The Africa-Europe Platform For Sustainable Development Thinkers
The Ukȧmȧ platform aims at building an informal dialogue process between a diversity of African and European experts bringing together perspectives of the Europe-Africa cooperation, including Climate, Sustainable Development, Economic transformation, International Cooperation, Finance and Trade to facilitate the emergence of such shared expectations. The main objective of the platform is to convene critical thinkers to help set out the themes and issues that are relevant for shared sense of prosperity for Africa and Europe, how is it working well, as well as where it is not working well. What are the obstacles and how they can be removed for more symmetry and prosperity on both sides ?
By developing a network of African and European experts (from think tanks and universities) mobilised in favour of sustainable recovery and economic transformation in Africa that come together regularly to discuss and reflect independently on the Europe-Africa relationship and co-build value propositions for a renewed cooperation between the two continents, it aims, in the long run at bringing fresh ideas to the table to overcome misunderstandings and foster collaboration. It also aims at mending the relationship by bringing together new empirical analyses: knowledge is key to change the relationship!
The Ukȧmȧ platform is co-chaired by Chukwumerije Okereke (Professor at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo; Director Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD)), and Sébastien Treyer (Director, IDDRI) and guided by a steering committee including the following members: Ann Kingiri, Senior Research Fellow (ACTS), Kenya; Fatima Denton, Director of the Institute for Natural Resources in Africa at the United Nations University, Ghana; Chantal Naidoo, Founder Rabia Transitions, South Africa; Youba Sokona, Vice President IPCC; San Bilal, Associate director – sustainable African economies and climate action (ECDPM); Aparajita Banerjee, Senior Researcher, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).