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…
How women researchers in EfD Nigeria are changing the society
EfD Nigeria parades ten women research fellows who are working very hard to improve the inclusion and participation of women in different aspects of Nigerian society. Meet some of them and learn what…
EfD’s Annual Meeting – a sneak peek into the program
The preparations for EfD’s Annual Meeting on October 5-9, 2023 in Accra, Ghana, are in full swing. The program is still preliminary, but here are some dates to keep in mind, to make sure you don’t…
Global Sustainable Futures arranges panel on the 7th Nordic Development Research Conference
The 7th joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) will take place on 21-23 August 2023 in Uppsala. NorDev2023 is organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research…