This event will discuss what a common approach to building back better through a greener pathway to COVID19 recovery in Africa should look like.

THEMATIC TOPICS:

• Greener pathway using Circular Economy approach in Africa (experience from South Africa)
• Reviving tourism in Africa through green business models (private sector development)
• Strategic approach to sustainable development in the era of pandemic recovery (international practices- European Union)
• Re-defining industrialization in Africa using a circular economy and life cycle approach (African Roadmap on SCP)

SPEAKERS:

• UNECA representative
• Dr. Jenitha Badul, Senior Policy Advisor, National Department of Environment, Fisheries and Forestry (DEFF), South Africa
• Mr Thibaut Portevin, Policy Officer for Green Economy, the European Commission
• Mr. Venkama Avinash, SWITCH Africa Green Grantee / Entrepreneur
• Ms. Letitia Nyaaba, Deputy Director, Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre
• Ms Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director and Regional Representative for Africa, UNEP