Africa's transition to agreener economy.
AGDF is a think tank and consultancy established in 2018. Its experts have worked on circular economy, climate change, biodiversity, natural capital and MRV for the African Development Bank, the World Bank, AGRA and government agencies.
Vision: To be a leading think tank united to aid Africa's transition to a greener Economy.
Clients and funders on AGDF's documented work
What we do
Eight areas of work, drawn from AGDF's documented outputs.
Green & circular economy strategy
Green economy assessment, circular economy roadmaps and policy briefs.
African Development Bank (AfDB & Dutch RVO)
Climate adaptation & mitigation
NDC analysis, agricultural resilience strategy and community adaptation.
GHG inventories, MRV & climate data science
National GHG inventories, land-cover modelling and MRV frameworks.
Environmental & social safeguards
SESA, ESMF, RPF and Process Framework for REDD+ readiness; ESIAs.
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria
Forestry, biodiversity & REDD+
Biodiversity conservation, REDD+ readiness and forest protection.
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria
Natural capital modelling
Natural capital modelling and green growth assessment.
African Development Bank (AfDB & Dutch RVO)
Stakeholder engagement & capacity building
Stakeholder mapping, training manuals, IEC materials and teacher guides.
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Green finance & enterprise development
Impact investment pipelines and funding linkages for green and circular enterprises.
Nigeria Wholesale Impact Investment Fund
Selected work
Work for the African Development Bank, the World Bank and AGRA.
StudyNigeria · African Development Bank (AfDB & Dutch RVO)
Nigeria's transition to a green economy.
A detailed evaluation of the current landscape for transitioning Nigeria from an unsustainable linear economic model to a circular model along critical sectors, and of the public-private partnership investments that link circularity to natural capital.
Read the case Illustration: Tinubu Square, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Photo Jeremy Weate from Abuja, Nigeria, CC BY 2.0.
FrameworkNigeria · African Development Bank (AfDB & Dutch RVO)
A roadmap framework for a circular Nigeria by 2050.
Built on a Theory of Change, the framework sets out the strategies and activities to be carried out towards transitioning Nigeria to a circular economy in 2050, accompanied by an MRV policy brief and a policy brief.
Read the case Illustration: A recycling collection team, Lagos, Nigeria. Photo King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) - Africa program, CC BY 2.0.
StudyRwanda · Analysis period 1960 to 2030
Methane from Rwanda's solid waste disposal sites, 1960 to 2030.
A Tier 2 estimate of methane emissions from solid waste disposal sites in Rwanda from 1960 to 2030, using the IPCC First Order Decay model, as a component of carbon accounting for the waste sector.
Read the case Illustration: Kigali at dusk, Kigali, Rwanda. Photo Adrien K, CC BY 2.0.Founded by a scientist
“Viable economic ventures that consider ecological functions through the reduction of environmental resources deterioration provide lasting enormous sustainable livelihood opportunities to a people.”
AGDF founding statement
AGDF was founded by Prof. Francis Ebuta Bisong, Professor of Conservation Biogeography at the University of Calabar.
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