Solution Forum 2: Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work

The Solution Forum aims to present development solutions relevant to social protection, job security and economic empowerment as a result of improving the access to energy for all, climate change and the direction towards a green economy. The Forum will aim to provide results-based presentations and scalable solutions and will ensure that employment, decent work and social inclusion are integral parts of any sustainable development strategy. It will also zero-in and put emphasis on skills and education policies to facilitate job transition and improve employability, including equitable outcomes for a vulnerable group of people i.e. women, girls and youth. Finally, the Forum will also leverage on social protection mechanisms and strategies for sustainable development.

The solution presenters will bring new technology and capacity (i.e. transfers of know-how, technology, and exchanges of information) which can be utilized through South-South cooperation and positively influence profound changes in peoples’ lives. With the rise of new modes of dialogue and South-South cooperation among developing countries, the development solutions that will be showcased in this Forum are essential tools in the fight against poverty and for the promotion of access to information and socioeconomic opportunities, especially in the areas of job employment, economic empowerment, knowledge sharing, agriculture and food security, as well as climate change adaptation and its peripheral themes.