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Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View
International Labour Organization, 2011This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realising this potential.DocumentJoint statement issued at the conclusion of the fifth BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010The Fifth BASIC Ministerial meeting on climate change was held in Tianjin, China, on the 10th and 11th of October 2010. This joint statement was issued at its conclusion. It reemphasizes the primacy of equity in international climate negotiations.DocumentJoint statement issued at the conclusion of the fourth meeting of ministers of the BASIC group
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010This joint statement was issued by BASIC countries at the fourth meeting of BASIC country Ministers on climate change that took place in Rio de Janeiro on the 25th and 26th of July 2010.DocumentGrassroots speakout on UN Women: outcome document
Huairou Commission, 2011On March 2nd, grassroots women leaders from around the world voiced their key recommendations and experiences to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Michelle Bachelet, and other representatives of UN Women and governments. A supportive audience of leaders of the global women’s movement and gender advocates filled the room beyond capacity.DocumentBioenergy Projects and Sustainable Development: Which Project Types Offer the Greatest Benefits?
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011Modern bioenergy sources are often viewed as important components of a low-carbon, energy-secure future. By reducing dependence on imported fuel and providing new employment opportunities, bioenergy production has the potential to stimulate local economies in developing countries.DocumentChina, India, South Africa, Brazil (BASIC): Crucial for the global environment. Commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
ECON Pöyry, 2011This study, commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment, aims to assess why and how the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) are important for the global environment. The study shall also provide an overview of environmental policy in the BASIC countries.Document‘Our lives matter: sex workers unite for health and rights’
Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2008This report highlights the creative ways in which sex workers in eight countries have organised to defend their human rights and health. The groups featured in this report include:DocumentDomestic emission trading systems in developing countries: state of play and future prospects
Wuppertal Institute, 2011This article analyses possible domestic emissions trading systems (ETS) for six developing countries: Brazil, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and South Korea. It also analyses the prospects of linking the developing countries to existing trading systems, in order to establish a harmonised international carbon market.DocumentEvolving men: initial results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES)
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2010Men’s attitudes and practices related to gender equality are changing for the better. This report contains the initial results of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), part of the Men and Gender Equality Policy Project, which is coordinated by Instituto Promundo and the International Center for Research on Women.DocumentPensions for life?: id21 insights, issue 42
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002The 1990s could well qualify as the decade of global pension reform. A number of countries in Latin America and some transition economies radically transformed their pension provision and moved swiftly towards privately provided individual retirement plans.Pages
