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Webinar On Gender-responsive Energy Transition And Workforce Empowerment In The Western Balkans, 22 May 2025

Webinar on Gender-responsive Energy Transition and Workforce Empowerment in the Western Balkans, 22 May 2025

Background

The Western Balkans are undergoing an energy transition, moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This shift is directly linked to job losses, with more than 138,000 jobs in the region linked to coal-related industries. The energy transition also requires a transformation of the workforce to ensure that workers have the skills and technical expertise needed to support the growing renewable energy sector. Investing in skills development and workforce adaptation is essential to mitigate the social challenges, particularly gender disparities, throughout the transition. GIZ has conducted the first regional analysis of its kind to examine the labour market implications of decarbonising the power sector in the Western Balkans. The study forecasts potential job losses and gains, identifies the skills required for the evolving energy workforce, pinpoints employment bottlenecks, and analyses the critical role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in facilitating the workforce empowerment during energy transition. The upcoming webinar, “Gender-responsive Energy Transition and Workforce Empowerment in the Western Balkans”, will build on the study’s findings to spark a regional multi-stakeholder discussion on the broader social and gender implications of the energy transition. The webinar will also explore the potential for job creation and policy solutions throughout the transition and discuss key actions needed to enhance collaboration between the energy and education sectors, to ensure that skills are better aligned with industry needs. Considering this, it will also address the gender disparities in the energy sector and explore how the workforce transition can promote greater inclusion.

Agenda

  • Presentation of the GIZ-developed regional study “Labor Market Effect Analysis – Energy Transition and Jobs in the Western Balkans”
    • GIZ-contracted expert, Ana-Maria Boromisa, Head of the Department for International Economic and Political Relations at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) in Zagreb
  • Policy solutions for coal mine regions in the Western Balkans under the Just Transition framework
    • Co-Plan, Fiona Imami, Senior Regional Researcher on Just Green Transition
  • Gender disparities during the energy transitions and workable systematic solutions for the Western Balkans region or/ EU
    • Energy Community Secretariat, Marta Schulte-Fischedick, Energy Consultant, Decarbonisation and Just Energy Transition
  • Joint discussions among speakers, Q&A, and closing remarks.

Date and Time

  • 22nd May, 2025
  • 14-15:30 CEST

Registration

  • To registration for the event click HERE

 

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