Dr. Nkechi Owoo has made history as the first woman in 80 years to be promoted to Full Professor of Economics at the University of Ghana. She is a health and demographic economist whose research spans…
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…
EfD Ghana organized a capacity-building workshop aimed at enhancing research skills among graduate students from the University of Ghana. The half-day session provided practical guidance on how to…
Wisdom Akpalu, Director of EfD Ghana and Chairman of the Fisheries Commission, has been appointed as Ghana’s representative on the Bureau of the 6th Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture…
The Environment for Development (EfD) initiative is welcoming six new postdoctoral researchers who will reinforce its collaborative research programs and strengthen policy engagement. EfD’s…
EfD Ghana researchers Wisdom Akpalu and Francis Atsu participated in a regional workshop on establishing a West African Carbon Market Platform, organized by the ECOWAS Commission as part of its…
A new study of 1,650 households has revealed that environmental knowledge is of crucial importance for how families cope with poor drinking water quality in low- and middle-income countries, with 90%…
Researchers from the EfD network, including members of the BlueRforD collaborative program, played an active role at the International Conference on Economics, Law and Government (ELG) 2025, hosted by…
With fish farming increasingly vital to Ghana’s food security and youth employment goals, a recent national workshop in Accra, hosted by EfD Ghana and the BlueRforD collaborative program on July 22nd…
Kenya is leading a conversation on two of the continent’s fastest-growing environmental threats: textile waste and electronic waste (e-waste). In a two-day policy workshop, experts, policymakers…