Africa and Sustainable Development Agendas
Event Information
Description
Africa and Sustainable Development Agendas
Public panel discussion
The University of Western Australia Africa Research Cluster and the Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group (WUN GAG), in partnership with the Organisation of African Communities in Western Australia, invite you to a free public panel discussion as part of the WUN Annual Conference and to celebrate Africa Day 2018.
Friday 25 May 2018
5.30-7.30pm
University Club Auditorium
University of Western Australia
Featuring an address by Professor Ebenezer Owusu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana
The African Union’s long-term strategy for the continent’s integration and sustainable development, termed Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, seeks an ‘Integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena’. Agenda 2063 was produced alongside negotiations on the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which declared 17 Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, African governments and local communities have their own development priorities and plans. This interactive public panel discussion, featuring insights from experts from Australia and the African continent, will explore various intersections of different development priorities, agendas and frameworks—from the local to the regional to the global—and their likely impacts on Africa’s sustainable development.
Light refreshments will be served following the forum
Welcome
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, School of Social Sciences and Coordinator, Africa Research Cluster, University of Western Australia; Co-Chair, Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group
Moderator
Professor, Environmental and Geographical Science and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town; Co-Chair, Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group
Panel speakers
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana. Has a PhD in Entomology and has researched extensively into insect pests of agricultural and medical importance. He was previously a Professor in the Department of Zoology (now Animal Biology and Conservation Science) and the Provost of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences at the University of Ghana.
Director and Associate Research Professor of Development Studies, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi. Has been actively engaged in development theory and practice through research, teaching and consultancies. Current research focuses on socially inclusive cities, mobility and access in African cities, and informal workers and social protection.
Centenary Professor of Rural Development; Deputy Head, School of Agriculture and Environment and Co-Coordinator, International Development program, University of Western Australia; Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Associate Professor in the Anthropology of Development, School of Social Sciences, and Co-Coordinator, International Development program, University of Western Australia; President, Australian Anthropological Society; Editor, Journal of Eastern African Studies.
President, African Women’s Council of Australia; Chair, Australian Foreign Minister’s Advisory Group on Australia-Africa Relations; Representative, Organisation of African Communities in Western Australia.
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Please note: participants are warmly welcomed to register separately to attend our sister event on Saturday 26 May 2018, Africa Day Gala Dinner, hosted by the Organisation of African Communities in Western Australia. To purchase your tickets for the dinner event, please go to: OACWA Africa Day Gala Dinner 26 May 2018
