Call for Papers
Africa
Global Warming, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Investment Conference.
September
28-October 1,2009. Africa Union-United Nations
Preparing African Nation States for the 3rd Wave of Investments:
How can Sustainable Development Investment benefit African Nations States?
1st Wave of Investment: European Colonialization/Mercantilism/ African Diaspora
This wave of investment did not benefit African Nation States, and the colonial powers and western powers
set up a financial system that is based on foreign aid, dependency and debt. The economic, social and environmental dimensions
of wealth extraction from Africa in benefit of the colonial powers did not place African Nation States as a competitive player
in the international markets. The quality of life of the African people was not strengthen and enriched during this cycle.
The perception and approach that foreign powers assumed while exploiting African natural resources and commodities did not
create a virtuous cycle of reinvestment
2nd
Wave of Investment: African Nation States initiated control of its resources and commodities and develop trade with wealthy
nation state. However, the African
labor force, the economic, social and environmental environment was exploited without compensation for the African people
and the long term conservation of its environment was /is neglected. We are currently approaching the end of this cycle of
isolating investment among economic and social and environmental project investment for short term investment. The approach
and perception to investment in this cycle is based on giving monetary capital as the final means of acquiring resources,
social, economic, and environmental resources from African Nation States. The political structure was the first initiative
to sequester wealth for the benefit of African Nation States from global investors.
3rd
Wave of Investment: Preparing African Nation States for Global Warming, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Investment-
towards African Market Economy with African Characteristic and the growth of African Entrepreneurs.
The
3rd waves of investment has several salient features of implementation of a comprehensive investment system and
toolkit for African Nation States to sequestering investment opportunities, accumulate wealth and improve the quality of life
for its people through Sustainable Development Investment Systems and Toolkits. The comprehensive system is the establishment
of the Sustainable Development Investment Project Management Office (SDIPMO), and Sustainable Development Investment Project
Management Portfolio (SDIPMP), which are the management infrastructure, function, process and systems for capacitating foreign
direct investment in the economic, social and environmental sectors of each African Nation State. However, further research
is needed as the challenges of Africa are specific. Africa’s carbon emission is less than 3% of the world’s emission; however
the consequences are incurred by The African Nation States,
which impact on the economic, social and environmental development and investments. The need for intensive investments in
green technology is critical for Africa Nation States ‘economic, social and environmental conservation and development.
Green investment must be made in satisfying the 3 pillars of sustainable development investments –economic, social and
environmental project investments. The needs of Africa are unique in the green investment equation, where focus is intensive
investments in building the African labor supply, mitigating illegal exploitation of resources from African countries in conflict,
natural/renewable/energy supply, investing in education for developing human capital, health facilities, training and development
of government civil servants in business management of their countries, investing in African Local Business & African
Entrepreneurs and moving towards AFRICAN MARKET ECONOMY.
RESEARCH TOPICS
We call on Scholars
and Researchers to submit papers to address the following:
1. African Countries in Conflict: Mitigation of Illegal
Exploitation of Resources,What are policy solutions to resolve the conflict?
2. Africa Global Warming, Climate
Change: How can Africa Benefit economically, socially, and protect its the Environment?
3. Africa: Finance and
Sustainability. What management and investment models can benefit Africa's green investment?
4.
Africa Carbon Finance and Green Technology
5. Demystify Carbon Finance in African Market Economy
6.
Other topics: Social Development, Economic Development, Environmental Development impact on Africa's green investments.
