Hali Yetu East Africa webinar [Registration open]

ABOUT THIS EVENT

This occasion kicks off a series of similar events that launch the Hali Yetu Collective and the State of East Africa Conversations across the region, with the initial phase taking place in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. The launch events will introduce the Hali Yetu Collective, its aims, and current research work through thematic reviews, and explain how this work, under the auspices of the State of East Africa Conversations, is relevant to people’s everyday lives. These conversations are then expressed through four thematic conversations, which are: ‘Living Together,’ ‘Making a Living,’ ‘Living on Our Land,’ and ‘Living Together Beyond Borders.’

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This event will also feature a focused discussion on the political economy of ecology under the ‘Living on Our Land’ thematic conversation. Drawing on findings from the thematic reviews, the engagement will explore interests, institutions, and the political & economic arrangements that shape ecological outcomes, while opening a conversation on what different and alternative choices exist and are possible.

The conversation will be anchored in a vision of an East Africa where ecological transformation improves people’s lives, protects and regenerates natural systems, creates opportunities for shared prosperity, and is shaped by democratic choices.