EfD Uganda Graduates Third Cohort of IGE Fellows
The Environment for Development (EfD) Uganda celebrated the graduation of its third cohort from the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) Capacity Building Program on August 7, 2024. The event, held at the…
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Energy security and renewable energy are the key challenges in Colombia’s energy transition
Researchers and stakeholders discussed these challenges at an event at Los Andes University in Bogotá. They agreed that universities have an important role in providing scientific-based information…
SETI leaders meet in Chile for strategic planning and student engagement
Marc Jeuland, co-leader of SETI, visited the headquarters of SETI in Chile from July 29 to August 2 to meet with the co-leader Marcela Jaime and the admin and strategic teams of the collaborative…
EfD Uganda celebrates milestones and outlines plans at Annual General Meeting
The EfD-Mak Centre Uganda held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 18, 2024, at the Glory Summit Hotel in Hoima, celebrating achievements and outlining strategic objectives for the next…
EfD Uganda researchers gain insights from oil and gas community visits
A team of environmental economists from Makerere University recently visited Uganda's Albertine oil fields to assess ongoing oil and gas operations and explore potential research and collaboration…
Hoima residents demand expanded access to clean energy at EfD policy dialogue
Stakeholders from Hoima's local government, private sector, and civil society organizations have urged the government to expand access to clean energy sources like electricity and LPG to facilitate…
Ethiopia held a National Inclusive Green Economy Forum
IGE alumni and fellows convened to discuss transformation initiatives, which focused on tax exemption and improving finance access to the private sector, and celebrated the 2023 IGE Fellow Graduation…
IGE alumni and fellows trained in environmental policy instruments
The two-day training workshop was organized to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to design and implement effective environmental policies that address environmental challenges. On July 5…
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…