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…
EfD organized a study tour to Nepal in November 2023, where researchers and policymakers jointly learned about participatory forest management (PFM). Nepal has been a world leader in this area for…
Kenya's energy mix encompasses biomass, oil, electricity, coal, and hydrogen, with coal and hydrogen being less prevalent. Most Kenyan citizens rely on biomass, especially firewood and charcoal, but…
The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in Africa. Hence, it’s necessary to address the problems with unsustainable fast fashion. This was highlighted at a panel discussion that took place…
The University of Nairobi has promoted Richard Mulwa to the position of Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at the University of Nairobi. Richard Mulwa is currently teaching at the Faculty…
Kenneth Kigundu Macharia successfully graduated with a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nairobi on Friday, 22nd September 2023. Presently, he holds a position as a lecturer at Chuka…
EfD is implementing Survey Solutions , a free digital platform from the World Bank, to streamline and enhance its data management processes. This transformative step promises to revolutionize the way…
The SDG 8 Initiative, which is coordinated from the University of Gothenburg, includes several collaborating institutions, among others eight so-called Satellite Universities in low- and middle-income…
Researchers from the EfD centers of Central America, Chile, Ghana, and Kenya, will participate in the thematic session titled Water Economics and Policy in low-and-middle-income Countries on June 30…
EfD Kenya convened a policy dialogue on May 4, 2023, with key stakeholders from the Kisumu, Siaya, and Homabay counties to identify challenges and devise effective solutions for the degradation issues…