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Sustainable Development in Africa: Issues and Challenges

Roundtable discussion with participants from one of the leading South African universities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).

Sustainable Development in Africa

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UN’s Agenda 2030 outlines a series of ambitious goals for the coming years. The task of monitoring progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is affected by a lack of sufficient information, regular surveys, and critical analysis. It is also hampered by academic institutions, governments and international organisations unable or unwilling to share their knowledge which is needed to achieve the SDGs.

This roundtable discussion, with its participants representing both one of the leading South African universities, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), as well as the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), will explore challenges the knowledge communities in Africa face when addressing sustainable development and how their own institutions are trying to contribute.

The roundtable will also examine possibilities provided by international scientific collaboration. What are the challenges ahead for achieving a sustainable development in (Sub-Saharan) Africa, particularly towards achieving Goal 1, to “End poverty in all its forms everywhere”?

Panellists:

  • Prof. Betty Munbangizi, Dean, College of Law & Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Prof. Francisco Sozinho Matsinhe, Deputy Executive Secretary, CODESRIA - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Senegal
  • Moderator: Alberto D. Cimadamore, Scientific Director, CROP

The event is organised by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty - CROP.

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