The Future  is Africa: exploring the future of us all

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The Future is Africa -Exploring the future of us all.
Our past and our future is in Africa, the young people of the world are in Africa

<p>The Future is Africa -Exploring the future of us all 1 Day On Line  Conferences</p><p>Programme of the Conference </p><h3>Sessions Programme for the Day </h3><h3>(Tech test -10.00- UK time-)</h3><h3><strong>11.00-1`1.45 Uk time Session 1 - Co -Chair Marlyn Hughes</strong></h3><h3><strong>Introduction by the Green Economics Institute Hosts </strong></h3><h3><strong>The future is Africa-An Audit- where are we now?</strong></h3><p>Emerging trends -opportunities and threats. A swot analysis for the future is Africa- exciting developments and technologies are emerging from Africa- but also Africa is subject to climate and health concerns and biodiversity loss as elsewhere  and particularly energy dilemmas</p><p>Chelangat Scholar,    Co - party Leader,  Green Congress of Kenya </p><p>Dorothy Nalebega Uganda Trustee Green Economics Institute</p><p>Merem Tahar Indigenous speaker from Chad  UN delegate of the GEI</p><p></p><p>Break 11.45- 12.00</p><p></p><h3><strong>12.00 - 13.00 Session 2 -The future is Africa-An Audit- where are we now?</strong></h3><h3>Co Chair </h3><p>Emerging trends -opportunities and threats- women and girls in particular peril  and how the Green Economy can help -and alternative energy and its vital role in creating our future</p><p><strong> Speakers </strong></p><p>-Speaker 1  Dorothy Nalubega Green Speaker and GEI Trustee: Alternative energy  matters because it works a lot in Africa, why? alternative energy like solar energy got for free by just putting out your rechargeable torch, radio or solar panel or lamp in the sun which is in most cases for free, can help reduce use of electricity which is more expensive, plus African use logs, charcoal which is only got by cutting trees for cooking energy but if they use briquettes for example as alternative, the cutting of trees reduces which helps to reduce biodiversity ecosystem loss, for solar works as alternative and clean energy at the same time (confirmed)</p><p>-Speaker 2  - Lucy Kagendo MBAE (Kenya) The opportunities and threats of women/girls in africa. Green Dimensions Network Co-Convenor Global Greens Climate Working Group (confirmed)</p><p>Speaker 3 -Anjikwi Mshalbwala Nigeria Trustee GEI and Action Aid specialist in women and girls and the current challenges.(tbc)</p><p>Speaker 4-  Adewale Adeduntan is the  Manager of Social Mobiilization for ActionAid (Nigeria).</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><h3></h3><h3><strong>Break 13.00-13.30</strong></h3><h3><strong>Session 3  13.30- 14.00 UK time-The future is Africa-Discussion </strong></h3><p>Everyone in smaller break out rooms- what are our concerns -and what needs to be done -what needs to change and what are the current strengths and opportunities? An inclusive Break out session </p><h3><strong></strong></h3><h3></h3><h3><strong>Session 4  14.00-15.00   UK time A-The future is Africa-Planning to enhance the future- what is our role. Next steps.Avoiding exploitation of Africas rich resources. Innovations and suggestions  </strong></h3><h3><strong>Chair </strong></h3><p>-speaker 1 Dr Achile Tute Reforestation  (Cameroon) (Confirmed)</p><p>- speaker 2 Victor Odhiambo Omondi  (GEI Kenya) (confirmed)</p><p>- speaker 3 -Dr Freddie Shamwana DRC and UK University of Surrey (confirmed) Preventing exploitation of Africas rich resources- and decoloniality- avoiding a repeat.