Green jobs can help tackle climate crisis, say youth at COY18 – Gulf Today

Green jobs can help tackle climate crisis, say youth at COY18 – Gulf Today

Mai Ismail and David Lais during the panel discussion.





Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The 18th edition of the United Nations Youth Conference (COY18) which commenced on Sunday, November 26, at Expo Dubai addressed many critical issues faced by the global community on climate change.

Youths have highlighted the importance of creating green jobs in solving the current global climate crisis and to solve unemployment among young people.

In a panel discussion titled: "Fostering Just Transition: the Importance of Green Jobs for Youths" at the Conference of Youth (COP18) at EXPO City Dubai, Lateefa Al Noami from YOUNGO said green jobs are at the forefront of the transition and they are the pathway to achieve greener economies.

“There is need to include everybody, especially, the affected communities and indigenous people who don’t have access to resources, in creating green jobs to pave the way for them to adjust transition