Phase change: getting to a sustainable energy future in Vietnam
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Over the years, Vietnam has been one of the most dynamic emerging countries in East Asia, with remarkable economic growth over the past three decades. The energy sector in general and electricity sector in particular play a key role in promoting and sustaining the country's socioeconomic development. However, the power sector has revealed weaknesses and shortcomings in its production and use of energy and electricity. The problem has emerged recently due to the exhaustion of domestic hydro, coal, and oil resources and the fast-growing carbon emissions in Vietnam.
Workshop on climate adaptation support program
EfD Nigeria is partnering with AKADEMIYA2063 and the Global Centre on Adaptation to conduct a workshop on climate adaptation support for the implementation of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) of Nigeria…
Transparency can increase support for renewable energy
Vietnam has ambitious plans to scale up its electricity capacity and increase the share of renewable energy. However, the country still relies heavily on coal-fired power plants. Researchers from the…
Bringing skilling and productive employment closer to women
On International Women’s Day, Farzana Afridi considers a key issue in the creation of good jobs for women – the provision of skilling. She discusses the lack of physical and financial access to skill training, shortage of demand-relevant and high-quality programmes, and inefficient matching with jobs post-training. While highlighting recent government proposals to address these concerns – such as launching a unified Skill India Digital Platform – she contends that a more gender-sensitive approach is needed.
AERC Senior Policy Seminar XXV on “Human Capital Development in Africa”
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), is pleased to invite you to the twenty-fifth Senior Policy Seminar (SPS XXV) that will be held on March 29-30, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference…
2023 EAERE European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics
The University of Graz is hosting the 2023 EAERE Summer School which will address the topic of Transnational and Cascading Climate Risks and Adaptation and take place from July 2nd to July 8th, 2023…