On January 20, USIP hosted a panel of experts to discuss the issue of unplanned decarbonization in Africa and the Middle East. Diverse cases, including Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Iraq, shed light on the variations in elite pacts and political economies, the different kinds of decarbonization, and their contrasting international contexts.
Lise Grande, opening remarks
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Jeremy Moore
Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
Alex de Waal
Executive Director, World Peace Foundation, Tufts University
Aditya Sarkar
Researcher, Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform
Tegan Blaine, moderator
Director, Program on Climate, Environment, and Conflict, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/promoting-stable-green-transitions-oil-states
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