A new report sheds light on the current calls for reforming the Global Financial Architecture to restore debt sustainability and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report was…
Researchers at EfD South Africa – EPRU have researched the trade-offs between community welfare and nature conservation by examining different Sub-Saharan countries and how they deal with the trade…
Abstract: Utilities across the global require stable revenue streams to provide customers access to high quality energy, water, sanitation, and other essential services. This requires policy makers to set prices to cover costs, promote the efficient use of resources, and ensure services are affordable. It also requires that customers pay their bills. Historically, utilities have used disconnections, or the threat of disconnection, to compel customers to pay their bills on time.
The Gunnar Köhlin’s Award for Best Master’s Thesis, introduced 11 years ago, was originally aimed at students in the country hosting the EfD Annual Meeting. After some years, however, it became…
A team consisting of EfD Kenya, international associates, and the Nairobi City Water and Sewer Company has, over the last decade, collaborated to solve challenges related to providing and funding
Nadia S. Ouedraogo (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) The paper analyses the impact of climate change metrics (vulnerability and readiness) on the cost of government borrowing expressed…
Why are there so few women in the renewable energy industry? And what can be done about the gender disparities? The underrepresentation in this growing industry means several missed employment…
TRANSPATH is a project that addresses the urgent need for transformative change to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change. Recognizing that conventional policies are insufficient, TRANSPATH
Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower are essential for reducing global carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuel-based energy generation. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency ((IRENA), 2020), the large-scale deployment of renewable energy, combined with energy efficiency improvements, has the potential to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by 70% by 2050.
EfD Ethiopia (Environment and Climate Research Center, ECRC) hosted a thought-provoking seminar titled Thirsting for Solutions: The Impact of Water Scarcity on Migration. This event, which took place…