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Making the most of EU investment in Africa
July 08, 2024 08:28 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBSwitching from an off-budget EDF to a unique EU instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) has some technical implications for the EU and for partner countries, which in turn may bring some political consequences to the relationships between them. The NDICI-Global Europe brings in simplicity, flexibility, agility, and reactivity - all crucial to making the EU a more geopolitical player. To understand how the changes land in reality, ex-EU ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, Philippe van Damme, d...
How are the EU and African countries working together on mutual interests?
July 08, 2024 08:27 - 19 minutes - 45 MBThe definition of mutual interests is a good occasion to ask how development objectives are integrated in the Global gateway strategy and the NDICI-Global Europe. Moreover, the programming phase of the NDICI-Global Europe allowed the EU not only to define its cooperation activities, but primarily to set its interests and priorities for each partner country, and then seek where and how these could match with the partner country’s priorities. As Botswana’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgiu...
Is the EU becoming distracted from civil society and human rights in Africa?
July 08, 2024 08:27 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBBroadening the partnerships has been one of the significant shifts of the EU development cooperation’s recent evolution. On paper, the EU aims at engaging in a more meaningful manner with civil society, and at supporting them in a more effective way. But in reality, how has the relationship between the EU and civil society in partner countries changed with the EU’s new approach to development? Moses Isooba is the executive director of the Uganda National NGO Platform (UNNGOP), an organisat...
Intro | EU development policy shifts in practice: Voices from Africa
July 08, 2024 08:27 - 3 minutes - 8.62 MBIn this podcast series, Amandine Sabourin interviews key partners in EU development policy to understand how the EU’s increasingly transactional approach is experienced by partner countries. From EU ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon Philippe van Damme to ambassador Masire-Mwamba of Botswana to the Kingdom of Belgium and Uganda civil society leader Moses Isooba, the series explores how rulings designed in Brussels are actually playing out on the ground, their effect on the EU’s relationsh...
Critical Raw Materials: Geopolitical chess or tug-of-war for development?
June 24, 2024 10:45 - 38 minutes - 88.2 MBCritical raw materials are vital for the EU's green transition and offer African countries a path to green industrialisation. Both however face policy dilemmas: Africa must efficiently use resources within, and share them between, countries, while the EU seeks to derisk from China and maintain industrial leadership. In this podcast, Poorva and Géraud discuss how these different moving parts fit together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Episode 5 - Yes to financial freedom: Stories about girls' empowerment from Tanzania
June 24, 2024 09:42 - 26 minutes - 60.6 MBIn Tanzania, gender equality remain a policy priority, but progress is slow. Enter the award-winning Her Initiative, a game-changer that is helping to close the gender gap. This initiative promotes financial resilience and digital inclusion for girls and young women, empowering them to escape poverty and seize more opportunities. Without such innovative efforts, achieving full gender parity could take decades. In this episode of Minding the gap: Conversations on gender, we listen to real-li...
S2 Episode 4 - Leaving no one behind
June 17, 2024 07:57 - 19 minutes - 45.1 MBThe circular economy movement aims to create a restorative and sustainable economic system, but can it promote social justice as well? Women play pivotal roles in the transition to a circular economy, engaging in a variety of activities that drive sustainable practices and resource efficiency. However, significant challenges remain in ensuring that this transition is just and inclusive from a gender perspective. Despite the potential for a circular economy to provide equitable opportunities...
S2 Episode 3 - What role does gender play in preventing and countering violent extremism?
June 10, 2024 13:03 - 30 minutes - 70.8 MBWomen and girls play crucial roles in the prevention and countering of violent extremism. While these distinct roles are increasingly recognized, considerable gaps remain between the enthusiastic commitments set out to empower women and girls, and the inadequate support provided for women, women leaders and women’s groups in this fight. The difficulty of mainstreaming gender for the security community is not shared by many violent extremist groups themselves, who have used gendered strategi...
S2 Episode 2 - How does gender affect migration?
June 03, 2024 10:32 - 20 minutes - 47.2 MBMigration is one of the key political issues in Europe today, but little attention is given to the impact that gender has on migration patterns. New research is revealing that gender has an influence on an individual’s decision to move, the way they choose to do it and how their movement is perceived by the old and new communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 Episode 1 - What can we expect from and for women in the upcoming European elections?
