The International Journal on Green Growth and Development is an effort to stir a debate around emerging ‘green’ concepts and development. The publication aims at building knowledge through stakeholder engagement on policy-relevant issues to understand the many facets of green growth and development. It is a step towards a forward-looking knowledge process for new opportunities linked with sustainable growth and development. The journal showcases new research through peer-reviewed articles, opinions, and innovative practices. The new journal builds on the previously published Green Growth and Development Quarterly.
This thematic issue voices interdisciplinary analyses, policy interventions and grassroots initiatives on green growth and development in Africa. The issue draws on these divergent voices not only to advance diversity of perspectives but also to bridge the gap between theory and praxis. Through stakeholder engagement (scholar, civil society and governments) on policy relevant issues, this initiative seeks to facilitate a discussion on the many facets of green growth and development. The issue seeks to not only facilitate a critical thinking around notions like 'Africa is rising' and 'African renaissance' but also seeks to discuss 'responses' in Africa from grassroots as well as policy.