GSFN ZAMBIA GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMIT 27-28-29 JUNE 2024

The GSFN Global South Summit, a pivotal event in the localisation of NDCs, is poised to overcome the challenges and expedite the process. It serves as a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing, capacity building, and collaboration among stakeholders from the Global South, with a strong emphasis on local community engagement and the adaptation of global agreements to local contexts. With its focus on you, our esteemed stakeholders, this Summit holds the promise of significant progress.

You are invited to join the exclusive GSFN ZAMBIA GLOBAL SOUTH HYBRID SUMMIT JUNE 2024. Your participation is highly valued.

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GARDEN GROOVES Film special event

Join us for “Garden Grooves,” a special event featuring an exclusive screening of “Generation Growth,” a film that tells the inspiring story of Stephen Ritz and the Green Bronx Machine. This film highlights uplifting stories from neighborhoods across the USA, showcasing how Stephen empowers young people to eat healthy and grow their own gardens right in their classrooms.

Global Lighthouse Studios is screening this film to inspire classrooms around the world to learn the importance of access to healthy food. The initiative is a partnership between Global Lighthouse Studios, the David Z Foundation, and Green Bronx Machine, aiming to empower students through music and global connections.

This dynamic program integrates the cultivation of vegetables with academic instruction across all subjects, creating a comprehensive and engaging learning experience. Students gain hands-on experience in exploring, discovering, and creating their own ecosystems. Moreover, they will explore the creative process of composing and performing music inspired by their experiences.

A highlight of this program is the opportunity for students to write and produce a song that reflects their journey and learnings. This song will showcase their talents and serve as a powerful expression of their connection to global themes of sustainability and community.

By participating in the Garden Grooves event, you contribute to a transformative educational experience that transcends borders and empowers young minds to make a positive impact.

Invitation from Dr Renuka Thakore

Summit Local (Zambia) Lead

Betty Wilkinson

Ms Wilkinson is an innovative international economist specialising in inclusive financial markets, gender equity, climate change, and related market development. Betty has successfully enabled global policy reform, advocacy, and field project success among public, private, nonprofit, and donor actors on four continents. She speaks and writes globally on gender equity, financial inclusion, digitisation, green finance and biodiversity, community engagement and transformation, and ESG in finance. Recent successes include fully sustainable public-private partnership in weather-based index crop microinsurance for over 1 million smallholder farmers; engagement with traditional chiefs in Zambia’s Luapula province to lead financial inclusion, resulting in randomized control trial results of significant economic growth for over 1 million poor citizens, 70% women; provided Covid-19 research and economic impact on women, rural families, smallholder farmers, and microenterprises across Zambia; supported national digitization of agricultural subsidies, school fees, and identity; and a financial education national curriculum for 4.3 million children. Recent awards include the Bank of Zambia and Insurance Association award, the Governor of Zambia Award as Champion of the Year, and the ADB Team Award from the Government of China for helping develop a multi-billion-yuan microcredit market.  She serves as Chair of Financial Sector Deepening Somalia, a Member of the TA Advisory Group, Institute for Integrated Transitions, a Board Member of FINCA Zambia, and Advisor for the Office of Technical Assistance in the US Treasu.

Summit International Lead

Dr. Wood is the co-founder and CEO of Regenovation which supports ecopreneurs and disruptive innovators in communities and organizations worldwide in scaling regenerative new models that are replacing the degenerative old models of the Anthropocene.

He is a renowned strategist, futurist, communicator, and agent of transformation. He has spent 4 decades working at board level with governments, NGO’s and the world’s leading organizations in 38 countries on 4 continents. He is deeply skilled in designing & catalyzing major shifts in organizations & in inspiring & empowering the teams that deliver them.

Robin’s mission is to catalyze & support leaders, organizations & innovations that co-create a thriving future. He does this as a keynote speaker, consultant to organizations and their leaders, and as an activist/author on innovation, sustainability and transformational change. www.linkedin.com/in/robinlincolnwood

Robin is the inventor of “ThriveAbility” & author of several award winning books, including “The Trouble with Paradise”, “The Great Shift- Catalyzing the Second Renaissance” and “Managing Complexity”, “Synergise! 21st Century Leadership” and “Making Good Happen- Pathways to a Thriving Future”. His latest book is “The Momentous Leap”. https://bit.ly/robinwoodauthor

He has been a Fellow at the Centre for Management Development at London Business School and at the Institute for Coherence and Emergence in the USA. His doctorate from the London Business School focused on strategic alignment, leading to the development of the alignment wheel organizational diagnostic system which has been used in dozens of major projects globally.

