Wisdom Akpalu, the Director of EfD Ghana embodies in many ways all the values that EfD strives for – high-quality research and a tangible impact on society. He is overjoyed to host EfD’s 17th Annual…
An overview of environmental policy in Brazil since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 suggests that the rise to power of a new political elite has led to a radical change in Brazil’s trajectory of climate change initiatives and environmental protection. The new elite is associated with the disruption of two factors historically relevant for the design of environmental policy: the participation of civil society in the governance of public policy and multilateralism in matters of environment policy.
The report presents the findings of applying a gamified approach to citizen engagement in policy making to facilitate public consultations on sustainable transportation in the Lake District National Park. The workshops trialling the new approach were conducted in two locations: Windemere and Keswick. A total of 33 participants took part in the workshops. The report includes the comments of local residents, small businesses and commuters on the series of policies addressing different aspect of sustainable consultation in the region.
Hundreds of thousands of people die prematurely in East Africa because of air pollution in their homes, which in turn is a result of the use of biomass. The use of firewood and charcoal contributes…
Over the last 20 years, there has been a rapid expansion of gold mining in Colombia. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the impacts of this boom on local socioeconomic and environmental
EfD Ethiopia, hosted at the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) in Addis Ababa held a launching workshop on a research project “Rural Household, Agriculture and Climate Change – why and how…
The cement industry in China is a great air polluter and its production accounts for 60% of global production. Research funded by EfD will contribute to the policy discussion about the optimal tax for…
Climate change will have significant long-term impacts on people, ecosystems, and the global economy. To avoid catastrophic impacts, the world must mobilize finance at scale to deliver rapid and substantial low-carbon transitions across sectors and regions. Improving sustainable finance approaches and enhancing market alignment with this transition is crucial. Evidence shows that climate finance is not reaching those who need it most. Despite the significant climate risks faced by women and girls, only 2.3% of climate finance intends to principally support gender equality.
EfD Tanzania Researchers attended a comprehensive training on modern methods for analyzing the productivity and efficiency of different types of decision-making units in the energy sector using Data…