Future Africa at the University of Pretoria hosts regional satellite event for sustainability research and innovation
An international sustainability conference held in the most environmentally sustainable manner possible: via online streaming – that was the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021). It brought together 2 000 participants from more than 100 countries between 12 and 15 June 2021.






UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe (at the podium) gives the opening address as Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande (left); French President Emmanuel Macron (centre); and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) take in his remarks.
Left: Professor Wanda Markotter, Research Chair at Future Africa: People, Health and Place right: Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa Institute



Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the world can learn
Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi of Lancet Countdown Africa and UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, reflects on what Africa’s lived experience in climate adaptation and resilience can offer the rest of the world.