philipp heinrigs

Head of Divison @swac_oecd. I tweet on Africa, people, urbanisation, food systems and random dataviz. All tweets are personal opinion (and taste).

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Africapolis in TheEconomist!

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

🌍 Join us on Nov. 8th at the World Urban Forum for the presentation of our latest report, "Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2024"!
Learn more about the event here: https://t.co/xJtaY465cI

[Luc Gnacadja @LucGnacadja]

En #Afrique, l’urbanisation est co 1 TGV qui va + vite que tout: planification & investissements urbains
Aperçu de l’#Urbanisation au #Bénin en 2020. À noter que 73 nouvelles #agglomérations (+10.000 hab) st apparues entre 2015 & 2020
Source #Africapolis
https://t.co/GCj0IUJbSM

[Ibrahim Mayaki @NEPAD_Mayaki]

The analysis of #urbanisation processes in Africa by @Africapolis.org @SWAC_OECD is the best and most detailed that exists. I strongly invite all African #Planning Ministers to carefully read it before engaging in any #territorial development strategies

[Africapolis @AfricapolisSWAC]

🗓️Come join #Africapolis on June 21st at 2:30pm to launch our new spatial and demographic dataset. Save the date by registering here🔗https://t.co/c7Jdh8Jfkj

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

@AfricapolisSWAC Follow @AfricapolisSWAC for the latest on our work on #African urbanisation. Dataviz, analysis and more are just one click away 👉https://t.co/k9YP0fzqro
#Africapolis

[Africapolis @AfricapolisSWAC]

Welcome 👋to the official #Africapolis account, a tool used to map and analyse African urbanisation. Follow us to learn how to make the most out of Africapolis data and analysis. This account will feature maps, figures and facts related to the work of @SWAC_OECD on urbanisation.

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

In this new piece @TheEconomist looks at why the emergence of #towns and small #cities is transforming Africa's urban landscape.

📊Data from the article and more at @swac_oecd's urbanisation platform ➡️ https://t.co/k9YP0fzqro

@OECD @laurent_bossard

https://t.co/ncAxrtjort

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Only part of the definition, 5k people how, what area, density? In Africa more than half the countries dont have a purely numerical (population size) definition of what is a city.

[Edward Paice @EdPaiceARI]

@PHeinrigs Thresholds are the definition i.e. if an urban settlement is defined as being one with more than 5k people, then 5k is the threshold. Agreed that Africapolis sometimes below, sometimes above. But Kenya 2015 urban figure is plain ridiculous. 65% urban?!

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Its not the tresholds. Its more an issue of how you define urban. Sometimes africapolis data below, and sometimes above UN…

[Edward Paice @EdPaiceARI]

@johnpmcdermott OK. Africapolis gives 28m as urban pop of Africa in 1950 and Kenya urban pop 2015 29m. But Africapolis urban thresholds way lower than any other body. Hence controversy/debate. WB, UN etc put c30% of 48m pop as urban. 2019 census has 15m urban.

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Great to see our work on cities and urbanisation and africapolis being used by TheEconomist! ⁦@SWAC_OECD⁩ https://t.co/4azUSX2OUZ

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Great piece, important topic! Our africapolis data is the only database that systematically includes these small cities - so that they will not be missed in analyses on African urbanisation!

[John McDermott @johnpmcdermott]

There's been lots of great stuff written about African megacities such as Lagos and Kinshasa

But they miss something: the rise of small-town Africa

My piece this week is about how the growth of second cities and towns is transforming the continent

https://t.co/qEbx9jVZpf

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

Food prices, inflation 📈 and nutritional vulnerability in the Sahel and West Africa: Why variations in food prices reinforce the need for more detailed food price monitoring in food & nutrition security early warning mechanisms. A thread🧵 #RPCA @RPCA_network

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

And the french version will be online soon too!

[Chris Jordan @chrisjords]

And if you don’t fancy paying £24 for a pdf, here’s a link to the free version! https://t.co/NSvmuQjcWX

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our 2022 report "The Economic Power of Africa's cities". Here the link to the full report https://t.co/eHfBuRYNAz

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

🎙️ Our latest podcast episode is a conversation between @SWAC_OECD head of unit @PHeinrigs and @sgelb1 about the Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 report and the socioeconomic opportunities of urbanisation for #AfricanCities.

Listen here 👉 https://t.co/1QKe9ghrRf

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

L’Afrique enregistre la plus⬆️croissance urbaine au monde avec l’émergence de 5 000 nouvelles villes depuis 1990. Ce rythme sans précédent agit comme un moteur essentiel du développement socioéconomique du continent. Nouveau rapport sur l'#urbanisation 👉 https://t.co/BLP6IipDQy

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

There's still time to sign up for our webinar on the economic power of Africa's cities, happening this Friday with @PHeinrigs, @kunalsen5 + @DianaMitlin!

> Friday 14 October
> 11:00-12:30 BST

Find out more + register 👉 https://t.co/aWkyyX0vKB

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022 was co-authored by @PHeinrigs and provides a new perspective on Africa’s urban economies 📈
Unique in its breadth and level of detail, the report is based on data from:
👥 4 million+ individuals/firms
🏙️ 2,300 cities
🌍 34 countries

[OECD Agriculture ➡ Towards Better Food Policies @OECDagriculture]

JUST RELEASED❕📚

The @OECD-@FAO #AgOutlook 2022-2031 highlights fundamental economic & social trends driving the global agri-food sector over the next decade. 📊

🔎 Explore now 👇
https://t.co/6R2rF8Umnf

[philipp heinrigs @PHeinrigs]

Yes, do join us and colleagues from @ECA_OFFICIAL and @AfDB_Group to see data from 2600 cities across 36 African countries!

[SWAC OECD @SWAC_OECD]

📢Today at #WUF11, join @MargheritaFadda & @PHeinrigs for the launch the new report Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa's Cities https://t.co/cNMuH0sOhW

⏰13:00-14:00 (Katowice time)
🏢Urban Expo: Urban Library room

📌More info: https://t.co/KYt0uNeVh4