Webinar highlighted global challenges at the intersection of waste, energy, gender, and health
The webinar Burning Questions: Gender, Health, and Open Waste Burning – from Households to Communities explored the intersection between energy poverty, failed waste management, and gender inequality…
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.