Fostering Inclusivity with Circularity in Africa’s post COVID-19 Recovery- 30 September 2020; 12:00 UTC+3 - 09:00 GMT (online event)
The African Development Bank and its partners will host a webinar on the transition to a circular economy as part of Africa’s post COVID-19 recovery on 30 September 2020 at 9 am (GMT).
The session is part of the two-day virtual WCEFonline event (from the 29th to 30 September) of the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF). It will highlight circular economy opportunities to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient development model that bolsters jobs for youth, green innovations and sustainable development in Africa.
The African Development Bank recognizes the strategic role that the circular economy can play in promoting inclusive green growth, in line with its Ten-Year Strategy and the High Five priority objectives.
Through knowledge-sharing and public-private partnerships, the Bank is establishing the Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF), a multi-donor trust fund to support the adoption and diffusion of circular practices in Regional Member Countries.
Led by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Finland has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands to host three high-level events over the next year to address the role of circularity in promoting economic development and advancing the fight against climate change and resource depletion.
Re-Centering Governance in EU-Africa Relations
As European foreign policy pivots south, EU-Africa relations are an important priority of the current German Presidency of the EU Council. While the COVID-19 crisis has forced Germany to change focus, shifting the EU’s long-term partnership with Africa remains a key policy concern. Germany’s presidency of the EU Council provides an opportunity to address structural challenges revealed by the current crisis, and to set the intercontinental partnership on track for a more sustainable and equitable future.
Where do European and African interests meet, and where do they diverge? Can a new partnership advance good governance? What role can the German EU Presidency play in this? And which issues should be prioritized at the EU-Africa Summit, now postponed to 2021?
Partnering for Economic Recovery - Senegal - Friday, September 25, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST) (online event)
This session will highlight how the U.S. and African public and private sectors are partnering to facilitate critical economic recovery in Senegal in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athens Democracy Forum - September 30 - October 2 2020 (online event)
The 2020 Athens Democracy Forum (September 30 - October 2) is a free, virtual event that brings together leaders from government, business and the non-profit sector to explore the key issues facing democracy. Themed "The New Abnormal: Reimagining Democracy," the event is hosted and moderated by senior The New York Times journalists in order to provide quality, independent analysis of the critical issues facing democracy
The dynamic speaker line-up features Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic), Juan Guaido (President, Venezuelan Parliament), Marija Pejčinović Burić (Secretary-General, Council of Europe), Brad Smith (President, Microsoft), Elhadj As Sy (Chair of the Biard, Kofi Annan Foundation), Jeffrey Sachs (Professor, Columbia University), Yuval Noah Harar (author, historian and professor), Kishore Mahbubani (Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore), Alice Bah Kuhnke (Member of European Parliament, European Union) and many more.
Trade and Digital Africa: Innovating for inclusive and sustainable continental integration Monday 28 September 17:00 – 18:30 (GMT+2)
The digital economy and e-commerce are fast transforming societies globally, including in Africa where digital innovation is providing unprecedented opportunities for uplifting traditionally disadvantaged groups like women and youth. Appropriate and innovative policies at the national, regional and international levels are needed to harness these opportunities.
With African countries scheduled to start the process for an e-commerce protocol to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by end 2020, African stakeholders urgently need to explore innovative solutions to African digital integration, drawing from their experiences in national policy as well as international and regional trade negotiations.
Three recent studies hold critical policy implications This session aims to support this critical work by drawing out the policy implications of three recent studies.
Partnering for Economic Recovery in Morocco - Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This session will highlight how the U.S. and African public and private sectors are partnering to facilitate critical economic recovery in Morocco in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What do crises teach us? Civilian crisis prevention in Germany and the EU
What do crises teach us?
Civilian crisis prevention in Germany and the EU
Annual Conference of the Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding
2 October 2020, 09.30-17.00
Unresolved long-lasting conflicts in Europe’s neighbourhood, progressing climate change and the corona pandemic as an amplifier – the European Union is navigating through troubled times. During the German EU Presidency, important political and financial decisions are due. Negotiations with the EU Parliament on the European Council’s draft for the next multi-annual financial framework and the EU Next Generation Programme are imminent. A new Africa Strategy and an Africa-EU Summit are planned. How important will the civilian component of crisis prevention and peacebuilding in the EU be in the future? What can we learn from crises that were not prevented?
Colloque CPCCAF/Assemblée nationale: Les priorités du développement africain
Alors que la crise mondiale du Covid-19 continue de sévir, il faut au plus vite engager la nécessaire relance économique africaine, qui se fera avec le soutien de l'Europe et également de la France, dont les chambres consulaires interviennent pour assurer, d'un continent à l'autre, la coopération économique au service des entreprises et des territoires.
En effet, depuis de nombreuses années, le réseau CPCCAF met en oeuvre des solutions partenariales pour le développement, qui témoignent de la fertilisation croisée Europe-Afrique et démontrent que des opportunités de croissance sont possibles pour les territoires des deux continents, grâce à l'appui aux entreprises et aux métiers qui est assuré par les chambres.
En lien avec l'Assemblée nationale, la CPCCAF organisera ainsi un colloque en ligne, le vendredi 18 septembre 2020, de 14h30 à 16h30, pour faire état des actions des chambres, et évoquer celles qui pourront bientôt être menées, avec le soutien des partenaires, pour soutenir durablement l'activité économique des territoires et les populations africaines.
Online Expert Roundtable 16.09.2020 - EU-AU COOPERATION ON THE GREEN TRANSITION: WHAT ROLE FOR COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY?
Preparations for the AU-EU summit offer an opportunity to give AU-EU cooperation on green transitions a new impetus. On the European side, the European Commission has proposed an ambitious agenda to transform the European Union in a carbon-neutral continent by 2050 and to decouple economic growth from resource use. While the Green Deal is first of all a transformative agenda for Europe, it also has important implications for the EU as a global actor and in particular for the EU’s relations with Africa. On the African side, the African Union and African states have launched a number of initiatives to promote a green transition that also allows for poverty reduction and job creation. The AfCFTA shall promote continental economic integration while the Agenda 2063 has ambitious objectives for energy transitions and the AU is currently preparing a new climate strategy. At the same time, the Corona crisis opens fundamental questions about how to move forward with the implementation of the Green Deal.
Online Expert roundtable - EU-AU COOPERATION ON THE GREEN TRANSITION: WHAT ROLE FOR COOPERATION ON ENERGY TRANSITION?
Preparations for the AU-EU summit offer an opportunity to give AU-EU cooperation on green transitions a new impetus. On the European side, the European Commission has proposed an ambitious agenda to transform the European Union in a carbon-neutral continent by 2050 and to decouple economic growth from resource use. While the Green Deal is first of all a transformative agenda for Europe, it also has important implications for the EU as a global actor and in particular for the EU’s relations with Africa. On the African side, the African Union and African states have launched a number of initiatives to promote a green transition that also allows for poverty reduction and job creation. The AfCFTA shall promote continental economic integration while the Agenda 2063 has ambitious objectives for energy transitions and the AU is currently preparing a new climate strategy. At the same time, the Corona crisis opens fundamental questions about how to move forward with the implementation of the Green Deal.