The Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES), located in the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, is dedicated to the better understanding of the social, economic and political facets of global problems related to the environment. CIES participates in a number of academic networks and conferences on the analysis...
The ILO's International Training Centre (ITC) is committed to assisting countries in their social and economic development through learning and training. Through their green jobs website, they offer users information on upcoming courses on green jobs, organised by ITC, and provide its users with ongoing news updates regarding the broader...
The objective of this training course is to introduce participants to the topic of green growth, a policy focus for Asia and the Pacific that emphasizes ecologically sustainable economic progress to foster low-carbon, socially inclusive development. This course contains the following four modules:
- Sustainable consumption and production;
- Greening business;
- Sustainable...
The objective of the “Liveable cities” online training course is to build the capacity of participants in planning cities and their infrastructure, such as transport, housing, energy systems, water systems, parks, etc., in a way to promote social, economic and environmental benefits. In other words, participants learn how to prioritize...
The concept of Green Growth emerged in the Asia-Pacific region to turn resource constraints and the climate crisis into an economic opportunity that generates a double dividend (higher growth with lower environmental impact) by improving the efficiency of resource use and increasing investments in natural capital to drive economic growth...
The objective of the “Sustaining Growth” online training course is to introduce participants to the determinants of growth and its relation to societal progress and the synergies and tradeoffs between the three pillars of sustainable development. The first module under the Sustaining Growth course is called Resource Efficiency and contains...
The ILO strategy for the green jobs programme includes producing a comprehensive knowledge base, tested tools and practical approaches, a strong team from various ILO units and offices, the full involvement of the ILO constituents, strategic partnerships and the pooling of resources to achieve shared goals. The Green Jobs web...