Conference Chairs

Alex Hong and Mrs Jenifer Robinson

Alex Hong and Mrs. Jenifer Robinson will Chair the Energy theme, focusing on Increasing Renewable Energy in the national grid and Increasing Energy Efficiency Upscaled. The presentation will be delivered on 27 June 2024 between 8:00 and 12:00 GMT.

Alex Hong is a Director for AEIR (Singapore), a company headquartered by Sync Neural Genesis AG that is pioneering a future powered by wireless energy. AEIR harnesses renewable resources and cutting-edge tech to create a global ecosystem for wireless energy transmission. Alex is also part of the Global Sustainability Foundation Network (GSFN) and chairs the tokenisation and blockchain endeavours. Alex is recognised as LinkedIn’s Top Voices (Green) in Singapore 2022. He is part of Illumina Voices (Thought Leadership) in ESG and sustainable Finance and advocates sustainable business. He has been recognised as one of the top 10 ESG thought leaders since 2023. Alex represents the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) as the Ambassador of Southeast Asia. Alex is part of the Youth Networking Business Committee of Asia (YNBC) and was appointed the Chief Sustainable Coordinator, overseeing the development of sustainable activities in the network. Alex is also an advisory board member for the Green Computing Foundation. He actively contributes to his community by volunteering as a mentor for a Singapore-based start-up incubator and as an advisor to Sustainance – A Temasek Foundation and WWF-supported start-up.

Mrs. Jenifer Robinson, M.Sc.(Chemistry), B.Ed., M.Sc. (Applied Psychology), M.Phil.(Chemistry), (Ph.D.) – Research Scholar in Chemistry, is the Assistant Vice Principal of Secondary Science & French at Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir, Sultanate of Oman. She has 26 years of experience in the Teaching profession and Research. She is pursuing her PhD in Chemistry, SBAS, KR Mangalam, Gurugram, Haryana, India. She has completed many Chemistry seminars and workshops and has a rich knowledge of investigatory projects, research paper presentations, authoring book chapters, and Chemistry smart drawings of chemical structures. She has presented her research ideas at national and international conferences and received various awards -the Aavishkar National Global Teacher Award, International Oman Chapter Vidya Jyothi Award, CBSE Best Teacher Award, and Women Icon Innovative Teacher Award. She has published books, manuals, and research papers during her service.

Mohammad Saqib and Benjamin Eilen

Mohammad Saqib and Benjamin Eilen will Chair the Industry theme, focusing on reducing carbon emissions in cement production and fluorinated gas. The presentation will be delivered on 27 June 2024, 13:00-17:00 GMT.

Mohammad Saqib is a seasoned operations and business development expert with over two decades of experience across multiple industries. His career is marked by a strong focus on enhancing organizational efficiency, driving cost reductions, and fostering robust stakeholder relationships.

Director of Operations, Ibrahim & Rayan Technologies Ltd

Director of Operations, Abingdon Dry Cleaners Ltd

Business Development Manager, Galaxy Tecno Ltd

Managing Director, Galaxytech Security Management

Education and Certifications:

• BSc Applied Accounting (Hons), Oxford Brookes University
• Certified Mortgage Advisor and Practitioner, The London Institute of Banking & Finance
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Accomplishments:
• Chairperson, Abingdon Muslims Charity (2018-2023)
• Treasurer, Positive Awareness Charity (2005-2012)
• Recipient of Shop Small Business Award (2014-2016)

Interests:

Mohammad Saqib enjoys traveling, hiking, and engaging with diverse cultures and languages. He is a Level 8 Google Guide with over 4.2 million views and actively engages in developing websites and social media channels.

Dr. Benjamin Eilenokhuoria is the current manager of Comprehensive Eye Clinic, Nigeria. He graduated with a Doctor of Optometry from the University of Benin in 2019. He has shown interest in climate change and peace and hopes to be among the changemakers who make the world more habitable for the next generation. He was a delegate at the Conference of Youth on Environment and Climate Change. He participated at the World Bank Youth Summit (2023) and is currently a trainee in the Global Youth Climate Training hosted by Global Youth Coalition and NetZero Oxford. Also, he was an invited keynote speaker at the International Conference on SDGs [2023] by Khwaja Fareed University of Information and Technology, Pakistan. Outside social matters, he is a professional book reviewer at Onlinebookclub.org.

