SEED Conference – Shoki Mafogo

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On the 2ndand 3rdof April 2019, I had the privilege of attending the SEED South Africa Symposium 2019. The workshop took place at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria, under the theme “Fuelling Entrepreneurship for a Climate-Smart and socially Inclusive Green Economy." 
The official opening was done by the event partners, Flanders Government. In their opening remarks, the Flanders Government highlighted the need to bring about an inclusive society, to have functional multi-stakeholder partnerships and to promote green economy. 
It is my understanding Green economy is about behaviour change and is not just product based. I learned from the workshop that we need a more integrated solution that look at gender equality, youth empowerment when addressing the issue of Climate-Smart mitigations. In South Africa, we have a National Development plan that has incorporated climate change mitigations which means we have a mandate to carry out projects that make us resilient through adaptation and mitigation. 
We were encouraged by one of the speakers Mr Rest Kanju, to not just participate but to have great deliberations on issues concerning climate smart enterprises. During our robust interactions in the workshop, we looked at issues such as barriers for funding and restrictions to conservation on business model. We also looked at Financial instruments under the heading “Tailored Investment in the Green Economy Transition
Amongst the many guests were representatives from the Department of Environmental Affairs, Climate Innovation Center SA, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies.


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