“Africa is one of the very few places globally that holds the opportunity to enable the world to transition into a much greener economy. And this is partly because Africa's natural resources are relatively intact. Africa has contributed traditionally lesser to global warming […] So presenting really an opportunity for Africa to provide the kind of leadership that is required to transition into a much more inclusive economy,” he explains.
“As part of the important aspect of the transition, we need to transition into a much more renewable energy trajectory. And for that reason, the growth in uptake of things like, solar, wind energy, and so on is quite substantial. And that is where the growth is projected to create jobs in Africa. Considering that Africa's majority does not have access to electricity. Renewable energy sources will present an excellent opportunity to fertilize local economies, to create the kind of needed jobs that are required,” Amis says.
“We are having rapid technological advancements. We are having evolving job markets. We are having global challenges like climate change. All this, we are turning towards addressing issues of the green economy. But most important is the role of education, the role of training, which we see as more the panacea to some of the challenges that I've just highlighted. There are a couple of ways we can use education to support these economies,” Okwi adds.