Mrs. Anita Singh and Lord Offei-Darko

Mrs Anita Singh and Lord Offei-Darko will Chair the AFOLU-Forestry 1 theme, which will focus on reducing vulnerability and strengthening the resilience of livelihoods among forest communities through forest sector management. The presentation will be delivered on 28 June 2024, 8:00-12:00 GMT.

Mrs. Anita Singh is a global education influencer dedicated to positive change. She is a member of the UNESCO Greening Education Working Group, an SDG Ambassador, and a Climate Action Project Facilitator. Anita also serves as a 1 Million Youth Action Ambassador, an HP IDEA Fellow, and the chair of the Global Sustainable Futures Network.

With an MA in Education and Leadership from the European International University Paris, she also holds certifications from Harvard Business School and IIM Ahmedabad. A Certified Happiness Coach and Master Trainer, Anita has written for publications like The Progressive School Magazine, Mentor LxL, Ark bound Foundation, and The Khaleej Times on classroom environment, Pedagogy, and Sustainable Development Goals. In 2019, she discussed women’s empowerment on “Ed Talk with Amitabh,” hosted by The School Times.

She has presented for the Organization Leadership and Development Network and spoke about the Importance of values in Education as a GESS Oman Speaker; with her Project Management Advanced Diploma, she is keen on sustainable farming and women empowerment projects. Anita is a lifelong learner, holding numerous certifications, including from Microsoft Education and Yale University. Her motto is, “Life never stops teaching, so never stop learning.”

Lord Offei-Darko, an MPhil environmental science student from the University of Ghana specializing in blue carbon, serves as the Indigenous Knowledge Coordinator and a key member of the national coordination team at ECOP Africa and ECOP Ghana, respectively. With a profound expertise in youth environmental governance, he is dedicated to harmonizing youth-related international policies, like those on climate change, with grassroots realities. His strategic efforts bridge the gap between global decisions and local implementation, paving the way for a sustainable future.

Ruth Flynn-Mak and Camilla Banda

Ruth Flynn-Mak and Camilla Banda will Chair the AFOLU-Forestry 2, which will focus on Increased Gender Equity and Inclusiveness for Women and Men in Community Forest Management Groups (CFMG) on 28 June 2024, between 13:00 and 17:00 GMT.

Camilla Banda is a dynamic powerhouse. With a decade of experience in the communications field, she is a true expert. Her work in youth development as a speaker and coach has earned her international fellowships and leadership opportunities and showcased her dedication to making a difference.  Camilla’s passion for entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth is infectious. She firmly believes in the unlimited potential of individuals and strives to bring out the best in everyone she meets.  Her commitment to helping leaders exploit the beautiful possibilities and opportunities around them is unwavering. She is also a mental health and good governance advocate, and her passion for artistic expression through music is palpable.

Ruth is a visionary leader and global ambassador with Elroi London University, dedicated to empowering young women through transpersonal psychology. As the founder of a movement nurturing young minds and an honorary consul, she fosters personal growth and self-discovery. Ruth also extends her impact through philanthropic work in Africa by providing the communities with education and mental health support. Her leadership and benevolence inspire positive change, creating a more equitable and compassionate world and impacting one life at a time.

Gbadema Solomon Ofure and Dr Amal Elsonbaty

Gbadema Solomon Ofure and Dr Amal Elsonbaty will Chair AFOLU-Livestock, which will focus on Coping with Climate Change through the Adoption of Improved Practices that Enhance Livelihoods, Sustainable Systems for Improved Smallholder Livestock Production and Productivity Operational on 29 June 2024 between 8:00 and 12:00 GMT.

Gbadema Solomon Ofure, the founder of WEISF –Women For Equality, Inclusion and Sustainability Foundation, has been a driving force for change in African marginalised and disadvantaged communities since its establishment in February 2020. His brainchild, ‘Fanacle Hills & Company ‘, a tech consulting and general contracting firm, has been actively tackling Nigerian unemployment and promoting business solutions. His exceptional leadership, which has earned him two Peace Prize Awards from ‘The Federation of International Gender and Human Rights'(FIGHR) and ‘Books for Peace International’ ( BPI) in 2021 and 2022, respectively, is a testament to his commitment and capabilities. His programs, with a strong focus on accelerating sustainable solutions, pave the way for a brighter future. They offer opportunities that support youths and future generations in addressing the climate transition and piloting new strategies to foster innovations in the pursuit of a more sustainable future.

