The Gender in Development Economics course held in Accra, Ghana concluded with enthusiastic participants expressing their renewed commitment to gender studies and its application in their research…
EfD presents awards in three categories for outstanding work each year. The winners are announced at EfD’s Annual Meeting. The awards are Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award, the Gunnar Köhlin…
EfD’s collaborative program Blue Resources for Development (BlueRforD) focuses on cross-boundary research on marine and coastal resources-related issues, that is, how the fisheries and aquaculture…
Twenty-four researchers from the EfD centers participated in a policy engagement and science communication workshop in Accra, Ghana. The workshop contributed to strengthening participants’ capacity…
Several studies have warned that climate change is changing the droughts, making them more frequent, severe, and long-lasting. EfD Chile researchers Felipe Vásquez-Lavin and Roberto D. Ponce…
Peter Quartey, the Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, which serves as the host institute for EfD Ghana, made a call for…
The 2023 EfD Ghana Policy Day at the University of Ghana on 4 October, highlighted the contribution of research to society, particularly the impact of the EfD Ghana center on the country’s natural…
Wisdom Akpalu, the Director of EfD Ghana embodies in many ways all the values that EfD strives for – high-quality research and a tangible impact on society. He is overjoyed to host EfD’s 17th Annual…
Hundreds of thousands of people die prematurely in East Africa because of air pollution in their homes, which in turn is a result of the use of biomass. The use of firewood and charcoal contributes…
EfD Ethiopia, hosted at the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) in Addis Ababa held a launching workshop on a research project “Rural Household, Agriculture and Climate Change – why and how…