African Association of Env. & Resource Economists

African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AFAERE) promotes capacity building, research and policy outreach on the African continent

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

Botswana, with support from @WorldBankGroup & @TheGwsp, launched a project to improve water availability in drought-affected communities.
The impact is clear: economic activity is growing, students are learning without disruption & jobs are being created.
https://t.co/okN5Q5NSjo

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying. I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves.

[Selma Karuaihe @DrSelmaK]

The SA MACS-G20 Agriculture national dialogue - 18/03/2025 organized by @FANRPAN @ARCSouthAfrica offered an opportunity for all to contribute. Chairing two themes gave me a great perspectives. @UPTuks @UPnasagric @AgEconUP1 was well represented with alumni

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

A deeper interaction with Ministers, deputies and delegates at the Maputo meeting of African Trade Ministers to discuss agriculture, development including LDC issues, digital trade including the E-Commerce Moratorium, Investment Facilitation for Development, WTO Reform and Dispute Settlement Reform including the MPIA. Also with @afreximbank Colleagues - Mr Yusuf Daya and Mr Omar Mousharafa.

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Very warm and cordial meeting with the Prime Minister of Mozambique H.E Maria Benvinda Levy. Only the second woman to be Prime Minister of the country. Very insightful observations by Her Excellency focused on the Mozambican economy, the vulnerability to weather based events as a result of climate change, losses in GDP, the role of trade and the WTO in helping African economies to recover, grow, thrive and create jobs.

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Great meeting with African Development Bank President HE Dr. Sidi Ould Tah @AfDBPresident to discuss areas of collaboration and update him on preparations for MC14.

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

At the @FORBES Women in Power Dinner co hosted by @moiraforbes - President of Forbes Women and @Janet_Truncale - EY Global Chair and CEO. With @Lagarde - President of the European Central Bank, Robin Washington - President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Salesforce and @MEIskenderian - CEO of Women's World Banking.

[UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences @UPnasagric]

Words of wisdom from our Microbiology PhD Graduate🎓👩‍🎓🧫🥼
#UPExcellenceWearsACap #UPGraduation2025#UniversityOfPretoria

[Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH @akin_adesina]

Greatly honored visiting with H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt. Thank you for your incredible support for me and the ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩ in my 10 years as President. You are always such a great inspiration, mentor, big brother and friend. ⁦@AlsisiOfficial⁩ 💕🙏🏽

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes | @AyeshaTandon w/ comment from Luke Grant, @KavehMadani @harrinluke @MarinaRomanello

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/RoplwV13WL

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The Buddha's teachings of compassion, tolerance and selfless service must guide our shared path forward.

On this #VesakDay, I extend my warmest wishes to Buddhists worldwide as they commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.

[University of Pretoria @UPTuks]

#UPGraduation2025: UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science graduated its 100th Bachelor of Veterinary Science class on Friday! Here’s to a century of shaping the future of animal health in South Africa. Read more: https://t.co/IIlC6lE7e7

#UPExcellenceWearsACap

[CZ App @Czapp_portal]

Discover how Kenya is challenging South Africa's macadamia dominance! 🌰Find out why Kenya's macadamia industry is booming and its potential to become Europe's top supplier. #Kenya #Macadamia #Export #Agriculture

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

In Tokyo, Japan… An excellent meeting with H.E Prime Minister Ishiba to discuss present global trade challenges, how to support the resilience of the rules based Multilateral Trading System with @WTO at its core, and what should be the priorities for reform of the system and how to move forward on these priorities. Thank you Mr Prime Minister for inviting me to discuss these important matters at a critical juncture for the world’s trading system. @JPN_PMO Prime Minister Ishiba also cheered me up by sharing the Osaka Kansai Expo mascot known as “myaku-myaku”.

[Selma Karuaihe @DrSelmaK]

Sharing a paper with our PhD student @HildaKegode on the role of exposure in agroforestry https://t.co/kIWRJeasz5
Congrats Hilda, Damien Jourdain and team. @UPTuks @AgEconUP1 @UPTuks

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Today we released the WTOs Trade Forecast for 2025 and 2026. Based on the trade policies currently in effect, we
project that global merchandise trade volumes will decline by 0.2%
in 2025—nearly three percentage points below the level we would
have expected without recent trade policy shifts. However there are downside risks, a reinstatement of
"reciprocal" tariffs would shave 0.6 percentage points off this forecast, lowering the projected growth rate to –0.8% and a broader spread of policy uncertainty beyond US trading
relationships would reduce growth by another 0.7 percentage points—implying a total decline in global merchandise trade of 1.5% in 2025 if both risks materialize. Of great concern is China-US decoupling. Click on the link to read my statement at the Press Conference.
https://t.co/wSsLZb8lex

[UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences @UPnasagric]

On #EnvironmentalProfessionalsDay on 15 April @uptuks celebrates the scientists, specialists and changemakers who dedicate their lives to protecting our planet and building a more sustainable world.
@UPnasagric https://t.co/MfmzWoQd9P
#UniversityofPretoria
#EnviroProsDay2025

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Saying goodbye to a trusted and experienced ambassador who brought a lot of dignity to the job. Thank you Ambassador Álvaro Moerzinger for your years at the WTO holding high the Uruguay Standard.

[WTO @wto]

⏰ Meetings this week : 📅 7-11 April

📌 Council for Trade in Goods
📌Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP)
📌Council for Trade in Services
📌 Informal Committee on Safeguards

🔗 Find the full calendar here 👉 https://t.co/1JxKw0Dfvk

[African Association of Env. & Resource Economists @AereAfrican]

A great move for the @wto @NOIweala @DrRashidSumaila

[WTO @wto]

Moldova formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies #fisheriessubsidies @NOIweala https://t.co/KmNwM0tHHq