Recordings of events held first half of June 2023

13 - 15 June 2023. 2023 Morocco. Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Africa

This conference brought together leaders from the private and public sectors to discuss the world’s most pressing issues and evaluate potential solutions in the context of local and regional priorities.

• 13/06 Spotlight on Pan-Africanism
• 13/06 Seizing Africa’s Infrastructure Potential
• 13/06 Spotlight on Sustainable Development
• 13/06 Realizing Africa’s Clean Energy Potential
• 14/06 The Next Generation: Can Africa Be a Global Talent Hub? -  Great panel discussion
• 14/06 Mine Your Business: Building Value from the Green Transition
• 14/06 Leapfrogging the West? The Promise of Fintech in Africa
• 14/06 Powering Resilience: Climate Adaptation and Mitigation - Great panel discussion
• 14/06 Food Security: Building a Self-Sufficient Food System  - Great panel discussion

14 - 16 June 2023. Malawi. Global Forum for Farmer Field Schools on Sustainable Agrifood Systems

The forum gathered 120 participants from around the world representing farmers, governments, international organizations, private sector, producer organizations and civil society, all working towards more sustainable agrifood systems through farmer field schools.

• 14/06 Session 2. Keynote Addresses
• 14/06 Session 3. Regional Focus
• 14/06 Session 5. Technical Innovations
• 14/06 Session 6. Capacity Development

12-16 June 2023. WTO Trade and Environment Week

This event served as a forum where government officials, business representatives, international organizations, academics, and civil society convene to discuss ways to make global trade more sustainable.

• 15/06   Seminar on Trade Policies for Green Hydrogen
• 15/06  Balancing Environmental and Climate Change Mitigation Measures and Sustainable Development Efforts by OACPS Members 
• 15/06 Sustainable Agriculture
• 16/06 Sustainable Forest Management and National Experience Sharing
• 16/06 Nature-positive Trade: Identifying Opportunities for Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity
• 16/06 Leveraging Trade in Environmental Goods and Services to Tackle Climate Change
• 16/06  Greening EU Trade: Integrating Development as The Missing Part of The Triangle

14–16 June 2023. Nairobi. The Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development Summit 2023 Africa

The diaspora impact investment sessions reviewed existing and emerging government and private sector-led investment vehicles and focused on challenges to reach out and cater to diverse diaspora profiles. This includes diaspora investment priorities such as agriculture and climate adaptation.

• 14/06 RESCUING THE SDGS BY 2030: EMPOWERING ONE BILLION REMITTANCE FAMILY MEMBERS
• 14/06 HARNESSING THE POWER OF MIGRANTS: MISCONCEPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
• 14/06 MIGRANTS’ CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE: TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM?
• 14/06 SUSTAINABILITY, STABILITY AND SECURITY IN AFRICA: REMITTANCES AND DIASPORA INVESTMENT FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
• 14/06 MAKING DIASPORA INVESTMENT MARKET-ORIENTED
• 15/06 BRIDGING DIASPORA INVESTMENT WITH CLIMATE FINANCE: PRACTICAL CASES

6 - 8 June 2023. Promoting Effective Waste Management Practices for Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation

This three-day event was held on the margins of the UN-Habitat General Assembly meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

• Panel Session 1: Co-Created with Kenya Association of Manufacturers: Green Transition and the Circular Economy
• Panel Session 2: The Role of Technology in Waste Management
• A Case Study on South-to-South Material recovery facility
• Study Findings: The State of Waste Management Policy, Circular Economy, and Green Finance in East Africa.
• High-level policy panel: The status of waste management policies across East Africa
• Parallel Session 3: Financing for Circular Economy
• Parallel Session 4: Implementation Approaches to the Kenyan Extended
• Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations.
• Setting the Scene for Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, and Carbon Credits
• International trade and economic development opportunities for Kenyan businesses with a focus on Clean Development Mechanism projects.

6 June 2023. How is the African insurance industry responding to climate change?

The insurance industry is exposed to the risks of climate change and that risk is increasing. Insurers should be aware of these risks and the potential impact on their business. A 2019 global survey [With Climate Impacts Growing, Insurance Companies Face Big Challenges] found that 72 percent of insurance companies believe climate change will affect their business, but 80 percent of them have not taken significant steps to lessen climate risks.

