Portfolio

Projects Analytical Framework for Capacity Gap Assessment for Green Growth Transition in Africa Green economy transition requires the development and deployment of a range of capacities and a cultivation of green innovation ecosystems. The Green Growth Capacity Assessment Framework outlined in this report details core issues and functional capacities that…

Projects Summary Report on Key Research Challenges on Governing Inclusive green Growth in Africa It is widely acknowledged that the green economy has significant potential for delivering inclusive economic development in Africa. However, research on green growth in Africa is very limited, with the result that the dynamics of this…

Projects Analytical Framework for Assessing Technical Capacity for Green Economy Transition in Africa This project ERSC funded project was an extension of the Governing Inclusive Green Economy in Africa with a focus on three sectors: agriculture, energy and industry. Adapted from UNDP capacity gap assessment studies, the framework developed is…

Projects Analysis of Adaptation Components in Africa’s NDCs This African Development Bank funded project is the first to pprovide a systematic categorisation of the adaptation components of Africa’s NDCs including the prevailing vulnerabilities, priority sectors, costs, financing options, and timeframes as presented in Africa’s NDCs. The report also delves into…

Projects Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) This project was commissioned by the Committee of African Heads of State on Climate Change (CAHSOCC) and the African Ministerial Environmental Council on Environment (AMCEN). The Initiative which was developed in close collaboration with the African Group of Climate Negotiators (AGN) was intended to develop…

Projects Mainstreaming Ethiopia’s Industrial Policy into the Green Economy Strategy This project explored the interaction between green economy, natural resource management and industrial policy in Ethiopia to determine ways of mainstreaming the green economy plan into the National Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) with a specific focus on the industrial…

Projects Innovation for Green Industrialisation: An Empirical Assessment of Innovation in Ethiopia’s Cement, Leather and Textile Sectors The empirical studies investigating the nexus between green innovation systems and industrialisation in developing countries are limited. Based on nine semi-structured interviews and a survey of 117 firms, this article assesses sectoral systems…

Projects Governing Green Industrialisation in Africa: Assessing Key Parameters for a Sustainable Socio-Technical Transition in the Context of Ethiopia This article explores the conception and implementation of green industrialisation in Ethiopia, one of the world’s poorest nations, where an ambitious Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has been created, alongside…

Projects National Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Strategy for the Government of Rwanda Professor Okereke was the founding project director of one of the first and most comprehensive national climate change and low carbon development plan developed by an African state. Chukwumerije designed, initiated and managed the project. He…

Projects Options for Adaptation and Loss and Damage in a 2015 UN Climate Agreement As a consultant for the World Resource Institute (WRI), Professor Okereke was the Principal Investigator in a project that explored options for addressing climate adaptation and loss and damage in UNFCCC Paris agreement as well as…