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GOVERNING INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH IN AFRICA<\/h1>

\u00a0<\/strong>Project Duration:\u00a0<\/strong>2016-2018<\/p>

Grantor:\u00a0<\/strong>Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK<\/p>

Principal Investigator:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Chukwumerije Okereke, University of Reading, UK<\/p>

Email:<\/strong>\u00a0c.okere@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>

ATPS Co-Investigator<\/strong>: Dr. Nicholas Ozor, Executive Director, ATPS, Kenya<\/p>

Emails:<\/strong>\u00a0nozor@atpsnet.org<\/a>;\u00a0executivedirector@atpsnet.org<\/a><\/p>

Project Value:<\/strong>\u00a0GBP 144,360<\/p>

Project Description\/Background<\/strong><\/p>

In order to have an inclusive economic development in Africa, it is important to note<\/p>

the significant role green economy has to play. Unfortunately, the dynamics of this potentially paradigm-shifting phenomenon are poorly understood by various stakeholders. Some African countries have already started to embrace the concept of green growth and have sketched ambitious plans to decouple economic growth from environmental pressures and \u2018leapfrog\u2019 to green, sustainable economies; these countries include: Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. Unfortunately, there has been very little study on green growth in Africa, information is still scantly on the current green activities in Africa, the impact of national green growth strategies on inequality and poverty in Africa, the environmental, technology, innovation, and ethical implications of greening and the capacity needed to achieve the required scale amongst others.<\/p>

This project will work with researchers from different disciplines (UK, Africa and India), African think tanks, civil society organizations and government departments to lay a foundation for a robust assessment and understanding of the dynamics of green growth governance in Africa and the implications for sustainable economic transformation in the continent. The project will look into the challenges for leveraging green growth leveraging green growth as a means to tackle inequality and poverty plus interventions that can be honed to transcend existing barriers to deliver results at scale to enhance sustainability.<\/p>

Key Objectives and Activities<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>