May 23, 2024 14:03 - 23 minutes - 53.9 MB2024 is a key year of elections. From June 6, around 400 million people will be eligible to choose new representatives in the European Parliament. But with polls predicting gains by right-wing parliamentary groups and with a global backsliding on gender equality, how can the vote of women impact the results of the European elections? What impact can we expect from a more right-leaning European Parliament and European Commission leadership on women’s rights and gender equality? What are some o...
Episode 5 - What is blocking cities from being inclusive and resilient?
December 18, 2023 00:29 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn the fifth episode of ECDPM’s podcast series 'Minding the gap: conversations on gender', Hanne Knaepen talks to Giulia Maci, gender specialist and manager of the Euro-Mediterrean region at Cities Alliance (UNOPS). They talk about gender-sensitive climate action in cities and learn how women empowerment, climate action, and urban development are interlinked.
S1 Episode 5 - What is blocking cities from being inclusive and resilient?
December 18, 2023 00:29 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn the fifth episode of ECDPM’s podcast series 'Minding the gap: conversations on gender', Hanne Knaepen talks to Giulia Maci, gender specialist and manager of the Euro-Mediterrean region at Cities Alliance (UNOPS). They talk about gender-sensitive climate action in cities and learn how women empowerment, climate action, and urban development are interlinked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Episode 4 - Why is it difficult for women to access justice?
December 10, 2023 11:11 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBIn the fourth episode of ECDPM’s podcast series ‘Minding the gap: conversations on gender’, Sara Gianesello talks to Houda Zekri, Moroccan gender expert, and Stephanie Willman Bordat, a founding partner at MRA - Mobilising for Rights Associates, based in Rabat. They delve into the Moroccan justice system to shed light on the challenges and obstacles that women face when seeking justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EP4 - Why is it difficult for women to access justice?
December 10, 2023 11:11 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBIn the fourth episode of ECDPM’s podcast series ‘Minding the gap: conversations on gender’, Sara Gianesello talks to Houda Zekri, Moroccan gender expert, and Stephanie Willman Bordat, a founding partner at MRA - Mobilising for Rights Associates, based in Rabat. They delve into the Moroccan justice system to shed light on the challenges and obstacles that women face when seeking justice.
S1 EP3 - How can we advance gender equality and food security in Africa?
December 03, 2023 17:19 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBAlmost two-thirds of African women are employed in agrifood systems as food producers, agro-dealers, processors, distributors and traders. They are also often responsible for sourcing and cooking food for their families. Yet, multiple sources of inequality constrain women’s participation, well-being and empowerment. How can we ensure women have more access to resources such as land or finance? Can food security goals and gender equality be achieved simultaneously? And what steps are already b...
S1 Episode 3 - How can we advance gender equality and food security in Africa?
December 03, 2023 17:19 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBAlmost two-thirds of African women are employed in agrifood systems as food producers, agro-dealers, processors, distributors and traders. They are also often responsible for sourcing and cooking food for their families. Yet, multiple sources of inequality constrain women’s participation, well-being and empowerment. How can we ensure women have more access to resources such as land or finance? Can food security goals and gender equality be achieved simultaneously? And what steps are already b...
S1 Episode 2 - Why is it difficult to engage boys and men in the fight for gender equality?
November 26, 2023 18:51 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBGender (in)equality is often treated as a women's and girls’ issue, but boys and men are also part of the equation. Power imbalances create patriarchal structures and both women and men uphold these structures (often involuntarily). What does it mean to engage boys and men in the fight for gender equality? Why is it difficult to get them to support gender equality? And why do we need to talk about masculinities in the plural? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Episode 1: Are we critical enough of gender expertise?
November 19, 2023 19:57 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn recent years, the field of international cooperation has seen the growing presence of a new professional figure: the gender expert. Gender experts support and advise policymakers and practitioners to make sure their work has a gender perspective and supports gender equality. But why is gender expertise important? Who gets to decide who these experts are? And can gender expertise stray away from feminism or become exclusionary when it doesn’t recognise multiple forms of oppression? Hosted...
In search of common ground on climate diplomacy - A conversation with Tracy Kajumba
October 20, 2023 15:18 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBIn recent years, policymakers in Europe and Africa have been giving more attention to the climate crisis. However, dealing with the climate crisis is not an isolated action. Its impact on all aspects of human life means countries cannot take isolation action, having instead to prioritise coordination with other countries and regions. This 2-part podcast series zooms in on EU-Africa climate diplomacy and how the EU and Africa can overcome diplomatic tensions in the realm of climate and energy....
