Small crowd at COP27

Pavilion opening: Three years on - Just Transition commitments & the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative

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Sharm El-Sheikh
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The event will officially open the first ever Just Transition Pavilion at COP. It will aim to take stock of just transition commitments and measures globally and discuss the way forward. It will also reflect on the progress of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative and how it can further support a human-centred climate agenda, leaving no-one behind.

Welcome remarks

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Eric Oechslin
Director of the Decent Work Team for North Africa and Country Director for Egypt and Eritrea, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Joost Korte
Director-General for Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
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James Grabert
Director, Mitigation,, United Framework Convention on Climate Change

Panelists

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Kwaku Afriyie
Minister, Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation
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Peter Govindasamy
Senior Director & co-chair of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI), Indonesia, Climate Change International Team, Ministry of Trade and Industry
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Catherine Ann Goldberg
Senior Climate Policy Officer & co-chair of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI), United States of America, Office of Global Change, Department of State
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Sharan Burrow
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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Robert Marinkovic
Adviser, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Moderator

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Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Unit Head, Green Jobs, International Labour Organization (ILO)