“Green” transition opens up new opportunities for Azerbaijan modernize the labor market.
As Day.Az reports with reference to Trend, this was stated by the World Bank Country Manager for Azerbaijan Steffi Stallmeister (Steffi Stallmeister) during a panel discussion on “Addressing the Human Capital Challenge for a Green Economy: An Imperative for Policy, Education, Business and Innovation” during the third day of the international conference at Climate Action Week in Baku.
Stallmeister emphasized that Azerbaijan was among the leaders in improving indicators in the World Bank Human Capital Index in the period from 2010 to 2020.
“These are significant achievements. Access to education in Azerbaijan is universal. One of the key issues in the educational system is the need to prepare Azerbaijan’s youth for new challenges in the transition to a green economy. Another important aspect is healthcare. As in most countries, a significant number of diseases result to high rates of loss of health and life. Here, Azerbaijan, like many other countries, can learn a lot from its neighbors and partners in order to more effectively use human capital. The “Green” transition opens up new opportunities for Azerbaijan to modernize the labor market,” she said. she.