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Green Jobs: Facts and Figures Green Jobs Facts and Figures. Green Jobs Challenges: Environmental and Decent Work
Local strategies for greening jobs and skills 9-11 June 2010, Trento, Italy
Strategies for LED: Focus on Green Jobs, 10-21 May 2010 - Turin, Italy What social and economic opportunities can arise from greener local systems? What are the key drivers of green employment? How can local communities invest to improve the quality of their environment and generate decent jobs at the local level? What participatory mechanisms can be used to foster sustainable social, economic, environmental and institutional development at the local, provincial or regional level? These are some of the questions that will be addressed during the Seminar to be held from 10 - 21 May 2010 at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Italy. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ¿Qué oportunidades económicas y sociales pueden surgir de sistemas de economía local más verdes? ¿Cuáles son los sectores claves del empleo verde? ¿Cómo descubrir las oportunidades económicas y sociales de sistemas locales más verdes? ¿Cómo pueden las comunidades locales invertir para mejorar la calidad de su entorno y al mismo tiempo generar empleo decente a nivel local? ¿Qué mecanismos participativos se pueden utilizar para promover un desarrollo sostenible desde el punto de vista ambiental, social, económico e institucional a nivel local, provincial o regional? Estas son algunas de las cuestiones que se abordarán en el seminario “DEL y Empleos Verdes: Estrategias locales para una economía verde" que tendrá lugar del 10 al 21 de mayo de 2010 en el Centro Internacional de Formación (CIF) de la OIT en Turín, Italia.
Recommended Reading on the Global Economic Crisis
Case study India: A “Green†Value Chain Development Exercise in Jabalpur
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability A non-profit association of local governments, ICLEI works worldwide with cities, towns and counties to promote sustainable development. The website provides a comprehensive overview of the 1000+ partners and their programmes, plus a multilingual (EN, FR, PR, SP) resource bank on local sustainable development case studies, initiatives, reports and useful links.
Renewable Energy for Microenterprise This guide is targeted to the many types of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and microenterprise support organizations that are interested in improving the profitability of their members’ microenterprises through renewable energy (RE) technologies. In addition, RE suppliers and technical organizations can use this guide to strengthen efforts to incorporate microfinance institutions and practices into rural electrification programs.
Sub-Regional Conference on Local Economic Development
Sub-Regional Conference on Local Economic Development Sub-Regional Conference on Local Economic Development in South and South-East Asia 16-17 June 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Organisers: ILO Enter-Growth and ILO ITC in collaboration with Gtz , USAid, Asia Foundation and the Ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion. This conference invites LED practitioners in the region to not only share experiences but to identify the key challenges for LED in the region as well as discuss lessons learnt in different locations. Practical examples of LED approaches and results, such as public-private dialogue, employment creation and decent work, more competitive business and financial services, and how to create a vibrant business environment, will be presented and discussed. The programme also includes discussions on how LED can be an effective response to the economic crisis. The conference will have a forward looking approach, encouraging the participants to identify actions to bring LED up a level in the region. Projects/organisations with LED approach in the region are invited to participate in the conference and present their LED experiences. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to meet with other LED projects in the region, get new insights in and increased knowledge of LED. See www.ledconference.lk for more information and registration form.
IFAD's Knowledgebase on Rural Poverty A useful collection of insight documents, initiatives, reports, case studies and news on a rich selection of topics related to rural poverty. Material ranges from climate change to rural finance, desertification, land issues and trade liberalisation, and is tackled from the perspective of a variety of sectors and actors (gender, indigenous peoples...) of the rural economy.
Inter Agency Conference on Local Economic Development The Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development (LED) took place from 22 to 24 October 2008 at the ILO’s International Training Centre (ITC) in Turin, Italy. The conference was attended by some 130 participants from 50 countries and among these representatives from different United Nations agencies, bilateral development agencies, local governments, non-governmental organisations and indigenous peoples organisations
Esquemas de compensación por servicios ecosistémicos Es una presentación que describe aspectos generales de los esquemas de compensación por servicios ofrecidos por lo ecosistemas (también llamados servicios ambientales).
JOY -Job Opportunities for Youth -Newsletter- February 2009
5th Annual United Nations' Web4Dev conference: Innovation for Access The Fifth Annual United Nations’ Web4Dev conference, hosted by UNICEF in 2009, will bring together global thought leaders and innovators from the United Nations, academia, the development and private sectors to focus on the importance of strategic partnerships, innovation and new technology for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Climate Change, Green Jobs and LED/El Cambio Climático, Empleo “Verde†y DEL. In the course of the Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development, held at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, and dating 22-24 October 2008, one session was dedicated to the link between LED and Climate Change. In attachment you may find the outputs to the discussion as drafted by each expert.