Amal got her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. She is an assistant professor of environmental engineering at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). Before E-JUST, she worked as a Director of Environmental Projects at Medaf Investments Company Egypt. In this position, she provided leadership in assessing global industrial technologies related to water and wastewater treatment, clean energy, and solid and hazardous waste management. Furthermore, she was a reviewer and grant proposal officer at the United Nations Volunteers. Additionally, she worked as an environmental researcher in the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency for thirteen years. She is a volunteer in global initiatives such as “Global Ambassadors of Sustainability” and “One Million Young Volunteers for Climate Adaptation (Climate Ambassadors)”. She published several journal papers in high-impact factor journals related to Environmental Science and participated in several international conferences and workshops. She is a reviewer for several journals, including Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Electrochemical Science Advances, Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, Energy Management and Conversion, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Heliyon, and Chemosphere. In 2021, she was selected by the UNESCO Beijing office as a panellist and keynote speaker on “Climate Change and Peace”. Amal was nominated as an observer by two international organizations, the Environmental Justice Foundation and the International Chamber of Commerce, to participate in the Climate Change Conference (COP27).

Dr Aasha Sharma, Henry Olawale Sawyerr, and Rtn Shiv Rao Challa

Dr Aasha Sharma, Henry Olawale Sawyerr, and Rtn Shiv Rao Challa will Chair Enhanced Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery on 29 June 2024 between 13:00 and 17:00 GMT.

Aasha Sharma is an ardent academician with teaching and academic administration experience in various business schools for the past 23 years. She currently serves as a Professor, at Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, under the Symbiosis International University, Pune, India. Though trained in marketing with an MBA and PhD in this area, she believes in holistic learning. She is famous for her approach to sensitizing students and connecting learning to a larger context. Her interest in sustainability studies is explicitly strengthened by her contribution to curriculum, research, and publications in sustainability. She has curated Circular Design Thinking’ a course that currently is not offered by any B School in India. She strives to intersect marketing and sustainability in her research and is working on De Consumption for Sustainability, Green Consumerism, Circular economy, and developing Interventions for Responsible Consumption. She has published teaching cases and also conducts Case Development Workshops. She performs management development programs and workshops in design thinking and circular design thinking for corporations and various interest groups. She is also a PhD supervisor at Symbiosis International University, India. Apart from teaching, she holds admissions responsibilities, is the head of communication and public relations, and is a faculty member in charge of the faculty development program at the current organization. She also organizes TEDx for the institute.

Prof. Sawyerr former Dean of School of Allied Health and Environmental Science, Director – Center for Ecological and Environmental Research Management and Studies and Head of Department, Environmental Health Science at Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State. Nigeria

Speakers List

Arabic Translator

Khaled Khalil

Khaled Khalil is a Member at, Global Sustainable Futures Network (GSFN] 

Climate Education Ambassador of Egypt

Professional Development in international and American education technology and AI 

 Top member and multilingual translator in  GDL global digital library

International Teachers Association ITA

ITA Global Director of Education

ITA International Project Manager

Member at {MLW} UNESCO Paris- France,

WSD ambassador for Egypt

T4 Country ambassador for Egypt 

T4 ambassador for teachers

 MyMobileUni Ambassador by LTT global

T4 ambassador for Global Teacher Poll

Member at T4 Communities

Member of Transforming  Education  Summit team, UN

Chancellerie for Africa by  {Student Chancellery (Student Chancellery of Colombia)

Context

“Zambia is committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% (at Business As Usual (BAU) level of international support prevailing in 2015) and towards 47% (with substantial international support) compared to 2010 levels.”

“Adaptation actions in this NDC were focused on strategic productive systems (agriculture, wildlife and water), strategic infrastructure and health systems and enhanced capacity building, research, technology transfer and finance for adaptation.”

Cimate commitements from Zambia: https://ndcpartnership.org/country/zmb

Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Framework for Zambia 2023-2030 guides Zambia to take action on climate change. It also demonstrates the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s commitment to take concrete actions on climate change across key sectors of the economy. It is a pathway for paving the way to a multi-sectoral collaboration across a broad spectrum of our society to achieve a low carbon and climate-resilient development – a dashboard highlighting the priority of concerted efforts by many public offices, civil society and private sector institutions. The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Zambia Environment Agency (ZEMA), Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Bank of Zambia, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Transport and Logistics and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) in the office of the Vice President, all had their inputs to the Framework. It is important to note that during the preparation process, consultations with various governmental and non-governmental offices, communities and academia enhance the quality and accuracy of the Framework.

