The Future Earth Africa hub and its Leadership Center, supported by the National Research Funds (NRF) Kenya and the National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Satellite Event as part of the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) 2025.

Like all other SRI Africa Satellite Event editions, the SRI Africa Satellite Event 2025 will feature live hybrid engagements taking place across the globe. This will create an inclusive, round-the-clock interactive program connected with the main SRI event in the US. The SRI Africa event will host local-to-regional sessions with a regional to global audience to explore action-forward approaches to sustainability research and innovation. These connection points and opportunities for in-person participation outside of the central Congress location will deepen SRI’s global perspective and make the Congress accessible to a broader audience around the world.

The Africa Satellite Event will provide an opportunity to engage on African sustainability issues, opportunities, and solutions. It will offer a platform for engagement and collaboration, creating opportunities for early-career researchers, established researchers, research managers, policymakers, and industry experts to share their ideas, relevant knowledge, and information. This will help strengthen the next generation of researchers in Africa.

Anyone involved in sustainability science, global/climate change, healthy and inclusive communities, early-career researchers, policymakers, students, and civil society are invited to register and participate in the event.

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Call for Contributions

This year’s Congress focuses on Pathways to Sustainable Solutions. Sessions should align with the vision of the Congress and/or one or more of the following themes:

• One Health: Connecting Human, Animal & Planetary Health
• Collaborative Decision-Making: Fostering Connections with Communities
• Innovative Tools: Developing & Deploying New Technologies for Sustainability Solutions
• Holistic Solutions: Integrating Food, Energy, Water and Infrastructure
• African science and innovation for transformation: African science and innovation in sustainability

Proposals are welcome until 20 January 2025. Full details can be found on the SRI website.

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