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Recognition for Carlos Lopes Work
Member of the International Commission of Experts on Financing for Development, Government of Spain & United Nations, Madrid & New York
Government of Spain & United Nations | Jul 2024
First Class Order of Zayed II, bestowed by the United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Abhu Dhabi Media Office | May 2024
Member of the G20 Task Force on a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change
Brazilian Government | Feb 2024
One of 100 most influential black personalities of the Lusophone World
Bantumen 100 Powerlist | Dec 2022
Confirmed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as a member of the prestigious Committee for Development Policy for the period 2022 to 2024.
United Nations Economic and Social Council | Apr 2022
New Chair of the Board and Advisory Council of the African Climate Foundation
African Climate Foundation | Apr 2022
Appointed as > Foundational Fellow of the International Science Council
International Science Council | Mar 2022
Recognised by the African report as one of the 100 most influential Africans
The Africa Report | Oct 2019
Latest Blogs
L’économie du développement à l’ère des bouleversements
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Cartographie : corriger la carte de l’Afrique, un enjeu économique et stratégique
Read MoreCartographic Justice for Africa
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Africa’s Interdependence with the Gulf Under Pressure
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Gulf shock: How Iran war could reshape Africa’s economic outlook
Read MoreNews Coverage
Mário Pinto de Andrade exaltado no seu 98.º aniversário
Nacionalista Mário Pinto de Andrade foi defensor inato do pan-africanismo
Pro Vice-Chancellor Lecture by Professor Carlos Lopes
Development economics for an age of upheaval
Restauration des sols africains : les idées visionnaires d’Amílcar Cabral restent d’actualité
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We are seeing a prolifération of warnings from the AI leading actors asking, almost begging, for regulation to tame the progress of the technology. And it seems everyone with power to do it is looking the other way. Insane.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a global slowdown in the pace of AI development.
In an essay posted online, he warned that rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months. The warning follows a series of security breaches and growing concerns
The English version of my book "Self Deception Trap" has now surpassed 60,000 downloads across various platforms. Download it for free using the link below.
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I will participate in the launch of my fellow compatriot's book on conflicts in Guinea-Bissau
" @SpeakUpAfrica1 and @africanofilter also salute Professor Carlos Lopes of the University of Cape Town, promoter of the Correct the Map campaign, whose engagement was instrumental in engaging the African Union and researchers across the continent to the case for a fairer map,
Les financements qui parviennent à l’Afrique restent largement insuffisants. Le continent a reçu en moyenne 43,7 milliards de dollars par an en 2021 et 2022, soit seulement environ 23 % des besoins. L’Afrique a besoin d’environ quatre dollars de financement climatique pour chaque
I say:
The larger the announced amount becomes, the less clear it is who is responsible for providing the money.
Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it
Climate finance should not be separated from development funding.
theconversation.com
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