Eight areas of work.

AGDF evaluated Nigeria's transition from a linear to a circular economic model for the African Development Bank and RVO, and produced the Nigerian Circular Economy Programme roadmap framework, its MRV policy brief and its policy brief.

• Green economy assessment and circular economy scoping
• Circular economy roadmap frameworks built on a Theory of Change
• Policy briefs
• Analysis linking circular economy and natural capital to public-private partnership investment

Waste and circular economy analysis for the enhancement of Nigeria's NDC, stakeholder engagement for AGRA's Agricultural Resilience Strategy across eleven countries, and community-based adaptation and mitigation work.

• Sector analysis for NDC enhancement
• Agricultural resilience strategy support
• Community-based climate change adaptation and mitigation programmes
• Adaptation to climate change impacts in coastal cities and communities

Development of national GHG inventories using modelling, estimation and accounting with GIS and remote sensing; a land-cover segmentation model from Landsat imagery for forestry emissions in a Tier-3 inventory for Nigeria; and MRV frameworks for transparent reporting.

• National GHG inventories
• Land-cover segmentation from Landsat imagery for forestry emissions estimation
• Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) frameworks and policy briefs
• Scenario analysis of emissions reduction strategies and agent-based modelling

Technical reports for the World Bank study on Nigeria REDD+ readiness for the Federal Ministry of Environment: a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment, an Environmental and Social Management Framework, a Resettlement Policy Framework and a Process Framework.

• Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA)
• Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
• Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)
• Process Framework for REDD+ readiness
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessments for infrastructure projects

Biodiversity conservation and management, REDD+ readiness studies, and community capacity building in UN-REDD+ pilot mangrove communities.

• REDD+ readiness studies and safeguard frameworks
• Biodiversity conservation and management
• Community capacity building on forest and environmental management
• Land use and land cover change research

Natural capital modelling and green economy assessment, including the link between circular economy and natural capital in Nigeria's transition study.

• Natural capital modelling
• Green economy assessment
• Score sheets on country progress towards green growth (an AGDF objective)

Eleven-country stakeholder engagement and mapping for AGRA, coordination of the EU-sponsored DRECA training, BirdLife Africa advocacy training, a UNESCO teacher's guidance pack and IEC materials developed with participatory learning and action.

• Stakeholder engagement and mapping
• Training manuals and coordination of training programmes
• Information, education and communication (IEC) materials using participatory learning and action
• Teacher's guidance packs and MEAL guides

A demand pipeline for the Nigeria Wholesale Impact Investment Fund, and circular economy stakeholder and funding-linkage analysis for businesses across Nigeria.

• Impact investment demand pipelines
• Circular economy stakeholder and funding-linkage analysis
• Consultancy support to GCF-funded projects and direct access entities