Dr. Leanne Seeliger from Stellenbosch University in South Africa shares her expertise in environmental ethics and water governance. She discusses her research exchange in Germany, part of the EU-funded PRODIGEES project, which promotes digitalisation in emerging economies and Europe to advance sustainable development.
Dr. Seeliger focuses on the challenges faced in the Cape Flats, a vital agricultural zone under pressure from urbanization, pollution, and strained relationships between stakeholders. About PRODIGEES PRODIGEES is a transnational knowledge cooperation network, aimed at creating a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the impact of digitalisation across the social, economic and environmental dimension of sustainable development and its governance. Funded by the EU’s Horizon2020 programme, it analyses conditions under which positive effects of digitalisation can be realised, while at the same time [mitigating] potential negative effects. The project engages in staff exchange, transnational training and multi-stakeholder dialogue, and establishes a long-term platform of research institutions in the EU and from the MGG network in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa.
