Page 3 - Jobs Census News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Jobs census. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Jobs Census Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Power for All Distributed Renewable Energy Job Report Sees Strong Post-Pandemic Growth

Decentralized renewables employment data shows its potential in helping achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8. Full Report-Powering Jobs Census 2022: The Energy Access Workforce. The Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) sector is a major source of stable employment with an estimated 374,000 jobs across Africa and 80,000 in India. Demand for skilled workers in the off-grid energy sector resumes upward trajectory after pandemic dip, and it is estimated will create up to half a million jobs by 2030 in Africa alone. The DRE sector is upskilling as it matures. According to survey respondents 71 percent of the jobs in India are skilled, 56 percent in Nigeria, and 43 percent in Kenya. Ethiopia, with a relatively underdeveloped DRE sector, has 25 percent skilled workers. Female representation in DRE jobs remains low due to cultural and social norms, preventing many women from entering and remaining in the DRE sector. However, the wage gap is smaller than national av ....

Daman And Diu , Suman Sureshbabu , Kristina Skierka , United Nations Sustainable Development Goals , Global Energy Alliance For People , Good Energies Foundation , Energy Access Workforce , Renewable Energy , Ethio Resource Group , United Nations Sustainable Development Goal , European Union , Rockefeller Foundation , Clean Technology Hub Nigeria , Decentralized Renewable Energy , Managing Director , Global Energy Alliance , Powering Jobs Reports , Jobs Census , Energy Access , Kenya Power , Release July , About Kenya Power ,

Powering Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery from COVID-19 | World Resources Institute


Affordable and reliable electricity can help keep African economies going through the pandemic, and recover afterward. Photo by James Oatway/IMF Photo.
When COVID-19 first spread, sub-Saharan Africa was feared to be hit hardest by the pandemic. But as soon as cases began to be confirmed in the region, governments quickly instituted containment measures. They leveraged public health infrastructure and lessons from Ebola and other pandemics including contact tracing, case containment, social distancing and remote working.
These actions may have contributed to low mortality rates in the continent. According to the WHO, as of January 27, 2021, there were 2,402,273 confirmed cases and 58,097 deaths in the region’s 47 countries (excluding Djibouti and Swaziland, where data are unavailable). ....

France General , International Monetary Fund , Renewables Can Create Jobs While Providing Affordable , Reliable Energy , World Bank , Energy Access Explorer , China Initiative , Energy Infrastructure Can Boost Local Manufacturing , African Development Bank , Clean Energy Access , Collaboration In Energy Investments , Energy Access Can Improve Agricultural Productivity , Saharan Africa , Electricity Is Key , Transition Away , Jobs Census , Access Can Improve Agricultural , Infrastructure Can Boost Local , Africa Continental Free Trade Area , New Climate Economy , Private Collaboration , Nationally Determined Contributions , Paris Agreement , Road Initiative , Energy Access , Key Investment ,