Editor’s choice
Editor’s choice
This session aims to assess how climate resilience, food security and sustainable development in Africa are global priorities and identify practical areas where African leadership and international collaboration can create mutual benefits for both the continent and the wider world.
Date: 29 September 2026, 09:45–11:00 am EAT
Venue: Landscape Alliance (Formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Microsoft Teams: TBC*
Explore how to combine private capital, citizen-generated knowledge and digital innovation to build investable, climate-resilient markets and pipelines.
When: 29 September, 11:00–12:15 pm EAT
Venue: Landscape Alliance (formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Microsoft Teams: TBC*
Experts to discuss why investing in climate adaptation makes economic sense by highlighting the costs of inaction, the benefits of adaptation, and the tools needed to turn priorities into scalable, sustainable investments.
When: 29 September 2026, 12:15–13:30 EAT
Venue: Landscape Alliance (formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Microsoft Teams: TBC*
African and European researchers, policymakers, funders, and international organizations will explore investment strategies to strengthen African scientific leadership and connect researchers with global funding.
When: 29 September 2026, 14:30–15:30 EAT
Venue: Landscape Alliance (formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Microsoft Teams: TBC*
Panelists will examine how science diplomacy can support sustained, inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation between African and European institutions, in the context of an increased fragmented international relations atmosphere.
When: 29 September 2026, 15:45–17:00 EAT
Venue: Landscape Alliance (formerly CIFOR-ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Microsoft Teams: TBC*
Other publication / This report focuses on how clay, one of the world's oldest construction materials, has the potential to drive a lower-carbon future for the cement industry.
Other publication / The 2026 global economic assessment for climate and clean air action highlights the costs of inaction. Each year of delay could cost over USD 1.5 trillion.
Journal article / This article maps consumer carbon footprints by urban density in Europe, revealing what drives the changes.
