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What does a Just Transition mean for Africa?

Ended
Sharm El-Sheikh
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Outgoing COP President addressed the conference by saying that climate action is action for green growth and job creation. Can it happen in Africa? Leapfrogging 20 century development stages and transitioning to net Zero? What is needed to make climate action create jobs and ensure it is just? This event will discuss these issues.

Speakers

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Dr. Martina E. Nwordu
Director of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Lamia Hamrouni
Researcher, National Institute for Research in Rural Engineering, Water and Forests (INRGREF)
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Mao Amis
Director, African Center for Green Economy
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Rhoda Boateng
Programme Coordinator, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Africa
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Vincent Onguso Oeba
Principal Research Scientist & Coodinator Climate Change in Forestry & Biometry, Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Moderator

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Marek Harsdorff
Technical Officer on Green Jobs, International Labour Organization (ILO)