Our Approach to Green and Just Transitions
Green transitions are increasingly shaping development pathways across Africa and beyond. As countries seek to address climate change, expand renewable energy, promote sustainable industries, and build climate-resilient economies, important questions arise about who benefits, who bears the costs, and how existing inequalities may be reinforced or reduced. A just transition recognises that environmental sustainability and social justice must go hand in hand, ensuring that the shift to greener economies creates decent work, supports livelihoods, and promotes inclusive development.
At INCLUDE, we examine how green and just transitions can meaningfully include young people and women. Youth have a critical role to play in driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce transformation, while women often face structural barriers to accessing opportunities in emerging green sectors. Our work focuses on how policies, investments, skills development, and governance processes can support their inclusion, so that green transitions contribute to equitable and sustainable futures for all.
