The Inclusive Green Economy in Practice Program has launched a new important event: The annual, national IGE Forums, which is the main event for disseminating knowledge from the program. The first IGE…
Welcome to attend this free online EfD Webinar! Time: September 26, 13.00 CEST (1 p.m.) Presenter: Lunyu Xie. Topic: "Central environmental protection inspection, short-term strategic behavior, and…
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…
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…
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…
A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health outcomes, often measured as deaths and hospitalizations. This literature has focused less on subclinical channels that nonetheless impact behavior, performance, and skills. This article reviews the economic research investigating the causal effects of pollution on nonhealth end points, including labor productivity, cognitive performance, and multiple forms of decision-making.
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…
Foreword by EBA
The ongoing climate crisis calls for radically reduced emissions of greenhouse gases. Although low- and lower-middle-income countries may have small or minimal climate footprints compared to richer countries, reductions are key also in those countries, not least since future consumption is likely to increase with increasing economic growth and population.
The EfD Uganda participants in the Inclusive Green Economy Program, IGE Fellows, cohort of 2024-25, were officially enrolled in a yearlong capacity-building program at Makerere University on May 15…