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Upcoming events

2024

16-18 February Munich

Munich Security Conference 2024

3-5 April Paris Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

Past events

2023

5-8 December Praia 39th Annual Meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
1 December

Virtual

COP 28: Reimagining urban transport in African cities
10 November

Virtual

RdV du Club, "From the Global Adaptation Summit to COP 28: Insights into African Cities"
26 October

Virtual

Getting to services: Transport & accessibility – A discussion of data, methods and applications
23-24 October Yaoundé Climate Chance Africa Summit
12-13 October Paris Intra-regional food trade in West Africa: Data, initiatives and policy agenda - Experts' meeting
26 July Rome Leadership Dialogue on Partnerships for Food Systems: Examples from the Sahel and West Africa, UN Food Systems Summit +2
20-21 June Paris Meeting of the SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG)
25 May Leipzig ITF 2023 Summit Side Event: Accessible and sustainable transport systems in African cities for all: Filling in the data gap, co-hosted with GIZ and TUMI 
23-24 May Cotonou Africa Cities Lab 2023 Summit
17-18 May Marrakech Pilot course on “Using data to diagnose cities’ resilience and inform land-based policy and financing" with the African Local Government Academy (CGLU Afrique) in partnership with Lincoln Land Institute
16 May Marrakech UCLG Capacity Institution Building Annual Meeting 2023 – Presentation in Workshop 3: Disaster preparedness and building resilience
12-14 April  Paris/Virtual RPCA Restricted Meeting
3 April Virtual WATHIxSWAC Virtual Dialogue on "Strengthening, reforming or reinventing the state in the Sahel?" (French)
27 March Virtual  Seminar on "Urbanisation and conflicts: Prospects for the Sahel, West and North Africa", 9th Contact Group of the Coalition for the Sahel
21 March Brussels/Virtual InfoPoint conference: Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa European Commission, International Partnerships
8 March Virtual Presentation at the 2023 Borderlands Data Forum
19 January Virtual WATHI x CSAO Round table "Political and security perspectives in the Sahel for 2023"

 

2022

6-9 December

Lomé

38th Annual Meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

1 December Virtual

WATHI x CSAO Virtual dialogue "Financing and transformation of agriculture in the Sahel and West Africa"

10 November Virtual

WATHI x CSAO Virtual Dialogue "The effectiveness of defense and security forces in the Sahel and West Africa" (French)

9 November Sharm El-Sheikh

COP27 "Investing for community resilience in an age of climate mobility"

3 November Virtual

COP27 "Using data to improve resilience and sustainability of African cities"

20 October Virtual

WATHI x CSAO Virtual Dialogue "Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation in the Sahel and West Africa"

14 October  Webinar

Understanding the economic power of Africa’s cities

19-20 September Paris

Aborne Annual Conference "Security and Trade in African Borderlands", co-organised by SWAC/OECD and the University of Florida Sahel Research Group

15 September Webinar

Geospatial for sustainable agriculture and urban development in Africa | Proceedings | Presentations

5 July Webinar

Green Talks LIVE: Boosting African cities’ resilience to climate change: The role of green spaces

28 June Katowice

World Urban Forum side event: "The Economic Power of Africa's Cities"

23-24 June Paris

Meeting of the SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG)

31 May Webinar

Governing Africa's Urban Transitions

31 May Webinar

OECD DevTalks: Preparing for a major food crisis in the Sahel: what role for farmer organisations and local food systems?

 17-20 May  Kisumu

 9th Africities Summit 

17 May: Event "Africities: Intermediary Cities and Settlements Dynamics" co-organised with Cities Alliance

17 May: Event on intemediary cities and regional integration 

18 May: Launch of Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2022: The Economic Power of Africa's Cities 

20 May: Meeting of Development Partners co-organised with UCLG Africa and Cities Alliance

26 April Webinar Virtual Book Launch: Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities
19 April Webinar

Virtual Book Presentation: Measuring and mapping border violence in North and West Africa: A policy perspective

6-8 April Virtual

2022 restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

6 April Hybrid format

Food and nutrition crises in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions: Time to act now and better mobilise in West Africa for the future

16 March Las Palmas Participation in the 10th meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel 
19 February        Munich Round table and presentation of the 2022 SWAC/OECD publication Borders and Conflicts in North and West Africa at the Munich Security Conference
16 February  Virtual "RDV du Club" on the Sahelian Concertations 

2021

6-8 December

Virtual

37th RPCA Annual Meeting, ''Women, conflict and food and nutrition issues” 

 22-23 November  Niamey

The Sahelian consultations

12 July

Virtual event

"From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in
Social Institutions": Virtual High-Level Policy Dialogue

21-22 June

Virtual event  Meeting of the SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG)