ECDPM Talks on: COP27 | Episode 2
October 04, 2023 13:20 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBECDPM Talks on: COP27 | Episode 2 by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In search of common ground on climate diplomacy - A conversation with Pascal Lamy and Geneviève Pons
September 29, 2023 13:30 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBIn recent years, policymakers in Europe and Africa have been giving more attention to the climate crisis. However, dealing with the climate crisis is not an isolated action. Its impact on all aspects of human life means countries cannot take isolation action, having instead to prioritise coordination with other countries and regions. This 2-part podcast series zooms in on EU-Africa climate diplomacy and how the EU and Africa can overcome diplomatic tensions in the realm of climate and energy....
AU - EU Summit: One Year On
February 20, 2023 10:29 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn this twitter space, we share some reflections on the EU-AU partnership. Almost one year has passed since the sixth EU-AU summit took place in Brussels – a year in which we witnessed multiple crises and geopolitical shifts. What has become of the commitments African and European leaders made at the summit? And how have last year’s geopolitics and crises impacted the relationship?We discuss this with:Lidet Tadesse, associate director of ECDPM's peaceful societies and accountable governance c...
ECDPM Talks on COP27: Episode 5
November 28, 2022 08:59 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBECDPM Talks on COP27: Episode 5 by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECDPM Talks on: COP27 Episode 4
November 21, 2022 10:13 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBECDPM Talks on: COP27 Episode 4 by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECDPM Talks on: COP27 | Episode 1
October 28, 2022 14:12 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this podcast series, we’re zooming in on COP27. In this first episode, we want to give you a more panoramic view of COP27 and some of the political nuances involved in what is arguably the most visible global climate event of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How Is Team Europe Doing Twitter Space
September 26, 2022 07:37 - 48 minutes - 67 MBOn 23 September 2022, ECDPM hosted a twitter space with Alexei Jones, Head of EU foreign and development policy at ECDPM, Katja Sergejeff, junior policy officer in the EU foreign and development policy and Inclusive governance & accountability teams and Vince Chadwick to take stock of Team Europe and its initiatives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What can we expect from the EU-AU Summit?
February 14, 2022 13:52 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBIn the week preceding the highly anticipated and long-delayed EU-AU summit in Brussels, our Head of Outreach and Impact, Virginia Mucchi sat down with Philomena Apiko, who leads our work on AU-EU relations, to understand what the summit might mean for the partnership between the two continents. What are the main topics on the table? Where do Africa and Europe see eye to eye? And where can real progress be made?Philomena shares her viewsMusic credit:Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org...
Great Insights Interview with H.E. Dr. Abou Zeid | African Union Commission
September 27, 2021 10:10 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBGreat Insights Interview with H.E. Dr. Abou Zeid | African Union Commission by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great Insights Interview with Saliem Fakir | Africa Climate Foundation
September 27, 2021 10:10 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBGreat Insights Interview with Saliem Fakir | Africa Climate Foundation by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great Insights Interview with Hans Bruyninckx | European Environment Agency
September 20, 2021 14:52 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBGreat Insights Interview with Hans Bruyninckx | European Environment Agency by European Centre for Development Policy Management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Climate Adaptation Talks | Episode 5 with Kitty van der Heijden
January 18, 2021 10:12 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this podcast series, which features episodes in English and French, we want to explore the strategies that different countries are using to adapt to an increasingly volatile climate. In each episode – up until the run-up to the first-ever Climate Adaptation Summit in 2021 – one of our experts will talk to a guest about their projects and ideas to maximise the potential of climate adaptation.In our fifth and final episode of the series, Hanne Knaepen, who is coordinating ECDPM’s work on cl...
Climate Adaptation Talks | Episode 4 with Cinzia Losenno
December 14, 2020 11:36 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this podcast series, which features episodes in English and French, we want to explore the strategies that different countries are using to adapt to an increasingly volatile climate. In each episode – up until the run-up to the first-ever Climate Adaptation Summit in 2021 – one of our experts will talk to a guest about their projects and ideas to maximise the potential of climate adaptation.In our fourth episode, San Bilal, ECDPM’s head of Programme on Trade, Investment and Finance, talks ...
