First-of-its-kind research by the ILO and IsDB estimates that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could create 10 million new jobs, and accelerate GDP to 7.2 per cent and employment to 5.3 per cent in less than three decades, through strong industrial and climate development policies.
The report titled “The social and employment impacts of decarbonization and green industrial growth scenarios for the Middle East and North Africa region” was launched at COP28 in Dubai at the ILO’s Just Transition Pavilion. It notes that achieving such results would require MENA countries to adopt strong industrial policies, link climate to development policies, and further invest in climate resilience, green water desalination, reforestation and waste management.
Such a resilience scenario would also rely on strong policies aiming to achieve a just transition towards a green economy in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind (a “just transition”). It would also rely on targeting investment in human capital, social protection and unskilled and low-income workers… more
(ILO)
