Uganda’s IGE fellows, cohort 2023 inaugurated
Uganda’s participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in practice program 2023/24 have been introduced at a function held at Makerere University. This cohort will focus on the problems related to…
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Ethiopia IGE fellows gather to discuss the establishment of IGE alumni network
EfD Ethiopia organized a workshop to discuss how to establish a robust and vibrant network of IGE fellows, researchers, and the broader community. The aim of the network is interaction between…
Kick-off for the new participants in the Inclusive Green Economy program
A new group of participants in the Inclusive Green Economy in Practice program, so-called IGE Fellows, met for the first time with the country support teams on June 21. The fellows, who are civil…
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Energy
EfD Ethiopia hosted a dialogue on how to achieve a sustainable energy transition
EfD Ethiopia conducted a second dialogue workshop on sustainable energy transition, focusing on biomass dependency on Friday 2 June 2023. The objective was to narrow down the number of policy options…
EfD Ethiopia hosts dialogue on sustainable energy transition
EfD Ethiopia conducted a dialogue workshop on sustainable energy transition with senior experts from relevant stakeholders on April 26, 2023. The Ethiopian team of the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE)…
Experiences from East Africa – which green policies work and which don’t?
A report is now available, which reflects on experiences from East Africa in addressing key environmental and social challenges: fossil fuels, plastic pollution, and deforestation. The report has been…
Participants in the Inclusive Green Economy program shared experiences with colleagues
EfD Ethiopia organized a Training-of-Trainers workshop where the previous participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program of 2022, IGE Fellows, shared their experiences with other senior…
The Inclusive Green Economy program is prolonged and expanded
New funding has been granted by Sida, to the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program. The two-year inception period of the program was concluded by December 2022. The new agreement means that EfD can…
Senior civil servants met to discuss green growth policies
27 civil servants from five East African countries met in Rwanda on November 22-24 to discuss policies for achieving a green and inclusive economy in their countries. This cross-country workshop was a…
E-vehicles exempted from tax in Ethiopia – IGE fellow wrote proposal
The Ministry of Finance in Ethiopia has exempted electric vehicles from value-added tax (VAT), excise tax, and surtaxes and reduced the import tax on those vehicles. A participant in the Inclusive…