Floods cause increasing losses to Nigerian communities
Research evidence has shown an increasing spate in climate change-related losses despite the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and the adaptation of different coping strategies by Nigerian…
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Stakeholders joined EfD Nigeria to review Sea Fisheries Act
Regulatory agencies, fishing companies, and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s fisheries and aquaculture sector have decided to work towards making a revised version of the Nigerian Sea Fisheries Act of…
Productive sessions for the SETI collaborative at the Annual Meeting
EfD’s collaborative program Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative, SETI, had several activities at EfD’s Annual Meeting on September 22-26 in Kampala, Uganda. The question of how to achieve a…
Food crisis looms in Nigerian households due to farmers-herders conflict
Nigerian households face the risk of a food crisis because of the increasing spate of violent clashes between nomadic herders and crop farmers in the country’s agrarian communities. Although the…
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Nigeria
A vibrant network re-united at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop!
Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings about energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries of the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions…
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Agriculture, Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Covid-19, Energy, Gender, Policy Design, Urban, Waste |
Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
“Building long-term relationships with policymakers is the biggest challenge”
Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…
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Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Covid-19, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water |
Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Joining forces for climate change adaptation in the ag-energy sector
The peer-learning project “Policy-research partnerships for pragmatic evaluation of climate change adaptation and development models in the ag-energy sector” was launched on April 6th in an online…
Environmental experts review EfD Nigeria’s five years strategic plan
Scholars, policymakers, private sector practitioners, and other stakeholders in the field of environment and development have commended EfD Nigeria for developing a strategic plan that will guide the…
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Nigeria
“Pursuing an academic career in agricultural economics converts my passion into work”
Meet Chizoba Obianuju Oranu, EfD Nigeria! She tells us about her first approach to environmental economics and the importance of having a mentor. She also shares the results of her research project…
Stakeholders call for new fishery law in Nigeria
Stakeholders, including fishermen, fish farmers, researchers and regulators from government agencies have signed a communique requesting Nigeria’s national assembly to review the Nigerian Fisheries…
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Agriculture |
Nigeria