This paper examines how power relations, authority, and competing interests converge to shape both resource access and the ability to participate in forest governance for different individuals in two forest-dependent communities in River Cess County, Liberia.
This report proposes a framework that energy and development sector actors, specifically, African governments (their line ministries, lead energy agencies, and local governments), the international development community, private sector, and civil society can rally around to collectively shape a linked energy and development agenda to facilitate the attainment of the SDGs.
In The Recover Better with Sustainable Energy Guide for African Countries, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) sets out clear, practical steps for African countries to follow so they will benefit from increased GDP, affordable energy provision, and improved agriculture, gender and health outcomes - all as they reset their economies and close energy access gaps.
This report provides various reviews of the state of green economy in Africa with a focus on identifying key sectors of the transition and presents a set of discussions on the political economy issues that various countries deal with when creating their strategies. In addition, it presents an examination of stakeholders’ operations in the green economy and provides insights into a system for sustaining the transition and transforming institutions for green transitions.
This document describes results, lessons, and human impact from selected GEF-funded projects to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury.