Project profile — Managing social impacts of climate change in South Africa

• South Africa (100.00%)

• Secondary Education: Vocational training (11330) (20.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Public sector policy and administrative management (15110) (20.00%)
• Social protection and welfare services policy, planning and administration:
Social protection and welfare services policy, planning and administration (16011) (20.00%)
Employment policy and administrative management (16020) (20.00%)
• Energy Generation, Distribution And Efficiency - General: Energy policy and administrative management (23110) (20.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Trade development (significant objective)
• Urban issues (significant objective)
• Children's issues (significant objective)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)

This project aims to support the Canadian sovereign loan to the Government of South Africa for the Just Energy Transition partnership,. This partnership aims to transition to a low-carbon economy and strengthen resilience to climate change. Project activities include: (1) reviewing the existing public programs to improve access to quality services for people affected by climate-induced shocks; (2) re-designing programs to effectively support local economic diversification and skills training for workers; (3) supporting government officials to enhance their skills for managing the socio-economic impacts of climate change and transition to low-carbon economy; and (4) facilitating community participation in the Just Energy Transition.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved South African government’s capacity to support workers affected by the Just Energy Transition; (2) enhanced government knowledge and capacity to make evidence-based policy changes that reduce women’s vulnerability to the Just Energy Transition and enhance their adaptive capacity to climate change; (3) increased capacity of the government to support community-led mechanisms that facilitate participatory decision-making; and (4) increased number of women-owned businesses securing contracts associated with the Just Energy Transition.

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• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• Managing social impacts of climate change and low-carbon transition in South Africa
• Managing social impacts of climate change in South Africa