Environment for Development EfD 2021-2027

About this project

The contribution consists of support to environmental economics research, capacity building and policy development in the Global South in partnership with the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD), a global research network for environmental economy. EfD is coordinated from Gothenburg University (GU) where the EfD Global Hub is a special unit. The global hub is responsible for coordination of planning, implementation and monitoring of the program. The purpose of the contribution is to contribute to qualitative research in the field of environment economics and capacity development in order to contribute to the development of plans, policies and legislation that contributes to sustainable development and poverty reduction. Today there are eleven centers in the network after EfD China at Peking University transitioned to a partner role, increasing the total number of EfD academic partners to nine. From January 2025, EfD Colombia (Research Group on Environmental, Natural Resource and Applied Economics Studies (REES) at Universidad de los Andes) will also transition to partner status. This will bring the total to eleven centers, with Chile, Central America, India, South Africa, and Vietnam hosting collaborative programs, and Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda receiving support. The number of partners will rise to ten, actively participating in research projects, fundraising, and capacity-building initiatives without direct financial support from EfD. In…

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Sweden · Government

Countries

Vietnam, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, China

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative managementIV.1. General Environment Protection

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-61050402.

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