Primary school students learned how to plant trees
Students at St. George’s primary school near Nairobi have participated in an educational tree planting program. This training was arranged by EfD Kenya in collaboration with the Ministry of…
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Academia and local government officials in the West Nile region discussed forestry and biodiversity conservation
Over 60 participants from academia, local government officials, the private sector, and civil society organizations met on 2nd December 2021 at Muni University to discuss the status of forests and…
EfD Ghana enhances research impact on energy issues through stakeholder engagement
ENRRI-EfD Ghana is strongly committed to engaging society to achieve stronger collaborations and impact. In line with this, the center invited energy sector stakeholders and media for a workshop to…
See the film from the workshop in Uganda!
Researchers and civil servants from East Africa met to discuss policies for an Inclusive Green Economy (IGE). See this short film with interviews with some of them, to hear what they thought about the…
Researcher from EfD-Chile participated in two activities on circular economy
Two talks were given during October by Dr. César Salazar, where he shared his research among different audiences. NOTICIA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ Apply circular economy; garbage bags are so expensive! was the…
Uganda includes IGE vision in national plans and policies
The Government of Uganda will include the Inclusive Green Growth (IGE) vision in the national development plan, policies, and legal framework. This promise was given by the Director of the Directorate…
Workshop on cross-country peer-learning and training opens in Uganda
A three-day workshop focusing on National Policy Reviews and training has been opened at the Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Uganda. Over forty researchers and policymakers from Sweden, Uganda, Kenya…
The Director of EfD Assoc. Prof. Gunnar Köhlin makes his maiden visit to Makerere University
A four-man delegation of Swedish environmental economists arrived at Makerere University on 22nd November 2021 to discuss collaborative initiatives on the environment and sustainable development. The…
Government officials learned about the importance of forests and biodiversity
Over 50 officials from the Kabale district government were made aware of the need to protect the environment for sustainable livelihoods and future generations. This happened in a policy dialogue…
“The end of coal”, what will that mean for South Africa?
This month saw the conclusion of COP26 where over 200 countries gathered to discuss climate change and national climate change plans. A key outcome for South Africa was the UK, USA and EU nations…