes both innovative and traditional solutions.
The NewYork Times, 08 Dec 2015 - The Global Carbon Project, a collaboration that studies emissions of greenhouse gases, released new data on Monday indicating only a slight rise in 2014 and a projected decline in 2015.
The Diplomat, 03 Dec 2015 - Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change, and key to a deal at the Paris conference.
UNEP NEWS CENTRE, 02 Dec 2015 - As nations gathered at COP21 in Paris for their first day of deliberations to determine a new, global climate regime, the IRP said a "whole system perspective" was crucial when considering climate policy.
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