Inequality, Work and Nature : Strategic Dilemmas and Policy Resolution

Are you an academic, an activist, a policymaker, or an opinion leader? Would you like to help identify both the strategic dilemmas of a just transition and the policy solutions? Join us at the international conference on Inequality, Work, and Nature for an interactive and innovative dialogue on resilient responses to climate change in line with a just transition within the framework of sustainable economies.

This conference is part of the research partnership between AFD and the European Union. Between 2017 and 2021, the first phase of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities developed more than 20 policy-oriented research projects in over 30 countries aiming to identify drivers, trends and policy levers for addressing inequality. In its second phase, it is focusing on four countries – South Africa, Colombia, Indonesia and Mexico – to study the interactions between inequality, environmental change and sustainability, with the aim of supporting governments in designing policy actions to meet these inter-dependent challenges.

The conference is a collaboration between the South African Presidency, the European Commission, the Agence Française de Développement, and the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research hosted by the University of Cape Town. The conference took place at the UCT Graduate School of Business in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8 – 9 November 2023.

 

Day 1 of the conference showcased research on the strategic dilemmas that appear when designing long-term development trajectories that are both ecologically and socially sustainable.

Day 2 engaged high-level government officials and practitioners especially from the Global South to deliberate on specific and meaningful concessions aimed at shaping policy solutions.

• The Presidency - Republic of South Africa
  
  With the dawn of democracy in 1994, and the adoption of a new final constitution in1996, a provision was made for an Office of the President, which later became known as The Presidency. Under previous dispensations, the head of government in South Africa were Prime Ministers and State Presidents.
  
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• European Commission
  
  As part of the European Union’s external relations, we base our actions on international law and multilateralism and are at the forefront of the European Union’s efforts to implement global commitments, notably the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
  
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• University of Cape Town (ACEIR)
  
  The African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research explores strategies to overcome African inequality via analytical, empirical, and data-driven research. Its focus on poverty and inequality includes studying the livelihoods and conditions of the poor, middle and elite classes and the relationships between these. ACEIR puts African scholars at the forefront of research and nurtures young and emerging African researchers in this field.
  
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