10a. African Perspectives on Sustaining Resources for the Future

Track Chairs:

Dr Olawale Emmanuel Olayide Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. waleolayide@yahoo.com, oe.olayide@ui.edu.ng

Dr Desalegn Yayeh Ayal. Center for Food Security Studies (CFSS), College of Development Studies Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. desalula@gmail.com, esalegn.yayeh@aau.edu.et

Goals and Objectives

Africa is no doubt one of the most endowed continents of the world with abundant mineral, agricultural and human resources. However, prolonged misrule and mismanagement by colonial and national governments have led to impoverishment and misery in the continent. There have also been boom and bust in the economies of the continent. Perhaps, the human resource is the critical factor for sustaining the resources in the continent. Africa, being the world's second largest continent in both population and size, faces enormous challenges of sustaining its resources for shared prosperity. Therefore, sustainable development of the continent would require massive reconstruction of decades of resource mismanagement as well as visioning for a peaceful and prosperous continent. Similarly, the potential demographic dividend should take precedence in developmental planning and for harnessing the resources in the continent. However, the sustainability of the resources in Africa for shared prosperity remains a challenge in the face of neo-colonialism, massive corruption, climate change, food insecurity, poverty, and misery. These issues are germane, and could hamper the sustainability of resources for the future in Africa.

Therefore, papers are invited in the following subject areas in relation to Africa:

Demystifying resource curse
Agricultural resources and transformation pathways
Equity and equality of citizens
Youth and transformative leadership
Education, science and technology
Governments, institutions and legitimacy
Aligning Africa Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals
Globalisation and partnerships for sustainable development

You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system (you will be required to setup an account first): http://isdrs2019.exordo.com
Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2018 31 January 2019

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