Climate Adaptation Talks | Episode 3 with Caroline Mwongera
November 16, 2020 13:42 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this podcast series, which features episodes in English and French, we want to explore the strategies that different countries are using to adapt to an increasingly volatile climate. In each episode – up until the run-up to the first-ever Climate Adaptation Summit in 2021 – one of our experts will talk to a guest about their projects and ideas to maximise the potential of climate adaptation.In our third episode, Paulina Bizzotto Molina, policy officer in ECDPM’s Sustainable food systems te...
Climate adaptations talks | Épisode 2 avec Ibrahima Fofana
October 26, 2020 11:02 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBDans cette série de podcasts, qui présente des épisodes en anglais et en français, nous voulons en savoir plus sur les stratégies que les différents pays utilisent pour s’adapter au changement climatique. Dans chaque épisode – jusqu’au tout premier sommet sur l’adaptation au climat en 2021 – un de nos experts parlera avec un invité de ses projets et idées pour maximiser le potentiel de l’adaptation au climat.Dans le deuxième épisode de notre nouvelle série de podcasts sur l’adaptation au clim...
Climate adaptations talks | Episode 1 with Saleemul Huq
October 05, 2020 14:38 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this podcast series, which features episodes in English and French, we want to explore the strategies that different countries are using to adapt to an increasingly volatile climate. In each episode – up until the run-up to the first-ever Climate Adaptation Summit in 2021 – one of our experts will talk to a guest about their projects and ideas to maximise the potential of climate adaptation.In our first episode, Hanne Knaepen, who is coordinating ECDPM’s climate work, talks to Professor Sa...
Francesco Rampa on BBC Worldwide
December 16, 2015 15:31 - 3 minutes - 4.62 MBFrancesco Rampa, head of food security at ECDPM, discusses agricultural exports and the challenges facing the WTO Ministerial conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
The future of ACP-EU relations: The view of the African Diaspora
December 04, 2015 11:21 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MBECDPM caught up with Ms. Marie Chantal Uwitonze of the African Diaspora Network in Europe (ADNE) to discuss the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 from the point of view of the African diaspora in Europe. ADNE's mission is to encourage and engage all Africans in the Diaspora in the building of a better future for the African continent. ADNE is convinced that Africans have to take responsibility for their political and economic fortunes and as such we will provide the platform for inn...
Hanne Knaepen featured in BBC Worldwide on Africa's position at the COP21
December 01, 2015 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBHanne Knaepen speaks to BBC Worldwide on the COP21, and the impact of climate change in Africa, in particular agriculture. Courtesy of BBC Worldwide. Learn more: http://ecdpm.org/multimedia/video-making-agriculture-in-africa-climate-smart/
The Valletta Summit on migration - What's at stake?
November 06, 2015 08:53 - 19 minutes - 28.9 MBFor ECDPM's latest podcast, Anna Knoll discussed the upcoming Valletta Summit on migration in November 2015. Anna discusses European Union (EU) policy on migration and development, and the EU-Africa dialogue on migration and mobility. In particular, Anna looks at the challenges for the EU's “Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa" Find out more at ecdpm.org/dossiers/migration/ Music courtesy of Podington Bear ...
Tackling the consequences of terrorism and violent extremism: A focus on migration
October 23, 2015 12:59 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBThe Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA)organised an international parliamentary seminar on “Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” in October 2015 with a special focus on the role of African and European parliaments in tackling the root causes and consequences of violent extremism and terrorism. ECDPM’s Volker Hauck was invited to sit on the panel of the working group ‘Tackling the consequences of terrorism and violent extremism: A focus on migration’. Here ar...
How will the world finance development? The significance of the Addis conference
July 09, 2015 13:28 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBTo watch the video version of this podcast, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi75QMNdOIU For more on Finance for Development visit ecdpm.org/financing-development Where will the resources to fund the Sustainable Development Goals come from? Next week, from 13 to 16 July, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia will host the UN’s Financing for Development conference, where member states will discuss how to pay the ambitious plans set up by the Sustainable Development Goals. Unlike the Millennium Develo...
Universality and differentiation in the post-2015 development agenda
July 08, 2015 16:59 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBThe post-2015 agenda has framed sustainable development as a 'universal' project. Rhys Williams, Communications Officer at ECDPM is joined by James Mackie, Sebastian Große-Puppendahl, Anna Knoll and Hanne Knaepen to discuss the idea of ‘universality’ and ‘differentiation’ and why are they so important to sustainable development. What is Universality? What are the lessons from the past? What policy tools are available to implement universality? What are the challenges ahead in implementin...
