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Date: March 2, 2022
Theme: Inclusive Digital Transformation for Economic Resilience in Africa: A Call to Action
Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented, exogenous shock to the global economy, with major repercussions on production, consumption, and exchange activities.
Date: January 19-20, 2022
Theme: Resource Mobilization and Sub-National Fiscal Autonomy: A Development Finance Perspective.
Overview
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets form the core of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. The SDGs balance the economic, social, and ecological dimensions of sustainable development, in addition to aligning the twin goals of fighting poverty and achieving sustainable development.
Date: November 23, 2021
Theme: Accelerating Decarbonization of Africa’s Energy System: A Blue Economy Perspective
Overview
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.” Improving access to affordable and clean energy for all, while reducing GHG emissions and the carbon footprint of the energy sector, remains on the front burner of the global energy transition debate.