Climate Change Adaptation through Green Works

This course provided an interactive e-learning opportunity to explore how to effectively design and implement green works initiatives to transition to a greener and more resilient society. By undertaking a review of different approaches, examples and best practices, participants learnt more on how to identify and develop interventions that reduce future impact of climate change, while providing employment opportunities and enhancing the productive capacity of ecosystems. The course had a specific focus on the development of green works using a local resource-based approach. CONTENT The course covered the following four topics: Learning Block 1: Climate change and the rationale for green works Learning Block 1 will provide a general overview of the linkages between climate change and the world of work, as well as the rationale for implementing green works. • Overview of the ILO Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)’s mandate and approach • Climate change and its impact on the world of work and livelihoods • The rationale for implementing green works for climate change mitigation and adaptation Learning Block 2: Climate change adaptation through flood control and rural transport enhancement Climate change has already led to greater peak flows of water in rivers and the situation is likely to get worse in the future. Even low level, non-catastrophic, flooding may impact on urban and rural living conditions, jobs, livelihoods and transport. The second module of the course introduced participants to the issues flood control and protection, focusing on the following topics: • Climate change, flooding and their impact on the world of work and livelihoods • Types of flood control systems (good practices, examples and advice for design and implementation) • Rural transport improvement and maintenance to ensure that road networks can withstand the increased level of rainfall and flooding Learning Block 3: Climate change adaptation through water management and soil and water conservation Climate change is expected to significantly increase soil erosion, water availability and desertification. The third module introduced participants to water management and soil and water protection works, focusing on the following topics: • Climate change, water availability and desertification and their impacts on the world of work and livelihoods • Irrigation and watershed development (good practices, examples and advice for implementation) • Soil and water conservation works (good practices, examples and tips for implementation) Learning Block 4: Climate change adaptation through biodiversity restoration Forests are among the most important natural resources, providing industry with materials, communities with livelihoods, and plants and animals with habitat. They also support biodiversity, that is essential for human societies to function properly. The fourth module focused on green works aimed at protecting biodiversity and forests. Specific topics included: • Deforestation and biodiversity loss and their impact on the world of work and livelihoods • Mitigation and adaptation through forestry (good practices, examples and advice for implementation) • Examples and good practices of other nature-based solutions to restore natural ecosystems The course also covered the following cross-cutting issues, that have been integrated in all four modules: 1. Local resource-based methods 2. Gender equality 3. Reaching vulnerable groups 4. Working conditions 5. Social dialogue