Implementing the actions identified in the NDC Implementation framework requires resources and capacities. Raising awareness about the prospects for a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy is a natural response from government and stakeholders. The Zambia Summit is the occasion to respond appropriately to the challenge with solutions guided by the Framework over the next eight (8) years.

Read the full text here:

Overall Objective

To utilise the NDC Implementation Framework as a tool to operationalise the aspirations of the 8NDP on environmental sustainability.

The following six (6) themes are carefully selected and prioritised to guide the implementation of adaptation and mitigation. The sectors of interest include Banking and Finance, Agriculture, Forest and Land Use (AFOLU), Forest, Energy, Buildings and Infrastructure, Waste Management, Health, Water, Industry and Transport. The multi-sector issues include climate institutional capacity, information transparency, and environmental issues.

Sectors covered Energy, industrial processes and product use, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and waste.

Environmental justice and inclusive governance: Effective leadership is key to sustainable development in Africa. As an overarching aim, the following themes will strive to contribute to the Zambia Summit 2024 objective.

The GSFN Zambia Themes

27 June 2024 8:00-12:00 GMT	Energy	With the target of an estimated 8,370.77 GgCO2 eq. in emissions reductions by 2030, Zambia is committed to increasing the share of Renewable Energies in the National GRID and increasing energy Efficiency Upscaled, including the – Adoption of low carbon technologies – Enabling conditions such as finance, technology, and capacity – Enhancing energy generation, transmission & distribution – Increasing renewable energy off-grid projects – Solar, Hydroelectricity, geothermal, wind, biomass-based electricity generation – Incandescent bulbs replacement
27 June 2024 13:00-17:00 GMT	Industry	With the target of estimated 7.196GgCO2 emissions reductions by 2030, including 20% reduction in clinker content in cement production and the fluorinated gas by 80% by 2030, Zambia is committed to promote low carbon technologies and the use of low carbon and energy efficient intensity sources, including the – Alternatives to cement clinkers – Alternative Materials to reduce cement content – Alternative fuels for cement kilns – Technologies for cement decarbonisation – Green cement technologies
28 June 2024 8:00-12:00 GMT	AFOLU-Forestry 1	Reduced vulnerability and strengthened resilience of livelihoods among forest communities. The forest sector is projected to contribute 28.312GgCO2 eq. in emission reductions by 203, costing approx. US$301.5 million by 2030. Zambia is committed to – Reversing the growing threats to natural resources, including habitat transformation, encroachment, uncontrolled wildfires, and invasive species. – Enhancing community participation in natural resource management – Strengthening the management of natural resources – Game management areas, forests and water – Quantification and valuation of natural resources and ecosystem services – Operationalisation of conservation plans for critical wetlands
28 June 2024 13:00-17:00 GMT	AFOLU-Forestry 2	Increased Gender Equity and Inclusiveness for Women and Men in Community Forest Management Groups (CFMG). Zambia has committed to invest US$324,114 by 2030 to address the reduction of deforestation rate of 172,000 hectares per annum. Zambia is committed to – Enhancement of rural forest communities’ – Women’s livelihood opportunities in non-wood forest products (NWFP), – Scaling up forest conservation – Initiatives, developing a policy paper on gender, – climate change and forest women and men participating in the development of local climate change adaptation plans for the forestry sector increased participation of women in community forest management – Various actions in community forest management
29 June 2024 8:00-12:00 GMT	AFOLU-Livestock	Farmers able to cope with Climate change through the Adoption of Improved Practices that Enhance Livelihoods, Sustainable Systems for Improved Smallholder Livestock Production and Productivity Operational. Zambia is committed to invest US$50.3 million by 2030 to develop technical and business capacities for construction of 5,000 biogas plants for 19.900 livestock farmers. Another key target area is 26,000 livestock farmers, they need to diversify livelihoods and sources of incomes through skin and hides. Zambia is aiming to – Strengthening farmers’ abilities to cope with climate change impacts through adoption of improved practices and enhance livelihoods – Increase agricultural exports – Empower 10,000 farmers with capacity to utilize breeds that are resilient to climate change – Investing in water harvesting systems for livestock management across the country at community level – Developing countrywide Indexed Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) – Developing and operationalising a Livestock early Warning Information Systems targeting livestock farmers – Restoration of graded pastures and vegetation covered with different drought tolerant perennial seeds – A sustainable Forage seed production programme with private sector participation
29 June 2024 13:00-17:00 GMT	Waste	Zambia is committed to enhanced Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery by – addressing the constraints of inadequate solid waste management infrastructure, – promoting sustainable sanitation practices, – personal hygiene promotion – solid waste disposal, – improved sanitation to households (the target is to provide 90% in 2026 in rural and urban areas) – infrastructure development and maintenance – solid waste management through biogas digesters, sanitation and hygiene – investment promotion in waste to energy projects – develop guidelines on waste disposal – raise awareness and build in low-carbon infrastructure – Anaerabic biogas digester systems – Enhancing waste management – Attainment of low-carbon investments in the sector

