Towards Greener and More Inclusive Societies in Southeast Asia
Over 100 million workers in Southeast Asia have jobs that are directly or closely
linked to the environment, making them vulnerable to climate change impacts. These
same workers likely earn at least 20% lower than the national average and are largely
in informal employment. The region’s necessary transition towards greener growth could
affect them in several ways: some sectors will create jobs and others will lose jobs
or disappear altogether. Understanding the effects of both climate change and green
growth policies on jobs and people is thus essential for making the transition in
Southeast Asia an inclusive one. The study explores these issues, with emphasis on
the potential effects on labour of an energy transition in Indonesia, and of a transition
in the region’s agricultural sector, illustrated by a simulated conversion from conventional
to organic rice farming.
Published on March 11, 2024
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