Session 5 of the African Forum on Green Economy, Drilling into Infrastructure, will promote innovative examples from across Africa of how natural capital can be integrated into infrastructure design and development.
Register now for this session’s webinar, which will take place on 3 June 2020 at 10:00 BST / 12:00 EAT. The webinar will present a series of African case studies and will include an interactive online discussion.
Join this session’s online forum.
Background
Of all regions on the planet, Africa faces some of the most pressing natural capital risks and some of the most clear and compelling opportunities for green, sustainable growth. The African Forum on Green Economy aims to build connections between people and concepts for greener economic decision-making and a resilient Africa.
The Forum will take place from 1 April to 3 July 2020. Targeting businesses, investors, policy makers, and civil society, the Forum is made up of a series of themed discussions on investing in natural capital for a resilient Africa. Each theme will last for ten days and culminate in a webinar where participants can hear directly from a global network of experts, share experiences, and meet other practitioners online.
Learn more about the other sessions:
- Session 1: Welcome and Introduction
- Session 2: Diving into Water
- Session 3: Digging into Agriculture
- Session 4: Natural Capital and Development Finance
- Session 6: Data for Decision Making
- Session 7: Enabling Change
About the Organisers
The Africa Forum is part of the Economics for Nature programme, a six-year project being led by the Green Economy Coalition and its partners the Natural Capital Coalition, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), WWF France, and Finance Watch. The aim of Economics for Nature is to support development, economic, and spatial planning processes to internalise the many values of nature. The Forum is funded by MAVA Foundation and is being supported by IUCN Uganda country office. Other partners who have committed to offering resources and assistance are ACODE Uganda, Balfour Beatty, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa, GIZ Uganda, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, Natural Eco Capital Nigeria, UNEP-WCMC, WWF-France, and Vital Signs Uganda.