Global Challenges Research Fund/ESRC
Geography & Environmental Science
See below
2017 - 2018
Ethiopia; Kenya; Nigeria
Professor Chukwumerije Okereke
Green, economy, sustainable technologies
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GIGGA is a Network grant project funded by ESRC under the Global Challenges Research Fund. The project aims to build a genuine interdisciplinary and international collaborative Network that can develop a substantive and innovative research agenda on the governance of green growth in Africa. The project is led of Professor Chukwumerije Okereke from the University of Reading, UK.
The Network comprises individuals from:
The main objective of the project is to lay the 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. Particular attention will be paid to understanding key challenges for 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 and enhance sustainability.
The main activity planned is to hold three meetings in Africa (Ethiopia, Nigeria and Kenya) to deliberate on research issues in the field and outline avenues for high impact interdisciplinary research going forward. There will be a wrap up conference in Reading in June 2018 to mark the end of the project.