Innovation For The Energy Transition - How Can It Ensure Shared Prosperity Between Africa And Europe?
Second workshop of Ukȧmȧ, the Africa-Europe platform for sustainable development thinker
Guiding questions for this second interactive Ukȧmȧ workshop (of the Ukȧmȧ: the Africa-Europe platform for sustainable development thinkers):
- How can we characterize the current state of Africa-Europe relations for energy transformation and innovation?
- What needs to change? How to ensure that the new supply chains needed for the energy transition in both continents comes with a fair distribution of value and jobs? Germany’s investment needs in green hydrogen in Africa will be discussed as a case study.
Read the blog post >> Africa’s transition from a provider to a key actor of the global energy transition (February, 2022)
List of participants:
Name | Position | Organization |
Amara Nwankpa | Director, Public Policy Initiative | Yar’Adua Foundation |
Ann Kingiri | Senior Research Fellow | African Centre for Technology Studies |
Anzetse Were | Senior economist at FSD Kenya and Columnist | FSD |
Brice Roinsard | Senior Associate | European Climate Foundation |
Camilla Toulmin | Leader of Strategy group on sustainable energy | Africa Europe Foundation |
Chantal Naidoo | Founder | Rabia Transitions |
Chuks Okereke | Director | Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) |
Damien Barchiche | Programme Director Governance | IDDRI |
Daniele Fattibene | Senior Researcher/Coordinator | IAI and ETTG |
Eleaonor Fisher | Professor & Head of Research | The Nordic Africa Institute |
Elisabeth Hege | Senior Research Fellow | IDDRI |
Imme Scholz | Deputy Director | DIE |
Iskander Erzini Vernoit | Think tank founder, Policy Adviser | E3G |
Jamal Msami | Senior Researcher and Director of Strategic Research | Repoa |
John Asafu Adjaye | Head of research | African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) |
John Mugabe | Professor | Pretoria University |
Jörgen Levin | Senior Researcher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Jule Könneke | Researcher Climate Diplomacy | E3G |
Kerstin Opfer | Policy Advisor Energy Policy and Civil Society – Africa and MENA | Germanwatch |
Louise van Schaik | Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs | Clingendael Institute |
Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong | Associate Research Fellow in the Development, Strategy and Governance Division | International Food Policy Research Institute |
Matthias Deutsch | Lead hydrogen program | Agora Energiewende |
Niels Keijzer | Senior Researcher | German Development Institute |
Rim Berahab | Senior Economist | Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) |
Saliem Fakir | Executive Director | African Climate Foundation |
San Bilal | Head of Programme Trade, Investment and Finance, Economic and Agricultural Transformation Programme | ECDPM |
Sébastien Treyer | Director | IDDRI |
Shilpa Asokan | Senior Researcher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Thomas Opande | Lead Africa Energy Access Initiative | WWF Uganda Country Office |
Viictoria Harris | Senior Associate | European Climate Foundation |
Youba SOKONA | Vice-Chair | IPCC |
Zaffar Hussain | Research fellow | Agora Energiewende |