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“Natural Capital Accounting helps Ghana appreciate the value of natural assets and supports environmental goals”
EfD Ghana hosted a research and training seminar on Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) to deepen the understanding of the approach among researchers and PhD students. The session featured Kwame Fredua…
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Biodiversity |
Ghana
University of Ghana promotes its first woman to Full Professor of Economics
Dr. Nkechi Owoo has made history as the first woman in 80 years to be promoted to Full Professor of Economics at the University of Ghana. She is a health and demographic economist whose research spans…
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Ghana
Journalists urge EfD Nigeria to support in-depth environmental reporting
Journalists who participated in a one-day workshop organized by EfD Nigeria have called on the center to strengthen its engagement with the media to boost public awareness and policy action on…
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Nigeria
“I’m very eager to contribute”: Meet Hailu Elias, the Director of EfD Ethiopia
EfD’s Director, Gunnar Köhlin, signed an agreement with the President of Addis Ababa University, Samuel Kifle, in November 2024 to transition the EfD center to the University. Hailu Elias has, after…
African water utilities connected for peer learning and research collaboration
Water utility leaders from four African cities—Accra, Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam—came together for a unique workshop aimed at sharing experiences and building stronger ties with researchers…
Pictures from EfD's Annual Meeting
You can now find some pictures from EfD's Annual Meeting on our Flickr account! The photographer's name is Aclovius Kamanyonga. Feel free to use them for editorial purposes (such as reports from the…
EfD Ghana workshop addresses research standards among graduate students
EfD Ghana organized a capacity-building workshop aimed at enhancing research skills among graduate students from the University of Ghana. The half-day session provided practical guidance on how to…
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Ghana
Webinar highlighted global challenges at the intersection of waste, energy, gender, and health
The webinar Burning Questions: Gender, Health, and Open Waste Burning – from Households to Communities explored the intersection between energy poverty, failed waste management, and gender inequality…
Turning waste into opportunity: IGE team visited Mabwepande compost plant
Policymakers and researchers from the Inclusive Green Economy in Practice (IGE) program and the EfD network toured the Mabwepande compost plant outside Dar es Salaam, exploring how sustainable waste…
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Agriculture, Waste