Over 80 participants from the environment and natural resources sector including, senior civil servants, the academia, civil society organization, members of the public, and students convened at…
On July 5, 2022, ECRC(EfD-Ethiopia) conducted a stakeholder survey workshop as part of the Capacity Development Programme on Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in Practice for senior civil servants and…
Uganda’s participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program, so-called IGE fellows, call for national policy instruments that have clear objectives and implementation plans. They also emphasize…
Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…
Dear All: We are pleased to announce that the virtual sessions of the Seventh Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) will take place on June 23-24, 2022 (09:00 am - 12…
The Ethiopian team in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program conducted a workshop on the draft National Policy Review (NPR) covering three themes; fossil fuel, plastic pollution, and forest loss…
This study uses a large field experiment linked to actual behavior to evaluate the effects of an information campaign with and without celebrity endorsement on the use of single-use plastics. We find that demand for single use plastics, particularly for plastic straws and spoons, is very responsive to information when — and only when — it is coupled with our celebrity endorsement. The effect of celebrity endorsement is sizeable.
Marine plastic pollution is a critical environmental challenge facing policymakers globally. To reduce marine plastic pollution by engaging the people, this study estimated the determinants of waste disposal approach by households, their willingness to participate in road gutters/drainage channels cleanup program and the number of man-days they are willing to contribute. The study used a total of 600 households drawn from 30 enumeration areas. A semi-structured questionnaire was employed in data collection.
The EfD center at Makerere University (EfD-Mak Center) has unveiled its advisory board. The board is chaired by Associate Professor Umar Kakumba, the Deputy Vice-chancellor, in charge of Academic…
EfD Uganda organized a training-of-trainers workshop as the final activity for the pioneer group av participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program, the so-called IGE Fellows of 2021. This…