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ADS2022: Day Fifteen

Sub-theme 4: Human Capital Development, Climate, Energy and Food Systems

The fourth and final week of the Africa Dialogue Series focuses on the sub-theme “Human Capital Development, Climate, Energy and Food Systems.” This week’s activities are led by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA).

 

Continued climate change, coupled with recent shocks and disruptions, including the desert locust in parts of the continent and the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted Africa’s fragility and vulnerabilities in key areas of human development. This requires a shift from the unsustainable current socio-economic trajectory. The African Common Position on Food Systems Implementation mechanism provides for bold introspection, rallying science, and existing knowledge while harnessing indigenous knowledge and the views and perceptions of communities to contribute to solutions.

 

Activities during this week will highlight challenges, opportunities and solutions enhancing human capital development, addressing climate and energy challenges and strengthening food systems.

 

 

Transforming food systems to improve nutrition, build resilience and enhance human capital

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The African Union Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

Achieving Food And Nutrition Security

Transforming Agriculture and Promoting Employability Through Skills Development

Interview with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, NEPAD Agency's Goodwill Ambassador for TB and Nutrition

NEPAD Food and Nutrition Security Programme

Advancing Africa’s nutrition agenda

 

 

Views from the experts

Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) stresses that economic growth, dependable incomes, food systems and climate resilience are basic livelihoods issues that are important for the continent’s population, particularly the youth. She calls for new paradigms and thought processes for Africa’s development in order to find impactful solutions to the continent’s challenges.

Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Assistant-Secretary-General and Director-General of the African Risk Capacity Group talks about the impact of climate change, which is one of the greatest challenges facing Africa and the world. Droughts, floods and other climate-related disasters have affected food security and livelihoods, particularly among the most vulnerable people. He explains how the African Risk Capacity Group, a specialized agency of the African Union, is supporting African governments, in partnership with the 麻豆APP, to address these challenges and mitigate the impact of climate change on communities.

 

 

 

 

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