8-9 April

Virtual event  Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

29 March

Webinar Launch of the new security report: Conflict Networks in North and West Africa, webinar organised by the Sahel Coalition | presentation

1 March

Virtual event 

DevTalks: Women and Conflict in West Africa | Concept note | Key messages | Replay 

2020

3 December Virtual meeting 36th annual meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
8 September Virtual meeting SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting
3 July Webinar  Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020: Africapolis, Mapping a New Urban Geography, organised by the Fondazione ENI
2 April  Virtual meeting RPCA restricted meeting
7 February Addis Ababa Launch of the report Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020 at an event co-organised by AUDA-NEPAD and SWAC/OECD on "Africa's Urban Realities: Better Cities for an Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Continent".
10 February Abu Dhabi Presentation of the report Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020 and Africapolis at the 10th World Urban Forum
14 February Munich Launch of the report The Geography of Conflict in North and West Africa at the Munich Security Conference.

Archived events

2019

9 December Paris, France 35th RPCA annual meeting
19 June Paris, France SWAC Strategy and Policy Group meeting (SPG)
 4-5 April Brussels, Belgium Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
 4 April Brussels, Belgium Launch of the report "Women and Trade Networks in West Africa"
27 March Brussels, Belgium External Cooperation Infopoint presentation “Visualise Urbanisation in Africa”. Organised in collaboration with DG DEVCO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.

2018

 4-5 April Brussels, Belgium Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)
 4 April Brussels, Belgium Launch of the report "Women and Trade Networks in West Africa"
27 March Brussels, Belgium External Cooperation Infopoint presentation “Visualise Urbanisation in Africa”. Organised in collaboration with DG DEVCO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
12 December Vienna, Austria Workshop on women, the food economy and networks in West Africa hosted by the Austrian Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (MFA), in co-operation with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
3-8 December Banjul, Gambia Sahel and West Africa Week, including the 34th RPCA annual meeting
22 November Marrakesh, Morocco Launch of the Africapolis data portal at the 2018 Africities Summit
31 October Paris “Africapolis: Data for Africa’s Urban Future”, 18th International Economic Forum on Africa
27 September Paris SWAC/OECD Webinar Series: Identifying the Factors Driving West African Migration
3-4 July Cotonou, Benin Seminar on Cross-Border Development in the Sahel, organised by UEMOA and the Sahel and West Africa Club
28 June Paris SWAC webinar "Food Employment in West Africa"
18-19 June Paris

SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting and Seminar

16-18 April Paris

Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

21 March  

SWAC webinar: Wars and Conflicts in the Sahara-Sahel

9 March Paris

Why women and girls matter in West Africa: A closer look at inequalities and social institutions

21-23 February Niamey Regional consultation on the pastoral situation in the Sahel and West Africa
     

2017

4-8 December Cotonou Sahel and West Africa Week 2017
29 November - 4 December Niamey Conference on "Linking borderlands research and policy in Africa and Europe: Tackling translation challenges"
27 November  Abidjan 1st Africa-Europe Local Government Forum organised by UCLG Africa, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and Platforma
14 November  Bonn COP 23: Task Force on the Access of African Cities and Territories to Climate Finance – Roadmap and Call for Action,organised by UCLG Africa and Energies 2050, organised by UCLG Africa and Energies 2050
29 September Paris Symposium on "Economic, Migration and Security Integration in the Sahara-Sahel: Policy Diagnosis and Prospective", Higher Council for Strategic Training and Research (CSFRS). Hosted by the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD)
18-20 September Conakry

Restricted meeting of the Regional System for the Prevention and Management of Food Crises (PREGEC) within the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA)

30 June Basel

Presentation of "Cross-border Co-operation and Policy Networks in West Africa" at the 7th European Conference on African Studies: "Urban Africa - Urban Africans: New encounters of the rural and the urban", Center for African Studies Basel and Swiss Society for African Studies

16 June Paris

SWAC Strategy and Policy Group (SPG) meeting

 8 June Madrid

Presentation on "The Sahel: Challenges and Opportunities" at the International Affairs and Foreign Policy Institute (INCIPE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation (MAEC)

19 May Paris

Presentation at conference on “Regional integration in West Africa: Border and cross-border challenges” organised by the ASCPE (“Les Entretiens Européens & Eurafricains"). 

16 May Brussels External Cooperation Infopoint presentation on “Food Security: At the Heart of the Solution to Demographic, Migration and Security Challenges”. Organised in collaboration with Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission. Presentation & video.
27 April Madrid

International Conference on “Africa in the perspective of the G20", presentation by SWAC Secretariat Director Laurent Bossard

10-12 April Paris

Restricted meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA), including the Senior Experts' Group meeting of the Global Alliance for Resilience (AGIR)

20 March Brussels

Brussels Briefing 48: Rural – Urban Linkages in Africa + webstream. SWAC presentationon employment opportunities in West African food systems.

