The issue note focuses on one aspect of the social consequences of green growth, the labour market aspect, bearing in mind the importance of differences across countries, particularly by level of development, with the hope that it can provide some ideas for improving policy formation and analysis
This paper describes how International Labour Standards could be made more relevant to climate change in terms of its impact on employment and the labour market.
This publication presents examples of the application of technical expertise, of workplace participation, and of tools that promote workers’ health and safety to problems that extend beyond the workplace into areas such as environmental protection, public health and the accountability of employer
The sectors of the built environment are the main sources of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. They are key contributors to climate change and to the depletion of natural resources.
This publication calls for a shift away from labour- and resource-intensive production towards resource-efficient productivity. Only if changing patterns of consumption are aligned with corresponding transformations in governance systems and companies, can a real green growth transition occur.
This report reviews the current status of payments for watershed services (PWS) in developing countries.
Aligning a financial system with sustainable development does not happen automatically. The increasing scale and sophistication of Africa’s financial system alone will not achieve it.
This policy manuel aims to help the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – design or reform economic instruments related to environmentally harmful products.