Since the 1970’s the concept of Just Transition has evolved massively. The 2015 ILO Guidelines on Just Transition, the Paris Agreement preamble, and this years’ 111th ILC Resolution and Conclusion on Just Transition are just a few of the milestones leading up to the development of the Just Transition Work Programme at COP28. Meanwhile, climate and environmental change is quickly becoming the largest threat to poverty reduction, decent work, gender equality, sustainable development and social justice. Approximately half of the world’s GDP is dependent to a greater or lesser extent on nature and the sustainable management of ecosystem services. This includes 1.2 billion jobs in farming, fisheries, forestry and tourism. People living in poverty, including women and indigenous peoples, are often disproportionally dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods and food security.
This event comes in the aftermath of a landmark at the 111th International Labour Conference’s discussion on a just transition, which cemented the link between the work of ILO and its constituents on just transition in relation to the UNFCCC. This session will not only take stock of the development of just transition in the UN framework, but particularly bring in the lessons’ learnt and insights made from governments, social partners and other key actors in the just transition space. Thereby, this session will take stock of just transition efforts and seek policy coherence between the ILO and UNFCCC policy processes on just transition. It will also centre gender equality and women’s meaningful engagement and benefits from a just transition, including from decent jobs.
This side-event is organized by the ILO with the support of UNFCCC, UN WOMEN, United Nations University - Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, YOUNGO, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), International Organisation of Employers (IOE).