About GLF Africa 2024
Can Africa show the world a sustainable way forward? The climate crisis is taking a toll on Africa – and especially on rural communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods.
On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, and online for a global conference focused on forging a prosperous and sustainable future for Africa’s land- and seascapes, driven by local solutions.
About Ariane Hildebrandt
Dr. Ariane Hildebrandt, Director General at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since September 2023, oversees global health, equality, digital technologies, and food security, including areas like social protection, education, sustainable supply chains, and rural development. Previously, she led policy, data, and effectiveness, managing bilateral development cooperation and implementing agencies (GIZ, KfW). With a career at BMZ since 1998, she also worked at the Federal Ministry of Finance and the University of Würzburg, where she earned her PhD. She holds a degree in economics and an MBA from the State University of New York at Albany.