GSFN INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY PARTNER FOR THE ZAMBIA SUMMIT

Sunyani Technical University presents a fascinating history from its inception in the late 1960s to date as it continues to carve a niche for itself in its contribution towards meeting the country’s human resource needs. It started in 1967 as Sunyani Technical Institute. It offered an excellent opportunity for middle school leavers and later junior secondary school graduates to undergo hands-on training in craft/intermediate block-laying and concreting, carpentry and joinery, furniture craft, and painting and decoration. Other programmes offered included Electrical Installation, Motor Vehicle Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Craft, Practice, Welding and Fabrication, Cookery for the Catering Industry Part 1 & 2 and Business Studies with options in Accounting and Secretarial studies.

In 1997, the institution was upgraded into a Polytechnic following the government’s decision to lay more emphasis on TVET. As a result, the institution ran a wide range of tertiary and non-tertiary diploma and certificate programmes.

In 2016, the Polytechnic was converted to a Technical University following the promulgation of the Technical Universities Act, 2016 (Act 922) as amended. Act 922 mandates the University to provide higher education in engineering, science and technology-based disciplines, TVET, applied arts and related disciplines and award degrees, including honorary degrees, diplomas, certificates and other qualifications agreed upon by the Governing Council. Currently, the University offers several Bachelor of Technology Degree programmes, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Non-tertiary programmes in TVET, technology-based and science-related disciplines. Preparations are also underway to obtain the requisite accreditation for running the Master of Technology and Doctor of Technology programmes shortly.

SUCCESSFUL LEGACY OF GSFN GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMITS

The four successful GSFN GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMITS (Pakistan, Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria) have proven our approach’s effectiveness in addressing the most pressing, complex sustainability challenges and inspired a global movement for change. These summits have established GSFN’s capacity to harness context-specific actionable knowledge at local, regional, sub-regional, and international levels.

We build trust, salience, credibility, and momentum for change through co-design, co-production and co-implementation processes offered through the transdisciplinary space championed by broad stakeholders, including universities, schools, businesses, and governmental and non-governmental organisations. We are amplifying the voice of local people to initiate and implement projects to address the current crisis and build capacities of citizens, young and old, men and women, academic and non-academic, entrepreneurs and innovators, co-creating science-led, low carbon, energy efficient, well-balanced equitable society, leaving no one behind.

I invite you to join the GSFN ZAMBIA GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMIT, 27-28-29 JUNE 2024, where you will have the unique opportunity to network with local and global leaders, share your expertise, and contribute to sustainable solutions. Participating will gain valuable insights, expand your professional network, and be part of a worldwide movement for change.

GSFN is looking for local, regional, sub-regional and global partners to support/sponsor the summit. If interested, please write to me directly at contactgsfn@gmail.com by 15 June.

GSFN will provide certificates to supporters, sponsors, speakers, and attendees.

We are eagerly looking forward to meeting you. Please feel free to register your interest. We are excited about the potential of our collaboration.

PARTNERS

Prof Edward Owusu is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, and the Director for Grants, Research, and Development, at Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana. He has a Ph.D., MPhil, MA, MBA, and B.Ed. Prof Owusu has over 73 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG, Ghana). His research interests include Second Language Studies, Literature, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Teacher Education, Critical Thinking, Human Resource Management, Business Analysis, Business Ethics, Sustainable Development, and Communication Skills. He has attended several conferences in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He serves as an Editorial Board Member for these journals: Language, Education and Culture Research (London), International Linguistics Research (USA), Language Teaching (USA), and Journal of Languages for Specific Purposes (Romania). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Behavior Studies (London), and the International Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies (London).