Aquaculture can balance sustainability and growth
Aquaculture, the fastest-growing food production technology, faces scrutiny over its environmental impact and social consequences. As the oceans' condition worsens and more species become endangered…
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EfD Ghana seminar proposes pathways to maximize extractive sector benefits
Ghana's extractive industry faces challenges, limiting its potential to contribute effectively to the nation's economic growth. The EfD Ghana seminar, titled Getting More from Ghana’s Extractive…
Ethiopian stakeholders conducted a workshop on accelerating Ethiopia’s energy transition
A national workshop was conducted in Ethiopia on June 3, 2024, on the initiative of the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA). This country-led alliance of governments and…
“The others can learn from our mistakes”
Benson Mlambo Mwakina is the Director of Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum in Kenya. He also manages cross-cutting energy assignments in the country and the region and…
EfD Nigeria trains graduate students on Randomized Control Trial research designs
EfD Nigeria recently concluded a three-day workshop for graduate students and early career researchers in Randomized Control Trial (RCT) research design. The workshop, held from April 29 to May 1…
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New research on measurement tool can guide global energy policies
Fellows from the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) Emily Pakhtigian, Marc Jeuland , Subhrendu Pattanayak, and Jonathan Phillips, recently published a paper titled Estimating Lost…
EfD Uganda’s IGE Fellows of 2024 enrolled
The EfD Uganda participants in the Inclusive Green Economy Program, IGE Fellows, cohort of 2024-25, were officially enrolled in a yearlong capacity-building program at Makerere University on May 15…
“There is a knowledge gap on how to implement green economy policies”
Hana Mekonnen Alemu is one of Ethiopia's 2023/24 IGE Fellows. She works as a Climate Change Expert at the Ministry of Water and Energy. The Ethiopian team worked with two Transition Initiatives (TIs)…
Ugandan parliament expresses support for policies towards clean household energy
Researchers from EfD Uganda presented findings to the Ugandan parliament on May 3rd, shedding light on the country's heavy reliance on biomass and proposing policy adjustments towards cleaner energy…
Cultural reasons are no longer enough to conserve sacred forests in Nigeria
Researchers have challenged the Nigerian traditional approach to managing sacred forests, stating that conserving the forests only for cultural purposes lacks sustainability in the face of cultural…