</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><p></p><p>Break 15.00-15.30</p><p></p><h3>Session 15.30 -16.00    Indigenous perspectives on the future- calls are growing for the wisdom  and sustainability of indigenous people as leaders - rather than mainstream brashness and destruction  </h3><h3>Chair Miriam Kennet</h3><p>Merem Tahar Indigenous speaker from Chad  UN delegate of the GEI and how all the issues are connected </p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><h3><strong></strong></h3><h3><strong>Session 6  16.00-17.00  Uk tme Conclusion-The future is Africa-Discussion with all participants. Planning to enhance the future- what is our role. Next steps. Planning publications, speeches, documents, charters, policies and TV presentations. </strong></h3><h3><strong>Speakers Chair Chelangat Scholar (Kenya)</strong></h3><p> Speaker no 1 -Chelangat Scholar GEI Trustee (UK and Kenya) </p><p>-Speaker 2 Dr Chidi Magnus Nigeria  The Green Wall Sahara Project (confirmed).</p><p>-Speaker no 3 Professor Asia Mohammed -IPBES Sudan Economics  (tbc)</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><p>N.B We try to adhere to the programme however there will be situations where things change and your booking is on this understanding</p><p></p><h2>---------------------</h2><h2></h2><h2>Rationale for the conference:</h2><p>Blue Sky Thinking</p><p></p><p>Our past and our future is in Africa, the young people of the world are in Africa </p><p>There is a large educated population in Africa, much of the worlds true natural wealth is in Africa and sustainable development has been live in Africa for years. Climate Impacts were felt amongst the first there- the issues of global warming, health and agricultural issues droughts, crop failure. </p><p>But many of the worlds scientific inventions have historically come from the continent and  even mathematics continues to be dominated by African talent.  It was African American women who calculated how to get people onto the moon even if hidden figures, the foundation of London is reported to have been by an African Roman- so much of life is actually African and so we explore how Africa can take its place in the world and be more conscious of its huge advantages and stop the terrible exploitation of its people and its resources.  The event will explore all of these factors, the developments in vacine science, the history that has been stolen from Africa and rewritten. The impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and historical ways of organisation of society and the learnings from that. </p><p>The relationship of the European Union and the implications for policy. The Implementation of the Green Deal  particularly in Africa. The vastly ambitious Green Wall Sahara Project- for replacing the greenery which was once in the Sahara.  The biodiversity implications and President Macrons projects from France. The role of the African Development Bank. The role of academics today working in Africa. The particular role of the SDGs and the role of aid and its characteristics for the 21st century.   These and many other topics will be explored.</p><p></p><p>The Green Economics Institute is very active in Africa and has produced several speeches and books on this subject taking part regularly and leading several conferences around Africa.  </p><p>During this week - the opening of IPBES United Nations Biodiversity Conference- we consider the role of biodiversity in Africa and how to save it and why nature matters and how it started and how its going.  </p><p>Saving Elephants and working with local people and the local economy in new ways of working in conservation. </p><p>Presentation by Women for climate action. </p><p>The role of women in Africa and the diversion of aid and the re connecting to older womens practices and matrifocal economies. Women in Africa take centre stage at the WTO for the 1st time.</p><p>The impact of Aids on Africa and overcoming it. </p><p>The legal codes in Africa - past present and future- </p><p>Decoloniality in Africa </p><p>Green Deal in Africa and what its implications are </p><p>Climate Change and the United Nations -Post Paris Africa and Green Economics </p><p>The work of Action Aid for women and health in Africa </p><p>Please register here on eventbrite so that we can send you the zoom link to participate </p><p>Photo above courtesy of Dorothy Nalebega- Uganda- Trustee of the Green Economics Institute working to clean up Lake Victoria. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>

