Background

RCC East and Southern Africa, in collaboration with Greenovations and other partners, organized the Green Collaboration Forum from 23 September to 25 September in Kampala, Uganda.

The Forum was the culminating event of the Greenovations project. It showcased the key outcomes of the Greenovations project and explored collaboration possibilities to address existing silos of engagement and challenges or hurdles facing innovators, entrepreneurship support organizations, and key enablers of the ecosystem. In bringing together funders, investors, research centers, tech hubs, universities, policymakers, youth and women green innovators, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders within the green sector, the Collaboration Forum aims to jointly map an actionable way forward to strengthen the green entrepreneurial ecosystem and shape the trajectory of the continent’s green transformation.

Objectives

• Present key results of the Greenovations Africa project
• Co-create solutions to address silos of engagement within and between key actors of the green entrepreneurship and innovation space
• Develop synergies and partnerships to address emerging issues within the green innovation space
• Create awareness of innovative strategies and partnerships for accelerating green entrepreneurship for climate action
• Stimulate impactful partnerships to address challenges within the gender dimension and the policy and enabling environment of Africa’s innovation space