Panelists from the VII session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development recommend Mozambique to bet on the creation of a single plan for sustainable economic recovery post-covid-19, so that the goals of the 2030 Agenda are not compromised.
In this sense, the group advises the establishment of alliances with countries experienced in implementing such policies.
The recommendation was made at the beginning of a roundtable that has been taking place, virtually, since Monday, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to discuss the economic recovery plan based on the green economy. The meeting is expected to end tomorrow.
Vera Songwe, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UNECA, the UK COP 26 Regional Ambassador for Africa Nicholas Kay, and researchers Jean-Paul Adam, O’Callaghan and Julia Bird are part of the panel.
In their speech, the researchers said that the Mozambican government needs to invest in the media to raise levels of awareness about the relevance of sustainable development.
“When we invest in sustainable development we don’t come out losing, but rather gaining. Mozambique needs to adopt strong policies capable of generating transformation,” warned Julia Bird.
Nicholas Kay warned that Mozambique has to look at the countries that have done well in implementing sustainable development plans and establish exchanges with them, seeking to extract from these relations policies that respond to the needs of the country without going beyond its capacities.
However, O’Callaghan warned that implementing the sustainable development plan in Africa generates sustainable growth, however such programs are too expensive, so African countries need to seek support from developed countries to put such plans into practice.
