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A builder labours in the sun in India. Outdoor workers lose weeks of work every year due to extreme heat
Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages
News, 20 July 2026
Panel discussion at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Four speakers are sitting on chairs behind a table on a podium with a big blue screen behind while the audience is sitting on chairs and listening.
Santa Marta conference highlights legal barriers to the energy transition
… particularly wind power, is a potential new source of income and jobs here. But Indigenous communities have raised concerns about how … . A major success of the conference was that it substantially raised general awareness about ISDS in climate policy circles – as one …
Insight, 18 May 2026
A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.
Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide
… generating clean, green energy to power local economies and create jobs and income. Caritas Kitui , Loughborough University  and IIED have … comparatively low running and maintenance costs. While supporting a general shift to low-carbon development, green energy technologies can … Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide …
Insight, 06 April 2022
Thousands of workers assemble and test fiber optic systems in a Chinese factory (Photo: Steve Jurvetson, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Governments in developing countries need to act now to avoid technology's threat to jobs
… changes take over increasing numbers of low-paid industrial jobs. This will particularly affect women's opportunities to work. … focus. By moving the dependence on manufacturing before these jobs are replaced and preparing for the changes that automation and … even if for a small segment of the workforce, and high quality general education are key to ensuring people in poorer countries are not …
News, 07 August 2017
Woman standing in water, fishing using a big netted basket.
Reflections on UNOC3 and strengthening coastal stewardship
… This was highlighted by Editrudith Lukanga, founding secretary general of the African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network, who …
Insight, 23 June 2025
Two women walking, one carrying a big pot, and an ox cart behind them.
Caste, unemployment and loss of property raise likelihood of migration in areas of India hit by climate change
… Kendrapara, Odisha state, where the community largely belongs to the general caste category and doesn’t face the same social discrimination. …
News, 30 September 2022
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Women’s empowerment through collective action: How forest and farm producer organisations can make a difference
… forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs). These include both general community, smallholder farmer and indigenous people’s …
Publication, 01 June 2020
Two women holding jars of quinoa
Nature 4 Development: improving evidence and dialogue on biodiversity and development
… We will be looking for evidence on impacts on health, hunger, jobs, income, rights and resilience.  We are also convening meetings and …
Project, 06 May 2020
A chimney expelling smoke.
Waking up: the vital long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement
… national economies to create sustainable alternatives and jobs for those in sectors and locations that …
Insight, 02 August 2022
Five women look at a tomato plant in a vegtable plot
Empowering women forest and farm producers: learning from the best
… skills such as personal development and stress management, as well as general business training (for example management, financial literacy, … RUDI has increased the income of farmers, as well as creating jobs for women − known as the ‘rudibens’ – to sell the products. …
Insight, 27 March 2023