Uganda’s IGE fellows, cohort 2023 inaugurated
Uganda’s participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in practice program 2023/24 have been introduced at a function held at Makerere University. This cohort will focus on the problems related to…
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NENRE EfD Chile helps the government tackle air pollution
The Chilean EfD research team has been working alongside government authorities in the design, evaluation, and application of policy strategies to reduce air pollution in highly contaminated cities…
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The SETI network met to work for a sustainable energy transition
80 participants from around the world met online on June 15 and 16 at The Eighth Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI). The event included ongoing studies and the…
EfD Ethiopia delivered training for journalists on the benefits of clean cooking stoves
Abebe D. Beyene, a senior research fellow at ECRC, conducted a training workshop on the economic and social benefits of clean cooking stoves for media professionals. It was organized by the Ethiopian…
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…
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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
“Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability”
EfD researcher Marc Jeuland from Duke University visited EfD Uganda on December 1st. He was invited to share his work in the area of energy economics in a seminar and inspire research fellows and…
Better policies and regulations are needed to develop off-grid energy
There are several obstacles to developing off-grid energy in Eastern Africa. Those are, among others, according to a recent study by EfD Uganda, poor market information, lack of technical capacity…
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…
EfD Chile researchers discussed local environmental policy with politicians and other stakeholders
The Eigth Annual Meeting on Environmental Economics was marked by face-to-face attendance and included the participation of representatives from the academic, political, business, and civil society…
EfD Uganda launches two projects regarding the National Water and Forest Authorities
The Environment for Development Initiative (EfD) Makerere Centre has launched two new collaborative projects, one on improving the National Water Authority’s water bill payments and one analysis of…