On 31 March 2022 (14:00 Abidjan time/16:00 CEST), the African Union Commission (AUC) will host a webinar on enhancing and mobilizing resources for green and inclusive recovery in Africa. 

The webinar will provide a space for a cross-fertilization of ideas that will reinforce the implementation of green recovery plans in Africa. It will provide an opportunity for participants to share knowledge and showcase natural capital accounting and assessment approaches applied by regional organizations, businesses, financial institutions, and national governments in Africa post-COVID-19.

The webinar is part of a series on Mainstreaming Natural Capital in Africa’s Post-COVID Development Agenda co-organized by AfDB, GGKP and WWF Africa, in collaboration with the AUC and the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre, under the Mainstreaming Natural Capital in African Development Finance (NC4-ADF) Programme.

Speakers and panelists:

• Moderator: Julius Chupezi Tieguhong (AfDB)
• Opening remarks: John J. Maughan (GGKP)
• Eminent guest speaker: Mabouba Diagne (EBID)
• Keynote speaker: Leah Wanambwa Naess (AUC)
• Elvis Paul Tangem (AUC)
• Marco Arlaud (UNDP)
• Titilope Ngozi Akosa (C21st)
• Catherine Koffman (DBSA)

For more information about the event, contact:

• Eugene Itua, eitua [at] wwfint.org (eitua[at]wwfint[dot]org)
• Leah Naess Wanambwa, wanambwal [at] africa-union.org
• Julius Tieguhong, J.TIEGUHONG [at] afdb.org (J[dot]TIEGUHONG[at]afdb[dot]org)
• Sun Cho, scho [at] ggkp.org (scho[at]ggkp[dot]org)