6 June 2023. Webinar Series with Thriving Solutions (2/3): Introduction to Food Loss and Waste

This webinar discussed food loss and waste basics while touching upon different drivers and causes that lead to food loss and waste along the value chain.

6 June 2023. One Planet Fellowship Programme – Boosting Africa-Europe scientific collaboration on climate change and agriculture in Africa

Launched in December 2017 during the Paris One Planet Summit, and co-funded by the European Union, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BNP Paribas Foundation and IDRC, the One Planet Fellowship Programme (OPFP) aims to establish, enable and strengthen a network of African and European researchers working on the broad challenges of African agriculture and climate change.

5 - 8 June 2023. Durban, South Africa 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week, FARA & CCARDESA General Assemblies

The proceedings of the events of FARA's AASW8 will be streamed to its online audience to watch via the event website, Facebook, and FARA YouTube channels.

• 05/06 Launch of Action Plan for the renewed partnership between the CGIAR and African agricultural research institutions
• 05/06 Launch of the Afrexim bank-FARA Research and Innovation Competencies in Agriculture (AFRICA) Award
• 06/06 Strengthening Partnership between One CGIAR and African Research and Innovation Stakeholders (Part 1)
• 06/06 Strengthening Partnership between One CGIAR and African Research and Innovation Stakeholders (Part 2: panel discussion)
• 06/06 Improving Climate Resilience, Natural Resources Management
• 06/06 Making African food systems nutrition-sensitive and gender-responsive
• 06/06 Strengthening Science-Business Link to boost Intra- African Trade
• 07/06 Agro-industrial Park (CAAP) models for Increasing Productivity, Value-Addition and Intra-Africa Trade.
• 07/06 Farming Systems Transition in African Context
• 07/06 Mainstreaming Forgotten Foods into Africa Food System: What are the Next Big Things?
• 08/06 Digitalization and Innovation to facilitate Implementation of the AfCFTA and for boosting Intra-African trade

5-15 June 2023, Bonn, Germany. Bonn Climate Change Conference - 58th session of the UNFCC subsidiary bodies: Technology events.

• 06/06 Unlocking the Potential of Alternative Proteins for Food Systems Transformation
• 06/06 Side event on Rio synergies Agroecology and Restoration
  
• 07/06 Investing in Youth and Women for Food Systems Transformation Inclusion and Targeted Finance
  
• 08/06 100% Renewables, Local Climate Solutions in East Africa, South Asia
  
• 08/06 How Earth Observation data support the Global Stocktake
  
• 09/06 Attribution and assessment of loss and damage in agri-food systems in the Global South
  
• 09/06 Fostering Renewable Energy Access for Adaptation and Resilience Building in Africa
  
• 09/06 Regenerative Agriculture: A Sustainable Solution to Climate Change
  
• 09/06 Transparency for effective climate policies in agriculture
  
• 09/06 Green Hydrogen to Drive Sustainable Energy for All (Mauritania, Namibia)
  
• 12/06  Taking Stock of African Climate action through concrete Public/ Private Sectors/ Youth led projects.
  
• 12/06 Food systems and the changing climate
  
• 13/06 AfDB and UNCDF: accelerating the climate action agenda in Africa
  
• 14/06 Climate Finance for the Needs of Developing Countries
  

31 May - 02 June 2023. Tshwane, South Africa. IST-Africa 2023

Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), this was the eighteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.  

• 31/05 Blockchain Food Supply Chain
• 01/06 Environmental Sustainability & eAgriculture (1)
• 01/06 Environmental Sustainability & eAgriculture (2)
• 01/06 eAgriculture (3)
• 02/06 Horizon Europe - Opportunities within the SA-EU STI Cooperation
• 02/06 ICT Collaboration as a Driving Force for International and Regional Partnership Modalities

1 juin 2023. Champs-écoles et transitions agroécologiques en Afrique

Le champ-école est une démarche participative de formation et de conseil, basée sur l’expérimentation collective de systèmes de culture innovants.