The United Nations has recently proposed measuring national progress beyond GDP by incorporating people's well-being. But how can we measure something as elusive as wellbeing, when it seems to belong ...

A dialogue workshop within the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program was hosted by EfD Ethiopia at Addis Ababa University.

The paper analyzes the distributional effects of climate policy by examining heterogeneity in households’ carbon intensity of consumption. It constructs a novel dataset that includes information on th...

A recent study by EfD-Chile researchers reveals that increases in black kelp export prices do not translate into higher incomes for the harvesters. The paper&nbsp

Mauricio Oyarzo, Deputy Director of NENRE EfD-Chile, presented new research on natural resource

As climate change intensifies across the globe, its effects on agriculture are becoming increasingly evident through rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, floods, droughts, land degradation,...

EfD researcher Carlos Chávez, participated in the United Nations’ Third World Ocean Ass

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The just transition concept has been hypothesised to serve as a unifying framework for designing socially accepted fossil fuel phaseout policies. Whether the concept actually moves actors towards poli...

Tanzania needs cement for homes, roads, factories, and public buildings. But cement production also carries a climate cost.

Overview Application deadline: June 30, 2026 Start date September 1, 2026

A new international study finds that environmental and social costs in global supply chains are often concentrated in producing countries such as Vietnam and Peru, while higher-value activities remain...

A full-day workshop on blue carbon at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) brought together around 40 researchers, policymakers, business representatives, and technical experts in person...

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EfD Kenya has launched a new study that will examine how energy-efficient appliances are affecting the lives of households and small enterprises.

Climate change mitigation, adaptation, and climate finance were on the agenda when EfD Ethiopia researchers met with a technical team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at th

EfD's Annual Report 2025 In this report, you will find examples of EfD's impact, learn about our vibrant network, and read about some of the many activities during 2025. Read the Annual Report - downl...

EfD Nigeria has launched a new project on Innovative Climate Finance for Unlocking Development and Equity in Africa (INCLUDING-Africa), a regional initiative aimed at strengthening c

In a recent webinar hosted by the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative&

A newly launched United Nations report argues that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) alone can no longer fully capture whether people’s lives are actually improving — and proposes a new global framework to...

We are pleased to invite you to a special edition of the EfD webinar series.

Informal Consultations of the Co- facilitators of the intergovernmental process on Beyond GDP and Launch of the final report of the High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP

Twenty-three civil servants from five East African countries have converged in Uganda for a regional Inclusive Green Economy in Practice (IGE) Cross-Country Peer Learning workshop ai

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Farmers in Ethiopia are struggling with climate shocks, post-harvest losses and inefficient practices and poor market systems.

Highlights Uses 45,000 Afrobarometer interviews across 37 African countries (2021–2023). Perceived climate risks shape awareness, life quality, and climate policy preferences. Drought perceptions rais...

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Registration (deadline: 20 April 2026)

April 15, 2026 Time: 9:00 – 10:15 AM (Eastern Time) / 2:00 – 3:15 PM (WAT).

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The circular economy is no longer only an environmental issue. It is increasingly seen as a driver of economic growth, innovation, and resource security. EfD Vietnam and a Japanese research delegation...

A new study finds a consistent pattern in collective problems such as climate change.

EfD researchers have found that carbon markets deliver impacts beyond emissions reduction. They distinguish between direct, indirect, and incidental effects.

A recent study has investigated what factors have shaped one of the Kenyan government's most progressive frameworks, the 2019 Gender Policy, and what recommendations emerged from it.

The Inclusive Green Economy in Practice (IGEP) network took a significant leap forward in 2025 to ensure impact beyond the program's duration. The IGE Fellows, alumni, and

EfD Nigeria and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen climate policymaking in Nigeria and support the implementation of the

EfD Ghana participated in a high-level research dissemination and stakeholder engagement on sanitation and waste management in Ghana.

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Michael Ndwiga, Center Director of EfD Kenya and a lecturer in the Department of Economics and Development Studies at the University of Nairobi, was on February 26th, awarded by the

The next EEU seminar will be held on Monday the 9th of Mars at 12:10 – 13:00 in B44.

Call for Abstracts: Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for GCET27 is now open!

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Prof Eoin O’Neill and Dr Finbarr Brereton at University College Dublin (Ireland) are looking for a PhD candidate with an interest in Flood Risk Perception and Climate Adaptation and a background in ec...

Stakeholders from government institutions, regulatory bodies, Accra city management authorities, and industry have shared insights to inform an ongoing study on Ghana’s growing chall

Kenya’s second-hand clothing (mitumba) sector supports approximately 2 million livelihoods but also generates significant textile waste due to unsellable imports.

EfD Ghana convened stakeholders to review new research findings and advance collaborative solutions for strengthening Ghana’s Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) ecosystem.