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About The West Africa Green Economic Development Institute (WAGEDI)

The West Africa Green Economic Development Institute (WAGEDI), Gregory University Uturu (GUU) Abia State Nigeria is a research and advocacy institute with the mandate to promote low carbon, resources efficient development pathways in Africa and beyond. It was established in 2018 with research members drawn from some African countries with the overarching objective of bringing to the fore research on green innovations and creating a linkage and synergy between academic research outcomes with the industry, government and the civil society, etc.

So far WAGEDI is into collaborative relationships with the Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network Kenya,  Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) Ecowas Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Africa Union, Scientific, Research and Innovative Council, some relevant Ministries, Department Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria, and Green Economics Institute, UK, amongst others. We also render consultancy services and training programmes for public and private sectors, civil society and the likes.

Some milestones recorded by WAGEDI include but are not limited to the following:

Engagement with members of Non-Key Experts (NKE) in the implementation of ongoing EU funded 4-year Nigeria Climate Change Response Programme (NCCRP);
Engagement with Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), World Bank assisted Carbon Market Project. The project has received a Letter of No Objection from the Department of Climate Change Federal Ministry of Environment following the submission of the Project Idea Note. This involves GHGs emission reduction in the Power sector thereby enhancing Nigeria's profile on climate actions;
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Focus on Sahel and Sahara Region of Africa: Sustainability Analysis Study. WAGEDI received a letter for Mohammed VI Prize in Morocco as a Potential Prize Nominee for 2019 Mohammed VI Prize for Climate and Sustainable Development;
iv.Member of the Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa (GIGGA) Network, scoping study on inclusive green growth in Africa in five pilot countries- Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa.
In partnership with ATPS and PACJA we have developed NDC Implementation Index and Tracking tools for Africa financed by African Development Bank(AfDB) under the Africa Climate Change Fund(ACCF). So far the partnership is building capacity development for the application of Twelve(12) Africa countries.