Socially Just Instruments for Environmental Protection: A Toolbox for Assessing and Designing Environmental Policies with Social Considerations (Socially Just Environmental Policy Toolbox)
The project “Socially Just Environmental Policy Toolbox” is carried out by GWS Osnabrück and the Öko-Institut on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA). It aims to develop tools and methods…
Financing resilient water management in North Rhine-Westphalia
In spring 2024, the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia set up the Enquete Commission III ‘Water in times of climate crisis’. The commission will focus intensively on the effects of advancing…
[EN] Measuring Social & Employment Impacts of NDC policies using Just Transition Assessment Model (JTAM) in Morocco
GWS was assigned to develop a national model for evaluating green jobs in Morocco, following the methodology described in the ILO guidebook on “How to measure and model social and employment…
Energy transition in Baden-Württemberg - New challenges for employment, skilled workers and qualification
Since the results on the quantitative and qualitative effects of the energy transition on employment and labour in Baden-Württemberg were compiled in 2016, the energy transition has…
Employment effects of future environmental protection measures
Against the background of the European Green Deal, which strives for a comprehensive socio-ecological transformation towards a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and competitive economy, and the…
CRED II: Extension, update, and capacity building on e3. models in Georgia and Kazakhstan
Building on the work of the predecessor project, national partners in Georgia and Kazakhstan are being supported in analyzing the consequences of climate change and climate change adaptation…
Policy dialogue and knowledge management on climate protection and adaptation strategies in Mongolia and Uganda
As part of the Paris Agreement, Mongolia and Uganda have submitted strategies to transform to low-carbon economies. At the same time, both countries are confronted with climate change impacting…
Info-EW: Data-based information systems for local decision-makers to assess the social and economic impact of the energy transition and structural change
The energy transition aims to achieve a transformation towards a more ecologically sustainable economy and society. This involves more than just the conversion and more efficient use of energy in…
Measuring Social & Employment Impacts of NDC policies using Green Jobs Assessment Model (GJAM) in Tunisia
GWS was assigned to develop a national model for evaluating green jobs in Tunisia, following the methodology described in the ILO training guidebook on “How to measure and model social and…
Energising EU Cohesion
The European Green Deal aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the European Un-ion (EU) by 55% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. An increase in renewable energy (RE) as the main…