Interview with Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of the SAGCOT Centre
June 24, 2015 11:14 - 19 minutes - 44.9 MBFrancesco Rampa, head of the Food Security programme at ECDPM, interviews Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of the SAGCOT Centre in Tanzania. Together, they discuss public-private partnerships and their role for development in the margins of Grow Africa's investment forum that took place in early June 2015. The Regional Economic Communities and partnerships that work to increase private sector investment in agriculture (like Grow Africa), they conclude in this interview, provide an opportunity for streng...
Podcast ECDPM - Costs if you do, costs if you don't: the price of promoting CSR
June 18, 2015 09:35 - 21 minutes - 50.3 MBBusinesses, including multinational enterprises, increasingly see the need to have a positive social and environmental impact. Usually this takes the form of what’s known as “Corporate Social Responsibility,” or CSR. But what are the costs that relate to demanding responsible behaviour?, we ask Bruce Byiers, Senior Policy Officer at the Economic Transformation and Trade programme at ECDPM. Despite not having an easy answer, policy-makers, especially those trying to engage the private-sector ...
Francesco Rampa interviews Nana Osei-Bonsu, CEO Private Enterprise Federation, Ghana
April 10, 2015 11:35 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBFrancesco Rampa, head of the Food Security programme at ECDPM, had the opportunity to speak with Nana Osei-Bonsu, CEO Private Enterprise Federation in Ghana, on the margins of the last day of the 11th CAADP Partnership Platform in Johannesburg (South Africa) on 25 - 26 March, 2015.Asked about the value of the 11th CAADP meeting, Osei-Bonsu admitted that he wanted "to see more, we have done a lot of talking...let's now start the implementation process". In his opinion, "each of the partners at...
Interview with Dr. Len Ishmael on the challenges facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
October 17, 2014 13:39 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDr. Len Ishmael, Ambassador for the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS), spoke with ECDPM's Geert Laporte on the challenges and opportunities facing Small Island Developing States. The Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) Mission to the Kingdom of Belgium and the EU hosted a seminar 'Building on the Samoa Pathway', on 7 October 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Le secteur privé et le développement: Entretien avec Etienne Giros du CIAN
June 30, 2014 10:19 - 7 minutes - 9.95 MBBruce Byiers s'entretient avec Etienne Giros du Conseil français des investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN) au sujet de la communication de la Commission Européenne « Un rôle plus important pour le secteur privé en vue de parvenir à une croissance inclusive et durable dans les pays en développement ». Mr. Giros estime que la communication marque un changement de discours positif et porteur de partenariat entre les acteurs publiques et privés.Soulignant que le développement et la création de richess...
Scottish Minister On Development Cooperation Post-2015 and Post Independence
June 18, 2014 08:37 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBFlorian Krätke from ECDPM speaks to Humza Yousaf, MSP, Scottish Government Minister for External Affairs and International Development. - Scotland's role in the post-2015 development discussion- To what extent can the post-2015 debate inform discussion of universal development and support policies internally?- How can Scotland's institutions learn and change where others have failed to do so?- Private sector for sustainable development outcomes - what is Scotland's conversation on this?- Sho...
GREAT Insights Podcast: Chinese Investments In Africa
May 01, 2014 14:33 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWelcome to this month’s GREAT Insights podcast – In this programme we have two in depth interviews focussing on Chinese investments in Africa. Emerging economies have been playing an increasing role in the global arena, and have thus justifiably attracted an increasing level of attention. Moving beyond stereotypes and pre-conceived perceptions has however proved quite challenging. China, as the dominant new actor in Africa, has been the focus of much of the talks.Later, Anna Rosengren from th...
GREAT insights podcast - How African Countries Need to get on with the Business of Diplomacy
March 25, 2014 16:11 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBThis is a GREAT insights podcast. The Magazine this month looked at New Diplomacy and Development, and as Editor San Bilal says, contrary to its traditional image, international diplomacy is a dynamic field. We feature many interesting articles ranging from: How economic diplomacy can play a role on trade and investment of developing countries; to Ghana’s challenges in a new diplomatic environment by a former Ghanian Ambassador to the EU.In this podcast Clem Silverman is joined by his colleag...