<p>Hosted by:</p><p>Chelangat Scholar,    Co - party Leader,  Green Congress of Kenya (Confirmed) </p><p>Dorothy Nalebega Uganda Trustee GEI (Confirmed) </p><p>Anjikwi Mshalbwala Nigeria Trustee GEI and Action Aid specialist </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>

<h3>Sessions Programme for the Day </h3><h3><strong>Session 1 - Introduction by the Green Economics Institute Hosts </strong></h3><h3><strong>The future is Africa-An Audit- where are we now?</strong></h3><p>Emerging trends -opportunities and threats. A swot analysis for the future is Africa- exciting developments and technologies are emerging from Africa- but also Africa is subject to climate and health concerns and biodiversity loss as elsewhere  and particularly energy dilemmas</p><p>Chelangat Scholar,    Co - party Leader,  Green Congress of Kenya </p><p>Dorothy Nalebega Uganda Trustee Green Economics Institute</p><p>Merem Tahar Indigenous speaker from Chad  UN delegate of the GEI</p><p></p><h3><strong>Session 2 -The future is Africa-An Audit- where are we now?</strong></h3><p>Emerging trends -opportunities and threats- women and girls in particular peril  and how the Green Economy can help -and alternative energy and its vital role in creating our future</p><p><strong> Speakers </strong></p><p>-Speaker 1  Dorothy Nalebega Green Speaker and GEI Trustee: Alternative energy  matters because it works a lot in Africa, why? alternative energy like solar energy got for free by just putting out your rechargeable torch, radio or solar panel or lamp in the sun which is in most cases for free, can help reduce use of electricity which is more expensive, plus African use logs, charcoal which is only got by cutting trees for cooking energy but if they use briquettes for example as alternative, the cutting of trees reduces which helps to reduce biodiversity ecosystem loss, for solar works as alternative and clean energy at the same time (confirmed)</p><p>-Speaker 2  - Lucy Kagendo MBAE (Kenya) The opportunities and threats of women/girls in africa. Green Dimensions Network Co-Convenor Global Greens Climate Working Group (confirmed)</p><p>Speaker 3 -Anjikwi Mshalbwala Nigeria Trustee GEI and Action Aid specialist in women and girls and the current challenges.(tbc)</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><h3></h3><h3><strong>Break</strong></h3><h3><strong>Session 3 -The future is Africa-Discussion Session </strong></h3><p>Everyone in smaller break out rooms- what are our concerns -and what needs to be done -what needs to change and what are the current strengths and opportunities? An inclusive Break out session </p><h3><strong>Break</strong></h3><h3></h3><h3><strong>Session 4  A-The future is Africa-Planning to enhance the future- what is our role. Next steps.Avoiding exploitation of Africas rich resources. Innovations and suggestions  </strong></h3><p>-speaker 1 Dr Achile Tute Reforestation  (Cameroon) (Confirmed)</p><p>- speaker 2 Victor Odhiambo Omondi  (GEI Kenya) (confirmed)</p><p>- speaker 3 Tasneem Sabry (UK and Egypt) GEI Team- (confirmed) famine implications and the rise of health issues in relation to climate change.  Clean cooking solutions as many countries in Africa still use traditional methods of cooking and the potential to leapfrog.</p><p>- speaker 4 -Dr Freddie Shamwana DRC and UK University of Surrey (confirmed) Preventing exploitation of Africas rich resources- and decoloniality- avoiding a repeat.</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><h2>Session 5 Indigenous perspectives on the future- calls are growing for the wisdom  and sustainability of indigenous people as leaders - rather than mainstream brashness and destruction  </h2><p>Merem Tahar Indigenous speaker from Chad  UN delegate of the GEI and how all the issues are connected </p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><h3><strong>Break</strong></h3><p></p><h3><strong>Session 6  Conclusion-The future is Africa-Discussion with all participants. Planning to enhance the future- what is our role. Next steps. Planning publications, speeches, documents, charters, policies and TV presentations. </strong></h3><h3><strong>Speakers Chair Chelangat Scholar (Kenya)</strong></h3><p> Speaker no 1 -Chelangat Scholar GEI Trustee (UK and Kenya) </p><p>-Speaker 2 Dr Chidi Magnus Nigeria  The Green Wall Sahara Project (confirmed).</p><p>-Speaker no 3 Professor Asia Mohammed -IPBES Sudan Economics  (tbc)</p><p>Q and A and Discussion from the floor </p><p>N.B We try to adhere to the programme however there will be situations where things change and your booking is on this understanding</p><p></p><p>Invited speakers but not confirmed yet:</p><p>-speaker 1 Dr Grimot Nane-South Bank University London, The oil curse in Nigeria (tbc)</p><p>-speaker 2- Sophie Kwizera -Rwanda and NL, invited (tbc)</p><p>-speaker 3 Defend Democracy Uganda Milly Kakungulu Justice Defenders. Defending justice with defenceless communities through legal education, training, and practice. Justice Defenders is a registered charity in England and Wales( tbc)</p><p>-speaker 4 -Lounes, Amazigh (Indigenous Berber) from Kabylia in Algeria of "Congrès Mondial Amazigh", which defends the rights of the indigenous Amazigh people throughout the North Africa and Sahara region. tbc</p>

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