Opportunities for a just transition in climate action and NDCs

Date: 11 June 2025
Time: (runs twice)

  • Round 1: 14:00 – 15:15 hrs
  • Round 2: 15:45 – 17:00 hrs 

Room: Stockholm

Mainstreaming just transition elements into the NDCs and associated climate action helps countries facilitate a holistic approach to more effective and equitable climate policies that prioritize social elements alongside emissions reductions, scaling effective NDC development, planning, implementation, and mobilizing finance for the benefit of all. 

This session brings together just transition practitioners to share best practices, successes, and challenges to integrating just transition in climate action and NDCs. Key topics of discussion will include: social protection, finance and policy alignment, transition impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and social dialogue, and skills and jobs.

Contributors:

Round 1: 14:00 – 15:15 hrs

  • Marie-Christina Dankmeyer, Social Protection & Climate Change Specialist, GIZ
  • Joni Yolande Pegram, Global Policy Lead, UNICEF
  • Camilla Roman, Policy Specialist in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Green Jobs Programme
  • Angela Pilath, Senior Policy Officer, GIZ, representing Global Initiatives on Jobs & Skills for the New Economy: An Action Agenda for a Human – Centered Climate Transition
  • Huzi Mshelia, NDC Partnership, In-Country Facilitator, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment. Nigeria
  • Moderator: Cynthia Elliott, Senior Climate Policy Associate, Global Program, WRI

Round 2 – 15:45 – 17:00 hrs 

  • Joshua Amponsem, Co-Director, Youth Climate Justice Fund
  • Marie-Christina Dankmeyer, Social Protection & Climate Change Specialist, GIZ
  • Joni Yolande Pegram, Global Policy Lead, UNICEF
  • Camilla Roman, Policy Specialist in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Green Jobs Programme
  • Angela Pilath, Senior Policy Officer, GIZ, representing Global Initiatives on Jobs & Skills for the New Economy: An Action Agenda for a Human – Centered Climate Transition
  • Arnold Belver, Deputy Chief, Climate Change Commission, Philippines
  • Simphiwe Ngwenya, Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa
  • Moderator: Cynthia Elliott, Senior Climate Policy Associate, Global Program, WRI

Organizers: NDC Partnership, ILO, UNICEF, GIZ 

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