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Speaker: Joseph Asunka, CEO at Afrobarometer.
About the talk
CID's "Road to GEM23" climate and development series precedes and helps launch the May 2023 Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM23), "Growing in a Green World". This spring, CID strives to elevate and learn from voices from the countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis, and feature important learnings from the leaders who will be active participants at GEM23. “Road to GEM23” is operating as a subset of our Friday Speaker Series.
Climate change is wreaking havoc across Africa. Severe droughts are striking the Sahel and parts of West Africa; East African glaciers are melting; Cyclone Idai in 2019 and deadly floods in KwaZulu Natal have devastated southern Africa. How are ordinary Africans experiencing these extreme weather conditions? What do they want (and expect) their governments and other development actors to do about climate change? Do they think they have a role to play in addressing the effects of climate change?
This is a virtual-only event open to the public. Registration is required.
Hosted by: Center for International Development- HKS