Join discussion of World Bank report on European Green Deal on 25 April

You are invited to a joint event of the European Commission (EC) and the World Bank to discuss the findings of a timely new report called Making the European Green Deal Work for People: The Role of Human Development in the Green Transition.

At a time when the world is grappling with many overlapping crises, including the impacts of climate change, the report identifies and reviews the different types of human development policy choices that can support a successful green transition envisioned by the 2020 European Green Deal (EGD).

Following the presentation by the report authors, a panel of experts from the EC, World Bank, think tank Circular Economy, and the EC’s Joint Research Centre, will use the findings to consider:

• how we can make the Green Deal work for people
• how we can mitigate its unintended consequences and costs
• how we can help people adapt to a new economic equilibrium which will have to prioritize environmental sustainability

We look forward to welcoming you in person or via a Webex link.

Attend in person

Register for the event if you wish to attend in person.

• Date: 25 April 2023
• Time: 14:30-16:00
• Venue: Room 3C at CCAB (Centre Albert Borchette), Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels

Join online

• Meeting URL: https://ecconf.webex.com/ecconf/j.php?MTID=m68085b832ef1f88a95fd8780f2b347e3
• Meeting number (access code): 2740 436 0998
• Meeting password: UnyAmPT@382 (86926781 from phones)

Agenda

14.15-14.30: Registration (please arrive at least 15 minutes before the event)

14.30-14.35: Opening Remarks by Andriana Sukova, Deputy Director-General, DG Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

14:35-14:40: Introduction to the World Bank Report by Gallina Vincelette, Country Director, European Union, World Bank

14:40-14:55: Keynote presentation of “Making the European Green Deal Work for People”

Report authors:

• Diego Ambasz, Senior Education Specialist and Global Lead for Education and Climate Change, World Bank
• Javier Sanchez-Reaza, Senior Economist, Social Protection & Jobs, Europe & Central Asia Region, World Bank

14:55-15:25: Panel Discussion

• Frank Siebern-Thomas, Head of Unit, Fair Green and Digital Transitions, Research, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
• Rafael De Hoyos, Program Leader for Human Development, European Union Member States, World Bank
• Esther Goodwin Brown, Circular Jobs Initiative Lead, Circle Economy

15:25-15:55: Moderated Q&A

15:55: Concluding Remarks by Fadia Saadah, Director for Human Development, Europe & Central Asia Region, World Bank

16:00: Close of the event