The Climate, Land, Agriculture, and Biodiversity (CLAB)-Africa Project Thematic Webinar Series

Webinar 2: Land-Water-Energy Resources Use 

Adequate access and sustainable use of land, water, and energy is critical for the socio-economic development in Africa. Africa’s land, water, and energy resources are facing increasing pressure due to population growth, economic development, and urbanization. Climate change has aggravated the pressure on these resources and with the marginalization of many African communities making the continent the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. These challenges, coupled with misguided government policies, together with the chronic gender disparity which is rooted in African culture call for an urgent mitigation response. The Climate, Land, Agriculture and Biodiversity (CLAB-Africa) Project provides an opportunity for Africa’s scientific community to contribute towards addressing the aforementioned challenges.

The Land-Water-Energy Resources Use Webinar held on 17 May focused on the sustainable use of land, water and energy resources, which is a theme under the CLAB-Africa Project. The webinar’s objective is to pursue recommendations for sustainable resource use and  optimization of land, water and energy. 

Watch the recording here

About the CLAB-Africa Project: 

The CLAB-Africa Project is led by University of Pretoria, Future Africa Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It aims to provide a platform for Africa’s leading scientists to engage Africa’s political leadership on the varying catalytic sectors to address the continent’s wicked challenges in this regard. The Project is structured along four thematic areas focusing on: (i) climate change impacts on food systems; (ii) people-animals-ecosystems health and wellbeing; (iii) land restoration and biodiversity and (iv) land-water-energy resources use.