ABOUT THE DIALOGUE

Sustainability transition has become an important topic of discussion in Africa, as a result of the challenges the continent faces. The increasing occurrence of extreme events, such as the persistent drought and floods in Southern Africa, have ushered a sense of urgency in the region to mainstream sustainability.

There is also recognisition that sustainability transition presents significant opportunities for entrepreneurs, policy makers and civil society to collaboratively address the systemic challenges of inequality, hunger and disease on the continent. The African Centre for a Green Economy, and it’s partners are convening a series of public dialogues in the Africa, to explore innovative mechanisms and strategies to explore innovative pathways to champion inclusive and just transition.

The dialogue is targeted at high level business leaders, policymakers, academia and international development partners. The dialogue will take place on the backdrop of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa. The dialogue will be a follow up of the UN PAGE Ministerial conference in Berlin in March 27th-28th, of which the African Centre for a Green Economy is a participant.

HIGHLIGHTS

Why inequality matters session will look at who is most affected by inequality as well as the impact that inequality has in Africa. The goal of this session is to define and frame the challenge of inequality in Africa as well as set the scene for the dialogue. Sustainability Leadership discussion will focus on sharing of lessons for mainstreaming sustainability leadership in Africa. The social entrepreneurship session will showcase innovative, locally-driven, entrepreneurial approaches to closing the inequality gap from across continent. The big data discussion will help to develop clarity on the scale and magnitude of the inequality challenge. The discussions will explore big-data tools as well as innovative measurement metrics.