Shona Warren
@shonawarren.bsky.social
Migration Policy Analyst at the Center for Global Development, working at the nexus of climate and migration. Leadership Team, Women in International Security UK. Views my own.
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Without an increase in skilled workers, the green transition in Europe won't happen. Can a creative combination of training & migration help plug the gap? Join experts from @cgdev.org, Fragomen, & RWE for this exciting webinar: 23 June, 2.00-3.00pm CET.
www.cgdev.org/event/using-...
www.cgdev.org/event/using-...
Using Labour Migration to Support Europe’s Green Transition
During this event, experts from Fragomen, the Center for Global Development, government, and industry will address key questions, including: Where is the greatest demand for workers and what types of ...
www.cgdev.org
June 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Without an increase in skilled workers, the green transition in Europe won't happen. Can a creative combination of training & migration help plug the gap? Join experts from @cgdev.org, Fragomen, & RWE for this exciting webinar: 23 June, 2.00-3.00pm CET.
www.cgdev.org/event/using-...
www.cgdev.org/event/using-...
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What did we learn from the UK’s largest energy conference?
🎯 The industry needs more certainty
🌍 Int'l workers are needed, now
🌱 The green transition needs an industrial strategy
And more from Shona Warren:
bit.ly/4kaOQoS
🎯 The industry needs more certainty
🌍 Int'l workers are needed, now
🌱 The green transition needs an industrial strategy
And more from Shona Warren:
bit.ly/4kaOQoS
International Workers are Needed for the “Green” Industrial Revolution: Reflections from the All-Energy UK Conference
Last week, thousands from across the UK’s energy industry met in Glasgow for the All-Energy UK Conference. CGD research linking training and migration for the green transition has shown the need to…
bit.ly
May 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What did we learn from the UK’s largest energy conference?
🎯 The industry needs more certainty
🌍 Int'l workers are needed, now
🌱 The green transition needs an industrial strategy
And more from Shona Warren:
bit.ly/4kaOQoS
🎯 The industry needs more certainty
🌍 Int'l workers are needed, now
🌱 The green transition needs an industrial strategy
And more from Shona Warren:
bit.ly/4kaOQoS
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What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
www.science.org
May 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
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As large cuts are made to foreign aid across the globe, remittances—money that migrants send back to their home countries—are becoming more important.
Here's how we can maximize their impact for development, according to @helen-dempster.bsky.social & @samhuckstep.bsky.social:
bit.ly/4j42Fo1
Here's how we can maximize their impact for development, according to @helen-dempster.bsky.social & @samhuckstep.bsky.social:
bit.ly/4j42Fo1
After Aid Cuts, Here’s How to Make the Most Out of Remittances
Explore how remittances could help reduce the impacts of aid cuts and support broader economic development goals.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As large cuts are made to foreign aid across the globe, remittances—money that migrants send back to their home countries—are becoming more important.
Here's how we can maximize their impact for development, according to @helen-dempster.bsky.social & @samhuckstep.bsky.social:
bit.ly/4j42Fo1
Here's how we can maximize their impact for development, according to @helen-dempster.bsky.social & @samhuckstep.bsky.social:
bit.ly/4j42Fo1
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New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study:
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
New poll finds public support for migration to work or study - British Future
New British Future research on public attitudes to immigration, ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper.
www.britishfuture.org
May 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study:
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
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New #AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom
Check out the developments in 2024 concerning:
➡️Asylum applications & decisions
➡️Asylum procedure
➡️Reception conditions
➡️Detention of people seeking asylum
➡️Content of international protection
➡️Temporary protection
Read more: bit.ly/3FVw06g
Check out the developments in 2024 concerning:
➡️Asylum applications & decisions
➡️Asylum procedure
➡️Reception conditions
➡️Detention of people seeking asylum
➡️Content of international protection
➡️Temporary protection
Read more: bit.ly/3FVw06g
April 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
New #AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom
Check out the developments in 2024 concerning:
➡️Asylum applications & decisions
➡️Asylum procedure
➡️Reception conditions
➡️Detention of people seeking asylum
➡️Content of international protection
➡️Temporary protection
Read more: bit.ly/3FVw06g
Check out the developments in 2024 concerning:
➡️Asylum applications & decisions
➡️Asylum procedure
➡️Reception conditions
➡️Detention of people seeking asylum
➡️Content of international protection
➡️Temporary protection
Read more: bit.ly/3FVw06g
"We had two ways to deal with the challenge...That Spain be a closed and poor country or an open and prosperous one.”
Great insights on Spain's approach from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/spai...
Great insights on Spain's approach from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/spai...
Foreign workers help Spain's economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe
Foreign workers have helped to make Spain’s economy the envy of the industrialized world, even as anti-immigration sentiments grow elsewhere in Europe and in the United States.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"We had two ways to deal with the challenge...That Spain be a closed and poor country or an open and prosperous one.”
Great insights on Spain's approach from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/spai...
Great insights on Spain's approach from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/spai...
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"Skills shortages were discussed in the sidelines of COP29, but missing from the main agenda."📝
If we want to meet the new #COP29 finance target,
@danybahar.bsky.social & @shonawarren.bsky.social call on global coordination for more green skills training ⬇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
If we want to meet the new #COP29 finance target,
@danybahar.bsky.social & @shonawarren.bsky.social call on global coordination for more green skills training ⬇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
COP29: $300 Billion Will Not Get Us Very Far If We Cannot Put the Right Skills in the Right Places for the Green Transition
Without a workforce that can meet the demand of the green transition, countries will struggle to meet their ambitious climate goals.
www.cgdev.org
December 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM
"Skills shortages were discussed in the sidelines of COP29, but missing from the main agenda."📝
If we want to meet the new #COP29 finance target,
@danybahar.bsky.social & @shonawarren.bsky.social call on global coordination for more green skills training ⬇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
If we want to meet the new #COP29 finance target,
@danybahar.bsky.social & @shonawarren.bsky.social call on global coordination for more green skills training ⬇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
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Without global coordination for more green skills training, meeting #COP29 climate finance goals will be an uphill battle.🧗♀️
@danybahar.bsky.social & Shona Warren call for action on green jobs & skills to ensure workforce shortages don’t derail climate progress 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
@danybahar.bsky.social & Shona Warren call for action on green jobs & skills to ensure workforce shortages don’t derail climate progress 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
COP29: $300 Billion Will Not Get Us Very Far If We Cannot Put the Right Skills in the Right Places for the Green Transition
Without a workforce that can meet the demand of the green transition, countries will struggle to meet their ambitious climate goals.
www.cgdev.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Without global coordination for more green skills training, meeting #COP29 climate finance goals will be an uphill battle.🧗♀️
@danybahar.bsky.social & Shona Warren call for action on green jobs & skills to ensure workforce shortages don’t derail climate progress 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
@danybahar.bsky.social & Shona Warren call for action on green jobs & skills to ensure workforce shortages don’t derail climate progress 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/cop29-3...
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Why do the UK’s net migration numbers keep being revised – and can we trust the data? theconversation.com/why-do-the-u...
Why do the UK’s net migration numbers keep being revised – and can we trust the data?
Revisions to migration data are inevitable if ONS sticks to its current timelines.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Why do the UK’s net migration numbers keep being revised – and can we trust the data? theconversation.com/why-do-the-u...