The Social Justice Jam: Spaces for Change took place from the 10th to the 12th of June 2024 and it was the culmination of collaborative efforts that started in early 2024 between the University of Leeds, the University of Pretoria, Mothing African Heritage and ls14trust.
Addressing the multifaceted challenges of achieving a just transition to sustainable energy systems in Africa necessitates a strategic focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The integration of diverse academic perspectives and expertise is essential for addressing the complex socio-economic, environmental, and policy-related issues inherent in energy transitions.
We made it! At the Summit of the Future at the United Nations in New York, I had the privilege of speaking at the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition side-event, with the title: From Idea to Action and Impact: mobilizing the Outcomes of the Summit.
History has been made this morning of Sunday 22 Sep 2024 at the United Nations HQ in New York: The #SummitOftheFuture opened with the overwhelming adoption of the Pact for the Future and its two annexes, Declaration on Future Generations and Global Digital Compact. CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who has contributed to this great achievement!
A year ago today, 22 September 2023, I took this picture on my way to the UNESCO offices in New York to meet Assistant Director-General Gabriela Ramos and Wales Future Generations Commissioner Derek Walker to discuss how we could build closer cooperations together focused on futures literacy, foresight and planning (championed by both of my meeting partners) and the humanities-led sustainability science work of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, which I head up as Executive Director. BRIDGES is anchored in UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations (MOST) programme.
