GDP Center Hosts Workshop in Botswana on Renewable Energy

This week, the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is conducting a workshop on expanding renewable energy opportunities in southern African countries. 

The GDP Center is co-sponsoring the workshop with the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Development Finance Research Centre,  the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria.

The objectives of the workshop are to identify barriers and binding constraints that DFIs face for financing renewable and accessible energy in SADC countries, identify and share best practices for DFI engagement in renewable and accessible energy finance in SADC countries, and identify policy interventions that could overcome barriers and scale up renewable and accessible energy in SADC countries.

The GDP Center is a university-wide research center in partnership with the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research and the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. The GDP Center’s mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being, and environmental sustainability.