Constructing Meanings of a Green Economy: Investigation of an Argument for Africa’s Transition towards the Green Economy
Appendix II – General Analysis Table for the Speech
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Appendix II – General Analysis Table for the Speech
2 COMPONENTS MEANINGS OF TERMS, PHRASES, ETC. CONCLUSIONS ASSUMPTIONS PART I – PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS BLOCK 1 - INTRODUCTION The topic of your dis- cussion for this year’s gathering Green Econ- omy and Structural Transformation in Afri- ca is an apt if not pro- vocative one. Many people I am sure would agree with you that the fundamen- tal issue for us Africans is that of structural transformation of our economics and not mere growth of our GDP. Green economy is however an altogether different thing. Very appropriate, suited to the circum- stance; Referral to excite- ment as well as anger, challenging or confronta- tional, inflammatory or encouraging crucial, primary; large scale transfer of resources to other sec- tors, changing the struc- ture of resource alloca- tion Mere – strictly, only contrasting, foreign, perhaps unrelated There is a need to discuss the conference theme. Theme brings together concepts for- eign to each other Differences of opinion and attitudes regarding the theme exist Some people do not agree that structur- al transformation is a fundamental need for growth. I am sure many Afri- cans will ask what green economy has got to do with us. We did not create global warming and nothing we do is going to affect its future tra- jectory much. We are unlikely to be the source of new technology green or otherwise. So what indeed has green economy got to do with us? Why should we think of introducing Appeal to self- authority and reliability of knowledge, shows awareness of contrasting views and anticipates them. Make, invent, prob- ably in this case ‘cause’; Direction, path, course Improbable, doubt- ful, implausible; Origin, provid- er/supplier Indirect assignment of blame elsewhere. Africa not in a position to nor should it have to act Bring in the new, in- Scepticism, uncer- tainty and failure to identify a relation to/interest in green economy by many Afri- cans. Africa did not con- tribute to the climate crisis. 3 green technologies which could be more expensive than the al- ternatives? Why shouldn’t we simply concentrate on growth and transfor- mation and leave the green thing to those who created the prob- lem in the first instance and who can afford to embark on a new and largely untried course? itiate, establish familiar- ize or advance Environmental as- pect of development (?) Green economy not ‘known’ or ‘describable’ or ‘vague’; Difficulty, puzzle, obstacle; Having enough means to pay, give, allow; Unexperienced, un- proven, experimental I can think of three good reasons why green growth is and cannot but be an essential el- ement of Africa’s struc- tural economic trans- formation… …and none of them have much to do with what we as Africans can or should do to miti- gate global warming. (Redundancy?) fun- damental, indispensable component Purpose of speech revealed; to dispel scepti- cism and establish other links between Africa and Green Economy besides climate change. Alleviate, lessen, di- minish Links between Af- rica and green economy other than climate change mitigation can be made. Green economy and structural trans- formation are compati- ble. Structural trans- formation is the ulti- mate goal Obvious link be- tween Africa and Green Economy is climate change BLOCK 2 – AGRICULTURE We cannot even think of structural eco- nomic transformation in Africa without trans- forming our agricul- ture. Our agricultural sector is plagued by problems created by others and by our own mismanagement. Much of our land has been cleared of tree cover resulting in mas- sive land degradation, soil erosion and vul- nerability to both Overwhelmed, trou- bled, afflicted; Misconduct, negligence, incompetence Plague Metaphor: likened to disease or in- fection Agriculture sector is the priority sector for transformation. Both the resource base and the people are vulnerable, and the blame is shared. 4 flooding and drought. As a result of the global warming that has already happened we have become more ex- posed to strange com- binations of drought and flooding. The resource base of our agriculture is very seriously threat- ened. unprotected, weak unprotected, sub- jected odd, inexplicable, unexpected endangered, vulner- able Constant reference to vulnerability Emphasis of urgen- cy. We need to act quickly to stop or at least radically mitigate soil erosion. We need to im- prove the moisture re- tention capability of our soil, recharge our un- derground water re- sources and increase the flow of our rivers. If we are to pro- mote irrigated agricul- ture to adapt to the changes we have to re- habilitate our degrad- ed hills and moun- tains. We cannot hope to mitigate the impact of droughts and floods without a massive re- afforestation of our hills and mountains. Sense of urgency. Repetition of “We need” “We cannot…without” in connection with positive actions - giving instruc- tion, action must be tak- en, responsibility is col- lective. Reference to choice Corrective action is imperative, not option- al. ‘Healthy’ hills and mountains build re- sistant/resilient re- source base and people. These ‘problems’ are not unsolvable. Forests are cur- rently not in a state conducive to resilience. But the impact of such a massive re- afforestation pro- gramme will not be limited to its effect on Immense task; acknowledges instruc- tions are challenging 5 soil erosion and water management. The trees we plant would become vital sources of new income for our farmers if we can sustainably manage and harvest them. Green develop- ment involving massive re-afforestation water management and soil conservation pro- grammes is thus centre to any hope of trans- forming agriculture and improving the income of our farmers. Much of such work can be done by mobilizing the labour of our people and does not require much additional mon- ey. It certainly does not require any new technology. All it requires is the political will and social mobilization. Such a programme would also create a massive carbon sink in the continent, but that is as it were the icing on the cake and not the main reason why we embark on such a path. The main reason why we have to em- bark on such a green path of agricultural de- velopment is because that is the only way we can sustain a meaning- Emphasis of im- portance of forests; Condition for suc- cess Previously used “green thing” when echo- ing sceptics, now assign- ing clear term. Response to coun- terviews regarding af- fordability and need for new technology Organization, re- cruitment Icing Metaphor; emphasis that carbon sink is a ‘bonus’ – related to climate change again, circles back to fact that climate change is not the perspective taken in this speech. Journey metaphor We (Africans) are currently unable to manage forests or har- vest sustainably Green develop- ment will lead to im- proved agriculture sec- tor. We (Africans) too can and have other means to take correc- tive action. Achieving green development/green economy is a socio- political matter. Green Economy improves the agricul- ture sector. Green Economy is the only viable option, especially given the re- sources available Green develop- ment and green econ- omy are similar and/or connected. Ways other than the Green Economy have been evaluated for the transformation of African agricultural sectors 6 ful agricultural sector in the current global envi- ronment… …and because Download 1.86 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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