Eleventh annual meeting of NENRE EfD-Chile
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the Eleventh Annual Meeting of NENRE EfD-Chile, which will be held in a hybrid format (virtual and in-person) on November 6 and 7, 2025, at the Termas de…
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…
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…
Energy storage – a path to net-zero emissions for Vietnam
EfD Vietnam researcher Le Viet Phu has published Strategic power expansion and renewable integration in pathways to the Net-Zero in Vietnam, on the deployment of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) as a…
Protected areas can serve as infrastructure against extreme events
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Protected areas are not only key to biodiversity conservation but can also function as natural infrastructure that could reduce the impact of extreme weather events. This policy brief explores how forests, mangroves, and wetlands in Guatemala and Costa Rica can mitigate floods and landslides, and under what conditions these benefits are realized.
Extension services need a boost to realize Climate-Smart Agriculture
Uganda’s efforts to achieve Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) goals are being hindered by weak agricultural extension services and poor implementation of existing policies. This was the key message…
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Wood-burning restrictions and air pollution: the case of air quality warnings in southern Chile
District officials were trained to value and protect Uganda’s natural resources
Over 30 environmental officers from 11 districts in Western Uganda gathered in Fort Portal for training organized by the EfD Uganda at Makerere University. Funded by the Makerere Research and…
Ugandan local government officials trained on environmental policy tools
Over 20 local government officials from Kampala Capital City Authority, Entebbe Municipality, and the districts of Wakiso, Mukono, and Mpigi participated in a two-day workshop focused on environmental…