EfD Webinar series: Gemeda Olani Akuma
Topic: Village networks and climate-smart agriculture: Pathways to adoption and resilience in rural Ethiopia. Short bio: Dr. Gemeda Olani Akuma is a Natural Capital Collaborative (NatCap) Postdoctoral…
EfD Kenya participated in the Research & Innovation Week 2025
The EfD Kenya center showcased its research, capacity building initiatives, policy engagement efforts, and ongoing programs at the University of Nairobi’s annual research and innovation event. Over 40…
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EfD Ghana Director chairs African Union Specialized Technical Committee
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…
Great achievements were acknowledged at the EfD Annual Meeting 2025
Saturday evening of the Annual Meeting is traditionally an occasion to present awards and acknowledge other special achievements, as well as reveal where the next EfD Annual Meeting will take place…
Policymakers build skills in assessing carbon price impacts
Forty-five policymakers from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda received hands-on training on the Carbon Price Incidence Calculator (CPIC) in a workshop within the Inclusive Green Economy…
Postdoctoral Scholar, Mining and Local Development in Zambia
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar (postdoc) to support a multi-year research initiative evaluating the social and economic impacts of the exploitation of KoBold’s Mingomba copper mine in Chililabombwe, Zambia—the largest high-quality copper mine in the world.
Application deadline: November 3, 2025
New project will use artificial intelligence to advance a chemically safe circular economy
To achieve a sustainable and chemically safe circular economy, society needs better access to reliable information about hazardous chemicals. Formas, the Swedish government research council for…
Over 300 attend online training workshop exploring RCT design and evaluation
EfD South Africa - EPRU and the EfD Global Hub, in collaboration with the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA), conducted a free PhD training workshop with over 300 participants exploring…
Digging to the roots : The problem tree helps strengthen climate-smart agriculture policies
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…