24 February Oslo

Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region

23-25 February Gainesville, Florida

2017 Annual Carter Conference in African Studies: "On the Edge: What Future for the African Sahel?", Center for African Studies at the University of Florida

 2016

12-16 décembre Abuja

Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2016, y compris la 32e réunion annuelle du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA) et une session du Groupe d'experts seniors de l'Alliance globale pour la résilience (AGIR)

29 septembre Paris

Forum Afrique 2016 : "Les villes africaines pour le développement de l’Afrique" | Alain Marcel de Souza, le président de la Commission de la CEDEAO à l’OCDE

26-28 juillet Bamako

Réunion du Groupe de travail Gouvernance de la Division Afrique de l’Ouest organisée par le Bureau de la coopération suisse au Mali (Département fédéral des affaires étrangères – DFAE) sur les thèmes de la gouvernance des ressources extractives et la coopération transfrontalière locale

13 juin Paris

Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP)

18-19 mai Washington D.C.  Villes secondaires, emploi et réduction de la pauvreté : Recentrer l' agenda urbain, conférence organisée par la Banque mondiale et la Cornell University
17-20 mai Hamburg/
Sønderborg

15ème Conférence BRIT (Border Regions in Transition) sur le thème "Villes, États et frontières : du local au mondial". Le Secrétariat du CSAO a participé en tant que partenaire à cet événement.

13-15 avril Paris

Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA), y compris une rencontre du Groupe d'experts séniors de l'Alliance globale pour la résilience (AGIR) 

25 février Londres

« Principal espace du secteur privé :  quelles place pour l’économie informelle dans une croissance verte et inclusive », débat co-organisé par l'IIED et le CSAO, ordre du joub et rapport (anglais)

18-20 janvier

Paris

Réunion d'experts sur le risque et la résilience

25-28 janvier

Copenhague

Conférence sur les connexions urbain/rural

2015

14-16 décembre

Dakar

31e réunion du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)

2 décembre

Le Bourget/Paris

Réunion en marge de la COP21 sur les contributions des institutions régionales face au changement climatique

23-25 novembre

Niamey

Réunion technique du PREGEC pour évaluer les résultats provisoires de la campagne sylvo-agro-pastorale 2015-16

17-19 novembre

Dakar

Conférence internationale autour du 10e anniversaire de la Politique agricole commune de la CEDEAO (ECOWAP+10)

26-30 octobre

Milan

Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2015Expo Milano 2015

3-7 octobre

Lomé

Réunion d'experts en vue de la préparation de la conférence international sur ECOWAP+10

14-19 septembre

Ouagadougou

Réunions techniques des travaux RPCA : PREGEC, évaluation externe de la Charte et mécanisme de veille

11 juin

Paris

Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP) du CSAO

4 juin  Bruxelles

Sécurité alimentaire, résilience et changement structurel en Afrique de l'Ouest, débat mené aux Journées européennes du développement (EDD15)

2-6 mars Lomé  Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)
15 avril  Bamako

Président de Donnea au sommet du CILSS

2014

15-19 décembre  Bruxelles Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2014 
22 octobre Paris Protocole d'accord signé entre l'agence du NEPAD et le CSAO/OCDE
15-17 octobre  Lomé Rencontre entre le représentant spécial du CSAO et le président du Togo
23 juillet Paris Rencontre entre l'envoyée spéciale des Nations unies pour le Sahel et le Secrétaire général de l'OCDE
17 juin Paris Réunion du Groupe d'orientation politique (GOP)
16 juin Paris Séminaire du CAD/CSAO : défis régionaux d'une coopération efficace au Sahara-Sahel
14-16 avril Paris Réunion restreinte du Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires (RPCA)

2013

27-29 mai N'Djaména Colloque régional sur l’élevage pastoral
25-29 novembre Abidjan Séminaire du CAD/CSAO : défis régionaux d'une coopération efficace au Sahara-Sahel 
28 novembre Abidjan Forum 2013 : avenir des espaces saharo-sahéliens

2012

12 juin  Paris Colloque : le complexe « sécurité et développement »
4-8 décembre  Ouagadougou Semaine du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 2012
7 décembre Ouagadougou Forum 2012 : peuplement, marché et sécurité alimentaire

2011

14-15 juin  Paris G20 - session Afrique : volatilité des prix agricoles et alimentaires 
5-6 décembre Praia Forum 2011 : l'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Brésil face aux enjeux des énérgies renouvables

2010

7-8 décembre  Accra Forum 2010 : solidarité régionale face aux crises alimentaires

2009

9 décembre  Bamako Forum 2009 : pressions sur les terres ouest-africaines