Adapting Organisational Carbon Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Development in Low and Middle Income Countries Settings: A Case Study of EGPAF

Diplôme Master Adapting Organisational Carbon Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Development in Low and Middle Income Countries Settings: A Case Study of EGPAF eng 2025-08-29 author Temple Katherine Ellen Jessie 989217 Recherche et enseignement GSEM (RESEM) director Hierink Fleur 0000-0002-2727-0540 917598 Institut de santé globale (COSPR) director Berset Maude 693074 Climate change is increasingly affecting populations worldwide, creating new challenges for health and development organisations as they work to deliver essential services while reducing their own environmental impact. This thesis explores how carbon footprint reduction strategies can be adapted to the realities of low and middle income countries (LMICs), using the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) as a case study. The research aimed to understand how staff perceptions, priorities, and experiences can inform more realistic approaches to organisational carbon reduction without compromising health service delivery. The study found that staff are strongly motivated to act on climate change and view emissions reduction as compatible with EGPAF’s health mandate. At the same time, there is a clear need for training, knowledge-sharing, and locally adapted guidance to enable meaningful action. Structural barriers, particularly limited funding, weak infrastructure, and reliance on high-emission practices such as business travel and diesel energy, continue to constrain progress. These insights provide a foundation for EGPAF as it develops its organisational carbon reduction roadmap, offering insights into which measures are viewed as both a priority and feasible in LMIC settings. More broadly, the study shows that adapting carbon reduction strategies to local realities can support organisational efficiency and sustainability, while also contributing to sector-wide efforts to integrate climate action into health and development work. Dewey 354.3 MIHDS Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF false adb0a19d-b8c4-4712-8352-c440c16eb824 Master thesis Private Katherine_Temple_memoireMaster_MIHD.pdf 3197650 application/pdf 7a3081a4334bb20845883865e1bb0a33b042872bbfcb83ff9e9d784234455a9a closedAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial

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