“The others can learn from our mistakes”
Benson Mlambo Mwakina is the Director of Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum in Kenya. He also manages cross-cutting energy assignments in the country and the region and…
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The Inclusive Green Economy Program welcomes new fellows in Tanzania
EfD’s Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program in Tanzania had an inaugural meeting in Morogoro for the newly recruited IGE fellows on May 15-16, 2024. Following this event, intensive training sessions…
EfD Uganda’s IGE Fellows of 2024 enrolled
The EfD Uganda participants in the Inclusive Green Economy Program, IGE Fellows, cohort of 2024-25, were officially enrolled in a yearlong capacity-building program at Makerere University on May 15…
“There is a knowledge gap on how to implement green economy policies”
Hana Mekonnen Alemu is one of Ethiopia's 2023/24 IGE Fellows. She works as a Climate Change Expert at the Ministry of Water and Energy. The Ethiopian team worked with two Transition Initiatives (TIs)…
Ugandan parliament expresses support for policies towards clean household energy
Researchers from EfD Uganda presented findings to the Ugandan parliament on May 3rd, shedding light on the country's heavy reliance on biomass and proposing policy adjustments towards cleaner energy…
Past and current IGE fellows convene to chart path for stronger alumni network
Previous Kenyan participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program joined forces with the country’s 2023 cohort of IGE fellows to strategize the future trajectory of the esteemed program. Seven…
The struggle to reduce biomass dependency may be gaining momentum
Twenty civil servants from five East African countries met with 16 EfD researchers over four intense days to share knowledge and experience of policies to increase the use of clean cooking…
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
EfD Uganda established network and secretariat for inclusive green economy
EfD has run an extensive and ambitious program, the Inclusive Green Economy in Practice program, since 2020 in five East African countries. In Uganda over 20 senior public servants from government…
“The program really enhanced my knowledge”
Eden Seyoum is one of the participants from the first cohort of the Inclusive Green Economy in Practice program. Now, being part of the IGE alumni network, she reflects on her experiences from the…
Education and information can increase the acceptance of climate policies
An important question for policymakers worldwide is how to make climate and environmental policies acceptable among the populations. A new study sheds light on the preferences in five East African…