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First project of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative launched in Senegal

22 March 2022

The ILO, within the framework of the France-ILO partnership, has launched a project on "The social dimension of the ecological transition" in Senegal, representing the first project under the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative.

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12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 3: SSE, just transition to climate-neutral and circular economy: innovative ways of production and consumption

12 January 2022

ILO Green Week and Earth Day 2021

Africa regional launch of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative and “the social dimension of the ecological transition” project

In the context of the ILO’s Green Week and this year’s Earth Day, the ILO and its tripartite constituents will host a regional launch of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative. The event will also launch the social dimension of the ecological transition project on advancing climate action, a just transition, and decent work in Africa.

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ILO COOP 100 Webinar III - Cooperatives for Climate Action

06 July 2020

The webinar focused on climate action, the theme for this year’s International Day of Cooperatives. Four speakers presented on the role of cooperatives in climate change mitigation and adaptation and discussed ways to scale up efforts toward a greener and better future.

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A first step towards improving working conditions of waste pickers in Senegal

27 September 2019

Under the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), the ILO is supporting an initiative to improve working conditions in the waste management sector, by helping to organize informal economy workers into cooperatives.

Partnership for Action on Green Economy

Senegal hosted its second National Green Economy Days

08 March 2018

The two days event aimed to provide participants from the Senegalese government, local authorities, civil society, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and academic institutions, a platform for exchange and sharing experiences on the transition to a green economy in Senegal.

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Senegal holds first Green Economy Academy

10 May 2016

Over 70 representatives of policy, research and analysis institutions rallied on the first edition of the Green Economy Academy in Dakar, Senegal, on 3-5 May 2016.

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Senegal in motion towards a green economy

27 November 2014

The launch of the PAGE initiative in Senegal: an innovative UN partnership promoting national strategies for a green economy.

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Official launch of PAGE Initiative in Burkina Faso and Senegal

10 June 2014

In response to requests by governments of Burkina Faso and Senegal, the ILO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and UNITAR jointly launched PAGE in the two countries in view of supporting national efforts to transition to greener economies.

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Regional green jobs workshop held in Dakar, Senegal

13 December 2013