Civil servants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in Practice program said, as they met with EfD researchers for a cross-country IGE workshop in Uganda, that the program is reshaping how they think…
Twenty-three civil servants from five East African countries have converged in Uganda for a regional Inclusive Green Economy in Practice (IGE) Cross-Country Peer Learning workshop aimed at…
The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Barnabas Nawangwe, appealed to fellows and alumni under the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program in East Africa to prioritize practical solutions for…
Knowledge on how to value natural resources is essential to guide policy decisions and prevent environmental degradation. Environmental and natural resource officers from Eastern Uganda have undergone…
A study exploring smallholder farmers’ choices in afforestation programs in southern India shows the importance of the farmers’ opinions. Dr. Danny Tobin of Duke University emphasized, at a seminar at…
Makerere University has hosted the first African symposium on natural capital accounting and climate-sensitive macroeconomic modelling, bringing together ministers, senior government officials…
Uganda’s push toward Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) took center stage at a high-level annual workshop in Kampala, where researchers, policymakers, and private sector actors convened to craft…
Makerere University hosted a high-level roundtable bringing together researchers from the EfD Uganda, representatives from the GRO Foundation, and the Bank of Uganda to explore alternative financing…
Water utility leaders from four African cities—Accra, Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam—came together for a unique workshop aimed at sharing experiences and building stronger ties with researchers…
Agriculture is the backbone of economies in East Africa, employing about 60 percent of the workforce and contributing on an average to 30 percent of gross domestic product. Yet agricultural growth…