Renewable energy: a gender perspective
Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective provides new insights on women’s role in renewable energy employment and decision-making globally. This key report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
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Solar sector shining for employment generation, too
Over 1.6 lakh solar jobs created till 2016-17; wind industry has spawned 61,000 jobs The solar power sector created 164,400 jobs by the end of 2016-17, while solar heating gave jobs to 17,000 people.
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Poverty, lack of jobs 'drive millions to rural areas in Zim'
A new study by the Labour Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (LEDRIZ), has reportedly claimed that poverty and lack of jobs have driven millions of Zimbabweans out of urban centres to
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: greening with jobs
This edition examines environmental sustainability in the world of work. It focuses on how climate change and environmental degradation will impact the labour markets, affecting both the volume and quality
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East African community regional integration: Trade and gender implications
<p>This report presents the economic, trade, and gender profiles of partner states of the East African Community (EAC) within the context of regional integration, and analyses the impact of EAC regional
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018
Economic growth performance in the Asia-Pacific region continues to improve on the back of firmer global demand and stable inflation. The tasks at hand are to ensure that such economic performance is sustained
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Renewable energy and jobs: annual review 2018
The industry created more than 500 000 new jobs globally in 2017, with the total number of people employed in renewables (including large hydropower) surpassing 10 million for the first time. Renewable
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Structural transformation, employment, production and society (STEPS): Zambia
The Economic Commission for Africa defines structural transformation as the fundamental changes in economic and social structures that advance inclusive and sustainable development This definition addresses
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Including the excluded: supporting informal workers for more equal and productive cities in the Global South
A small but growing number of cities are adopting more inclusive approaches to informal workers and this offers important lessons for cities that seek a more equal, productive and environmentally sustainable
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Women and men in the informal economy: A statistical picture
<p>Two billion workers — representing 61.2 per cent of the world’s employed population — are in informal employment. The third edition of this work provides, for the first time, comparable
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Jobs! electricity shortages and unemployment in Africa
This paper presents evidence on how the provision of unreliable electricity constrains expansion in the productive sectors of the economy, consequently leading to a reduction in the number of employment