Drilling into Infrastructure

This session will promote innovative examples from across Africa of how natural capital can be integrated into infrastructure design and development. The session includes a presentation of leading case studies, followed by both online discussion and a webchat.

Speakers:

Oshani Perera, Director of Sustainable Infrastructure, International Institute for Sustainable Development (Switzerland)
John Mudany, Finance and ICT Director, KenGen / Director at African Institute for Development Policy (Kenya)
Lucy Waruingi, Executive Director African Conservation Centre and spokesperson for Development Corridors Partnership (Kenya)
Najma Mohamed, Policy Director, GEC (Moderating)

Webinar & Video Case Studies

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01:02:20

African Forum on Green Economy: Session 3 - Drilling Into Infrastructure

This session will promote innovative examples from across Africa of how natural capital can be integrated into infrastructure design and development. For more information, or to access our online discussion forum: https://africanforumongreeneconomy.com

09:13

Development Corridors Partnership - Overview for the African Forum on Green Economy

A presentation from Lucy Waruingi, Executive Director for the African Conservation Centre and spokesperson for Development Corridors Partnership (Kenya), on how development corridors are developing new approaches to infrastructure and environment in Kenya. Delivered as part of the African Forum on Green Economy's Infrastructure session, June 3rd 2020. For more information: https://africanforumongreeneconomy.com

22:00

IISD's Oshani Perera presentation for African Forum on Green Economy

For more information: https://africanforumongreeneconomy.com

Links & Documents

If you were interested in finding out more about Oshani's work on Sustainable Asset Valuation, you can watch Oshani's 10-minute presentation recorded for us here.
If you were inspired by Lucy's overview of the Development Corridors Projects, you can watch the project's 10-minute presentation recorded for us here.
To learn more about the role of infrastructure in Africa's green economy, African Forum participants also have access to a free copy of Prof. Desta Mebratu's book, access it here.
To find out more about KenGen's work on social and environmental sustainability and safeguarding, visit their webpage here.