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Green jobs and the city: Towards a just transition in developing countries

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  • Kleibrink, Alexander
  • Pegels, Anna
  • Fink, Michael
  • Scholz, Wolfgang

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This policy brief examines actions for a just transition of local job markets in developing countries. We identify building blocks for shifting from carbon-intensive towards green jobs in this transition. Green jobs in cities are key to ensure a just transition of local employment markets, both formal and informal, and make cities function more sustainably. They are part of a wider inclusive green economy aiming at carbon-neutrality and resource efficiency with a focus on human well-being and social equity while paying special attention to local nature-based solutions. The transition will create winners and losers. Both need to be managed if the process and outcomes are to be just.

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  • Kleibrink, Alexander & Pegels, Anna & Fink, Michael & Scholz, Wolfgang, 2023. "Green jobs and the city: Towards a just transition in developing countries," IDOS Policy Briefs 1/2023, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:idospb:12023
    DOI: 10.23661/ipb1.2023
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    2. Scholz, Wolfgang & Fink, Michael, 2022. "Green jobs in cities: Challenges and opportunities in African and Asian intermediary cities," IDOS Discussion Papers 7/2022, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
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