{"id":1471,"date":"2017-10-06T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/the-forum\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2017-10-06T08:57:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:57:39","slug":"news-from-prosperity-and-resilience-chuks-okereke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2017\/10\/06\/news-from-prosperity-and-resilience-chuks-okereke\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Prosperity and Resilience: Chuks Okereke"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1472\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2017\/10\/prof-chuks-okereke.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2017\/10\/prof-chuks-okereke.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Chuks Okereke\" width=\"180\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Chuks Okereke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Professor Chuks Okereke is leading an ERSC Global Challenges Research Fund Grant to convene an international network on Governing Inclusive Green Economy in Africa (GIGGA). The project will build an interdisciplinary and international collaborative Network that can develop a substantive and innovative research agenda on the governance of green growth in Africa. The GIGGA Network comprises individuals from (i) four UK universities, (ii) academics from five countries in Africa and India, (iii) national and regional government institutions and departments; (iv) four research institutes and policy think tanks across Africa; (v) private sector (vi), top NGOs and civil society organizations in Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Chuks Okereke is leading an ERSC Global Challenges Research Fund Grant to convene an international network on Governing Inclusive Green Economy in Africa (GIGGA). 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