Stakeholders were informed on the acceptability status of green reforms
The Environment for Development Kenya carried out a population survey to find out whether green measures for plastics, forest loss, and fossil fuels are socially acceptable. To spread the findings and…
EfD Ethiopia held the second IGE workshop
As part of the IGE capacity-building program, the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) (EfD-Ethiopia) organized a second workshop on August 4, 2020. The objective of the workshop was to…
A vibrant network re-united at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop!
Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings about energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries of the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions…
Environmental Dilemma? Explicating Stakeholder Engagement in Kenyan Firms
Stakeholder pressure is among the pathways through which firms are being prodded to adopt environmental management practices. Owing to research paucity from the context of developing countries and overall inconclusiveness, this research investigates whether mimetic, normative, and cot11zercive pressures (which encompass stakeholder pressure) sway firms into adopting resource management and energy efficiency.
Uganda’s IGE fellows in a survey on social acceptance of policy instruments on fossil fuel, plastic pollution and forest loss
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…
ECRC held a stakeholder Survey Workshop
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…
Grid electrification should be combined with complementary infrastructure for greater social and economic benefits
Key findings: While electricity is a key to economic development, nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity.
This study analyses the socioeconomic benefits of electrification in Uganda.
The findings show that grid connectivity increases the number of work hours, female employment, household expenditure (meaning that the household is able to buy more of the goods that it needs), and key educational outcomes.
Furthermore, the benefits from grid connectivity increase with time.
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