This report provides a detailed diagnosis of the youth labour market in Tunisia, including a focus on vocational education and training and entrepreneurship, and within the context of Tunisia's transition to a green economy. The report takes an international comparative perspective, offering policy options to help improve school-to-work transitions. It also provides an opportunity for other countries to learn from the innovative measures that Tunisia has taken to strengthen the skills of youth and their employment outcomes.
This report provides an assessment of existent and potential green jobs in major economic industries of a small island developing state: Mauritius. It aims to inform and shape the Maurice Île Durable (MID) project, which was launched in 2008 with the objective to make Mauritius a world model of sustainable development.
This policy brief draws the attention of policy-makers and social partners in least developed countries to the role of skills development in facilitating the building of greener economies, as a way to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication. It has been written at the request of ILO constituents from LDCs, where environmental deterioration and the consequences of climate change are among the major challenges of the twenty-first century. While change is a challenge, it also offers economic and employment opportunities. The brief arises out of the Green Jobs Initiative, a partnership between the ILO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE). It draws on research applied in policy design and numerous case studies of country experiences and good practices.
Going Green at the Grassroots narrates how the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in partnership with Nordic Development Fund (NDF), is working with companies across Latin America and the Caribbean to harness the enormous potential of energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy. The IDB has conducted more than 30 energy efficiency audits and feasibility studies across a range of sectors, from shrimp farming to clothing manufacturing to dairy operations. Energy engineering specialists perform energy audits, self-supply renewable energy assessments, financial feasibility studies and develop project design plans in Central America. This case study illustrates how a private sector initiative is gaining steam in Central America and demonstrating, company by company, the feasibility and appeal of renewable energy.
This manual provides guidance on how to use indicators in designing and implementing green economy policies at the national level. It seeks to support interested countries to use indicators as a tool for identifying priority issues, formulating and assessing green economy policy options, and evaluating the performance of policy implementation. Emphasis is placed on those policy options with “multiple dividends” across the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development.
This study offers a critical review of the strengths and weaknesses of various methodologies, and of the adequacy of models to help countries to assess their economies and develop green economy strategies. This report, however, does not identify the best approaches for formulating and evaluating green economy strategies; instead, it provides key information for the ministries tasked with planning and implementing responsibilities to evaluate the adequacy of various models in meeting their specific needs.
The key message emerging from the study is that Green Economy can be an effective tool in transitioning Egypt into a sustainable development path that can address the main challenges facing the country. This publication is supplemented with a document showcasing successful existing green initiatives in Egypt. The Green Economy: Egypt Success Stories highlights local ventures, cleaner production centres, financial assistance programmes and entrepreneurial projects that are successful in generating economic, social and environmental benefits. It aims to inform policy makers and businessmen about the financial and economic viability of green investments and business.
This is the first edition of the India Energy Subsidy Review, a biannual publication of the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI). Part One of each edition outlines economic and policy developments affecting India’s subsidized key fuel markets (diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene and natural gas), and analyses the dynamics of each market. Part Two features analysis by guest authors on issues related to energy pricing policy. In this edition, two articles examine the impact of energy subsidy reforms on India’s transport and agriculture sectors respectively. This edition of the review then concludes with a commentary by Dr Kirit Parikh and Jyoti Parikh, distinguished practitioners in the field.
This report provides recommendations to develop and implement policy reforms supporting market formation and fostering a favorable climate for investments in the sectors of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. This wide-ranging regional assessment is based on case studies, expert workshops and senior policy maker seminars. It encourages policy makers to focus on: “quick wins” to demonstrate rapid results and increase political support through those measures that can be introduced in less than a year and are likely to produce significant impact at moderate costs; “essentials” as the backbone of a comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, affecting the areas of great