Empowering South Asia with skills for a ‘green jobs’ future Andrés HamEmmanuel Jose VazquezMonica Yanez PagansCamilla KnudsenSaher Asad June 16, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/empowering-south-asia-with-skills-for-a-green-jobs-future The green transition is often viewed as disruptive but in South Asia the story is more nuanced. Our new paper, Occupational Mobility and Green Transition: A Stylized Estimation of Skill Investment Needs in South Asia, finds that many workers may not need to reinvent their careers to participate in a greener economy. In many cases, they need to adapt existing skills.