Credit: UNU-EHS
Recording
Organizers
This event was hosted by SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network and Global Green Growth Institute.
Background
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. One of our global operational priorities is to make communities sustainable, livable and resilient through supporting green jobs creation. In Jordan, with funding from the Korean International Cooperation Agency, GGGI and the Ministry of Environment are implementing the "Creating Sustainable Green Jobs for Refugees and Host Communities through the Green Economy" project, which aims to establish an inclusive green employment ecosystem in Jordan for vulnerable Jordanians and refugees, ensuring that they are provided with opportunities for skill development, and enhanced access to green job opportunities. The project also includes knowledge sharing with key stakeholders within the Jordan Government, and green entrepreneurship training.
The SEEK Feminist Network is a migrant women-led organization based in The Netherlands We aim to include the perspectives, voices and knowledges of migrants and refugees into the climate change agenda as our human right. We emphasize the need for our increased participation in spaces and platforms for sharing information and mobilizing resources for capacity building initiatives that are inclusive but also responsive to needs of migrants and refugees, in particular women. Highlighting the crucial link between capacity building for climate change as Human Right is necessary to open capacity building avenues for vulnerable groups such as migrants who remain excluded due to factors such as language, legal paperwork, lack of information and resources and so on. We have extensively worked on bringing lived experiences of community to inform the solutions designed to support the affected communities and contribute to climate justice.
Objectives
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Shared insight from the field on how refugees, women, host communities, and vulnerable people can benefit from the green economy to secure sustainable jobs and contribute to address climate change.
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Learned from refugee-hosting country government on capacity-building needs and challenges towards accelerating the creation of green jobs opportunities.
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Shared success stories at the nexus of climate change, green economy and refugees
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Shared insights on challenges faced by persons and communities displaced due to effects of climate change and co-create solutions for capacity-building of communities for adaptation and preparedness for effects of climate change
Structure
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Time
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Segments & Speakers
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15:10-15:18
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Introduction of the joint session, objectives and speakers
Moderators: Ms. Jooyoung Yoo (GGGI) & Ms. Umbreen Salim (SEEK)
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15:18-15:26
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Lightning Talk: “Green Jobs Ecosystem Creation in Jordan Through Capacity Building”
- Triangle capacity building approach – public sector, private sector, and individuals including refugees, women, youth, disabled people, and lower income people
Speaker: M. Christophe Assicot (GGGI)
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15:26-15:32
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Video Projection: “Success stories at the nexus of climate change and the refugee crisis in Jordan”
Short video testimonies from refugee women and vulnerable people accessing sustainable jobs contributing to climate action, followed by a brief Q&A
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15:32-15:40
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Lightning Talk: “Feminist Leadership for Climate Justice”
Speaker: Ms. Umbreen Salim (SEEK)
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15:40-16:05
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Roundtable Dialogue: “Empowering refugee women for climate action, perspectives from Europe and the Middle East”
- SEEK and New Women Connectors (NWC) will share insights and recommendations from displaced, migrant and refugee women in Europe on response required to address challenges faced by them.
- A representative from the Jordan Ministry of Environment will discuss how the green economy in Jordan can provide refugee women with sustainable job opportunities and at the same time address climate change.
- Participants will be asked to share ideas on policy and capacity building needs at the nexus of displacement, migration, gender and climate change
Speakers: Ms. Maha Al Ma’ayta (Jordan Ministry of Environment), Ms. Umbreen Salim (SEEK), Seyran Khalili (NWC) and Pia Revollo (SEEK)
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16:05-16:10
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Conclusion & showing our contacts for the further questions (QR codes)
Speakers: Umbreen (SEEK) and Ms. Jooyoung Yoo (GGGI)
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Moderator
Jooyoung Yoo, GGGI
Key outcomes
- Emphasizing the need for inclusive green initiatives.
- Understanding and integrating the unique needs and skills of refugee women.
- Importance of policy frameworks and government partnerships for sustainable impact.
- The role of international organizations in fostering global cooperation and sustainable solutions.
- Perspectives and solutions proposed by persons affected by climate change must be included in policies, programs and initiatives to manage climate change
- Green economy can play a key role in managing and mitigating climate change.
- Refugees, migrants and displaced persons can be supported to join and follow green economy projects. Their capacity-building on jobs, economic activities based on green economy is a key step forward.
Resources
Presentation slides
Policy Briefs and Briefing Papers produced by SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network
Climate Change initiatives by SEEK Feminist Research to Response Network
Our Climate Stories
Climate Change Expert Talks
Climate Stories
Connecting Knowledges: Climate Change blogs
JO11 Creating Sustainable Green Jobs for Refugees and Host Communities through the Green Economy in Jordan (2023-2026)
