Can we talk of a Just Transition in South Africa ?

What role can social policies play in enabling a just transition in South Africa?
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Projet Eau à Soweto.
when ? where ?
The Wednesday 18 May 2022
From 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm (CET)
Online
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Nationally and internationally there is agreement on the need to reduce carbon emissions and to transition to low carbon economies.

As the largest country on the African continent in terms of both CO2 emissions and willingness to commit to a low-carbon pathway, South Africa has a key role to play, but it must plan its carbon exit strategy in a context of high socioeconomic inequality and social tensions that have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

While there is consensus on the need for a just transition, debates in the country around the design and implementation of such a strategy show that the final objective is not sufficiently defined. In this webinar we will be discussing the role that social policies can play in enabling a just transition in South Africa and highlight some of the key challenges.

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when ?
Wednesday 18 May 2022
From 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm (CET)
where ?
Online
Intervenants
Wendy
ANNECKE
Independent researcher in social sciences
Animé par Anda
DAVID
Senior researcher, AFD
Antoine
GODIN
Senior researcher, AFD
Nthabi
MOHLAKOANA
Researcher, Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST), Stellenbosch University
Britta
RENNKAMP
Researcher, African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) University of Cape Town
Peta
WOLPE
Climate change practitioner

Location of the event

Siège de l'AFD
5 rue Roland-Barthes
75012
Paris