Morocco- Marrakech to Host Africa Think Tank Conference on Sustainable Future in May

4/29/2016 2:49:57 PM

(MENAFN- Morocco World News) More than 70 think tanks and institutions from over 40 countries will be taking part in the Africa Think Tank Conference scheduled for May 2-4 2016 in Marrakesh under the theme “Building a Sustainable and Secure Future for the People and Institutions of Africa”.

OCP Policy Center the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) are jointly organizing this conference to provide African think tanks with a platform to discuss issues of common interest and fasten new ties for the African think tank community.

The Africa Think Tank Conference will cover several areas including the implementation of development objectives climate change issues in preparation for the COP22 (Marrakesh November 2016) and ongoing efforts to introduce Africa's Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).

This event will be an opportunity to further strengthen relations between African think tanks and discuss strategies and programmes to increase their capacity to support the building of a sustainable and secure future for the people and institutions across the continent.

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