This report, Green Jobs in the Forest Sector, provides an overview of existing Green Forest Jobs and identifies possible areas for future activities and jobs in the forest sector, and may serve as starting point for further analysis and discussion on the future of Green Forest Jobs.
Fossil fuel subsidies strain public budgets and contribute to climate change and local air pollution. So why do they continue to exist? The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and their Reform explores the roles of various intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions in promoting fossil fuel subsidy reform at the international level, as well as conceptual aspects of fossil fuel subsidies.
In 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH hosted an exploratory workshop to better understand the potential of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) for developing countries.
In 2018, this report was prepared to take stock of the experiences with SPIS around the world. It includes insights on the following questions:
This report analyses the economic value of Nigeria's forest resource and demonstrates some policy instruments that would alleviate pressure on these natural forest systems. The analysis shows that the contribution of forests to the economy of Nigeria is underestimated in the national accounts.
This paper highlights approaches that can help to prepare for, or reduce the harm from, the effects of climate change. It touches on the economics, political economy, and behavioral science of long-term development decision-making and the possibility for integrating measures to deal with future climate change.