Transcript ILO perspectives on climate change and jobs The African context

ILO perspectives on climate change and jobs
The African context
International Labour Organization
(ILO)
Moustapha Kamal Gueye
[email protected]
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Climate change and decent work
Climate action offers
opportunities for
new employment
creation
Unabated climate
change poses risks
to jobs and social
welfare
Need for a ‘Just Transition” for all
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Impacts on jobs and productivity
Job losses,
impacts on
assets and
business
interruption
Impact on
businesses
232 million
migrant workers
around the
world, many
driven by factors
related to
environmental
change.
Forced
short-term
and long
term
migration
Impacts on
income and
eventually
job losses
Climate
change
impacts
Impacts on
occupation
health and
safety
Impacts on
gender
equity
50 million
fishery jobs at
risks in west
Africa
Indirect
labour
impacts
Impacts on
labour
productivity
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Labour dimensions:
The missing links in adaptation and
mitigation efforts
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Social protection deficits
• Often the most vulnerable
sectors and workers have no
social protection coverage to
face job and income losses
from climate impacts
• It is essential to move from
emergency response
measures to sustainable
social protection
mechanisms
Fishing boats and infrastructures
destroyed by high waves
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Human skills and capacity building gaps
Findings of 21 country studies:
 Countries underestimated growth of green sectors
 General lack of scientists and engineers
 National skill structure does not meet skills demand
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Source: ILO, 2011, Skills for green jobs: A global review
Risks to productivity and jobs,
but opportunity for net jobs creation
In a BAU scenario (ILO Global Economic Linkages model)
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Productivity level drop 2.4% by 2030; 7.2% by 2050.
In contrast
In a low-carbon economy (ILO Global Economic Linkages model)
• 0.5-2% Net job gains = this translates in 15-60 million additional jobs
• Multi-factor productivity can improve by 1.5% by 2020; 5% by 2050.
8 key sectors: agriculture, forestry, fishing, energy, resource-intensive
manufacturing, recycling, building and transport.
Source: ILO 2012, Working towards sustainable development. Opportunities for decent work and
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social inclusion in a green economy
Solutions and successful interventions
models
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Solutions for climate action and decent jobs
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Social protection and job creation in
adaptation
Works in adaptation, flood
control, and afforestation in India
South Africa’s Working for Water
and similar programmes
Micro-insurance for farmers
against climate risks
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Building skills and human capacity
Promoting green entrepreneurship in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEDC7urqx0&index=2&list=PL635910AB8F27F3A0
Skills for green buildings in Zambia
http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/greenjobs/projects/africa/WCMS_209922/lang--en/index.htm
Vocational training of solar
technicians in Bangladesh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u
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Just Transitions
• The “Just Transition framework” adopted by
governments, workers and employers:
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Macroeconomic and growth policies
Industrial and sectoral
Enterprise policies
Development and upgrading of skills
Social protection schemes
Active labour market policies
Rights
Social dialogue and tripartism
Occupational safety and health
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What Parties may consider doing
Reference to
employment and
jobs in the outcome
document
• To enable actors in the world of work to
find a space for action
Climate change and
employment as
possible theme of
TEM
• To allow countries, enterprises and workers to share
experiences on solutions and approaches that work
• Provide Parties with a greater understand of
employment impacts and adequate response
measures
A work programme
on climate change
and jobs
• To allow Parties to have the time
needed to undersstand better and
formulate appropriate means of action
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Thank you - for more information
• International Labour Organisation:
http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
• Green Jobs Programme of the ILO:
www.ilo.org/green-jobs-programme
• International Training Centre of the ILO:
http://www.itcilo.org/en
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