NEW 📣 The Global Gateway is the EU’s new strategy that aims to create sustainable and secure links with countries @ChloeTvan San Bilal Ennatu Domingo Alfonso Medinilla argue while it has some excellent elements, more needs to be done to help achieve its goals. 👉bit.ly/3xt52e4

Africa Energy Outlook is out! Today 600 million Africans have no access to electricity & nearly 1 billion no access to clean cooking. Solving this requires $25 billion per year from now to 2030 – the same as building one new LNG terminal a year More: iea.li/3mZkeea

#EU ambitions in and of themselves are laudable. But given that we live in a global village, perceptions matter, especially when there's talk of double standards and hypocrisy. Time for a rethink? See ECDPM 🔎 🌍 paper by Alfonso Medinilla Koen Dekeyser Karim Karaki bit.ly/3tMTAce

Une discussion TRÈS importante sur la 'crise oubliée' de la dette publique. Des propositions concrètes pour lier dette et climat. Avec mon brillant collègue Karim Karaki et Jean-Paul Adam 🤝 ECDPM 🔎 🌍 IIED ECA Réservez votre place ici: ecdpm.org/events/lanceme…

Listen to Glada and me discussing the geopolitical and security consequences of #climatechange! Thank you WIIS Brussels for the conversation!! ECDPM 🔎 🌍 Chatham House @Cascades_EU

Which way #Africa? #GoGreen? or #NoGreen? We will be at #2023IGW leading an informative & provocative discussion on dilemmas faced in achieving greener economic develop't pathways 4 Africa. An illustrious panel awaits #GlobalAfrica /1🧵 🗓️ 30 April 2023 ⏲️10.00am-12.00pm EAT

ECDPM 🔎 🌍 's Alfonso Medinilla will stimulate the panel on how African countries can navigate global climate action & econ dev ambitions Paper here: bit.ly/3TJsC1b Karim Karaki TradeMark Africa @PascalLAMYPPF Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Dave Beer Salim Mvurya #2023IGW Mo Ibrahim Foundation See below

1/5 In our paper Alfonso Medinilla and I look at green (energy) transition. As the EU/Africa try to catch up in green tech/industrialisation, the EU arguably has a strategic interest in Africa's economic development as it seeks resource partnerships in the continent.

New on #PostCotonouAgreement : Yesterday everyone happy Poland agreed to unblock. Today, Poles send other EU states a statement clarifying how they will interpret references to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health.

🌍🌡️This week, we're sharing our work from the first half of 2023 related to climate👇 What is the state of play on the climate debate between EU-Africa? Poorva Karkare Alfonso Medinilla Hanne Louise Knaepen Koen Dekeyser analysed the status quo 👉bit.ly/45ONmKc

🌍🌡️This week, we're sharing our work from the first half of 2023 related to climate👇 How can African countries navigate the competing demands of global climate action and economic development? Read Bruce Byiers Alfonso Medinilla & Karim Karaki's analysis 👉bit.ly/3TJsC1b

KAS Sub-Saharan Africa Sheila Khama @fraumueller_swp Francesca Di Mauro Samuel Gahigi Ed Stoddard @peterhandley3 Hubertus Bardt Brendan Vickers Anja Berretta Vanessa Ushie Paul Atherley How can regional ESG policies be better harmonised to enhance investment practices in strategic minerals sectors? Session 4 of our conference includes Farai Nyabereka, Balbine Omgba, @VObisieOrlu, Dr Alecia Ndlovu, Djariatou Traore & Christopher Vandome. chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

1/2 It was a pleasure speaking to @PascalLAMYPPF & Genevieve Pons of Europe Jacques Delors about the #greentransition in #Africa #CBAM & European Commission climate diplomacy bit.ly/3PYZ0wq Is there a need for a 'trade-dev-climate triangle forum'? They explain why there is @ecdpm

Listen to our podcast with @PascalLAMYPPF, Genevieve Pons and Bruce Byiers on the need to change the conversation on carbon border adjustments #CBAM, and other EU external climate measures.

🗓️17 October Join the Chief Science Officer Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Dirk-Jan Koch, for the Brussels launch of his book 'Foreign aid and its unintended consequences' in our office Register for an in-person discussion on the book's findings 👉bit.ly/3M7G50b Mariella Di Ciommo Bruce Byiers

#NEW Multilateral debt reform has been slow since the pandemic 🌱But debt-for-nature swaps are emerging as a unique tool to combine financial and climate action Karim Karaki Alfonso Medinilla San Bilal propose 3 ways to scale them up in developing countries 👉bit.ly/3u54JYT

On Tuesday, DEVE Committee Press MEPs will also host a public hearing on the EU-Africa Strategy, featuring: - Mikaela Gavas of Center for Global Development - Alvaro Lario - juliet nangamba - Daniel Adeoluwa Adeniyi of ECDPM 🔎 🌍 - and others 📰Programme: europa.eu/!FTWpCY 📺Livestream: europa.eu/!PcXTdC

This week marks the start of the #COP28🌱 in Dubai, setting a new agenda for #climate change discussions, our Senior Fellow L. Jaidi & Afaf Zarkik along w/ Alfonso Medinilla have previously shared their analysis on this year's edition through their joint paper: bit.ly/40ZLuww

📌New paper ♻️ With #greentech in focus, #advancedeconomies look to secure #access to #criticalrawmaterials 🔎 What does this mean for the African continent? Quick 🧵 based on our analysis (1/5)