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An actionable research agenda for the Global South is now finalized

60 researchers from EfD and partner organizations have been working intensely for a year and a half to develop a research agenda to support a low-carbon transition and gender equity in the Global…

Thu, 2023-04-27 08:37 | Air Quality, Climate Change, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design | Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Global Hub, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam

Experiences from East Africa – which green policies work and which don’t?

A report is now available, which reflects on experiences from East Africa in addressing key environmental and social challenges: fossil fuels, plastic pollution, and deforestation. The report has been…

Wed, 2023-03-22 09:18 | Climate Change, Forestry, Policy Design, Waste | Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda

Participants in the Inclusive Green Economy program shared experiences with colleagues

EfD Ethiopia organized a Training-of-Trainers workshop where the previous participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program of 2022, IGE Fellows, shared their experiences with other senior…

Tue, 2023-02-21 20:02 | Policy Design | Ethiopia

EfD Ethiopia (ECRC) organized Quantum Geographical Information System (QGIS) training in collaboration with Copenhagen University

The EfD-Ethiopia ( ECRC) and the Agriculture & Rural Development Policy Research Center (ARDPRC) in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen provided training on the Quantum Geographic…

Mon, 2023-02-06 08:18 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Forestry, Land, Water | Ethiopia

EfD Ethiopia was represented at the African Economic Conference 2022

The Center Director of EfD Ethiopia, Hailemariam Tekelewold attended the African Economic Conference, where he also made a presentation on gender differences in agriculture. The conference was held…

Fri, 2023-01-13 11:07 | Agriculture | Ethiopia

ECRC featured in a documentary

One of the leading mainstream media outlets, Fana Broadcasting Corporation(FBC), featured a documentary (in Amharic) about the activities of the Policy Studies Institute, host to ECRC, which in turn…

Fri, 2023-01-13 10:54 | Ethiopia

E-vehicles exempted from tax in Ethiopia – IGE fellow wrote proposal

The Ministry of Finance in Ethiopia has exempted electric vehicles from value-added tax (VAT), excise tax, and surtaxes and reduced the import tax on those vehicles. A participant in the Inclusive…

Mon, 2022-11-07 11:31 | Air Quality, Climate Change, Policy Design | Ethiopia

Productive sessions for the SETI collaborative at the Annual Meeting

EfD’s collaborative program Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative, SETI, had several activities at EfD’s Annual Meeting on September 22-26 in Kampala, Uganda. The question of how to achieve a…

Tue, 2022-10-11 15:10 | Agriculture, Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Covid-19, Energy, Experiments, Forestry, Gender, Health, Policy Design, Urban, Waste | Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Global Hub, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam

EfD Ethiopia held policy day workshop on Energy and Economic Growth in Ethiopia

The Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) at the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) held a workshop to present the policy-relevant insights in collaboration with Oxford Policy Management in…

Thu, 2022-09-15 13:15 | Climate Change, Energy | Ethiopia

EfD Ethiopia signed an agreement to work with the Global Green Growth Institute

The Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC), EfD Ethiopia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to work together in a number of areas to…

Wed, 2022-09-07 09:28 | Climate Change, Energy | Ethiopia

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