Peter Babyenda

peter.babyenda@mak.ac.ug
Room 5.1
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Peter Babyenda

Lecturer

School of Economics

Department of Policy and Development Economics 

Contact Information

Telephone: : +256773432413 

Email:pbabyenda@gmail.com / peter.babyenda@mak.ac.ug

Office Location: Room 5.1

Biography

Peter Babyenda is a lecturer in the department of Policy and Development Economics (PDE), School of Economics, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Environment and Natural Resources Economics from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. His areas of specialization are Experimental and Behavioral modelling and Analysis of both Microeconomic and Macroeconomic aspects in development Economics, Natural Capital Accounting, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, Energy Economics, Climate Finance and Economics of Climate Change, adaptation and Mitigation. Beyond these, Peter Babyenda is a trained Project Integrated Management (PIM) specialist and has participated in the making of PIM manuals and sector specific diagnostic studies under the School of Economics, Makerere University. Peter is a member of African Evidence Network (AEN) and Natural Capital Accounts group. He has also participated in developing the country’s systems of accounts in Water and Eco system among other natural capital forms. Peter Babyenda was a lead consultant in the preparation of climate brief on Tracking Climate Adaptation Finance in Uganda’s Agricultural and Rural Sectors for IFAD. He has been consulted by a number of organizations including FAO, GiZ and National Planning Authority, Uganda. Peter is also the current Policy Engagement Specialist (PES) for the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) capacity building program for senior civil servants funded by Sida and Research Fellow at Environment for Development (EfD-Mak) Centre, School on Economics, Makerere University and the patron for Makerere University Economic Society. Peter a Policy Engagement Coordinator for the College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, is also the Project Coordinator at the Centre of Excellence for Africa Climate Sensitive Macro-Modelling. Currently, Peter is undertaking a study that is analyzing Energy Demand and Efficiency among households and Small Scale and Medium Industries.

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Education

  • PhD. Economics University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2023
  • M.A. Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2014
  • BSc. Education (Mathematics, Economics), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2010

Publications

  • Hepelwa, A., Babyenda, P., Ndwiga, M., Ntiyakunze, M., Okumu, B., Teklewold, H., Stage, J. and Slunge, D., (2026). Public acceptance of policies to reduce forest loss: Evidence from a large-N cross-national survey in East Africa. Forest Policy and Economics, 185, p.103727.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934126000328
  • Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra; Akpalu, Wisdom; Babyenda, Peter, et al. (2026). Bridging the Research–Policy Gap for Sustainable Development: A Handbook for Policy Engagement and Impact in the Global South. Environment for Development, University of Gothenburg. https://hdl.handle.net/2077/89563
  • Babyenda, P. (2025, August 18). Climate change puts Uganda’s trade future at risk. Makerere University News. Retrieved from https://news.mak.ac.ug/2025/08/climate-change-puts-ugandas-trade-future-at-risk/
  • Bbaale, E., Babyenda, P., Kavuma, S., Kyamugabwa, A., Kiconco, B., Sebukeera, H., Nakigudde, C, Wambugu, R. & Wainaina. (2025). Review of Youth Employment Policies and Their Impact in Uganda. Youth Employment Programmes in Africa, 222-241.https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003589501-10
  • Babyenda, P., Kabubo-Mariara, J., & Odhiambo, S. (2024). Adaptation to climate variability and household welfare outcomes in Uganda. Climate Services, 36, 100523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100523
  • FAO. 2024. Child labour among pastoralist communities – An in-depth case study of Karamoja subregion in northeastern Uganda. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0399en. FAO is grateful to the EPRC team, led by Dr Francis Mwesigye, former Senior Research Fellow with EPRC, and to Peter Babyenda for his additional inputs to the data analysis.
  • Bbaale, E., Babyenda, P., Kavuma, S., Kiconco, B., Kyamugabwa, A., Sebukeera, H., Wanaina, S. & Mabugu, R. (2024). Africa: A review of youth employment policies and their impact in Uganda. http://mastercardfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Youth-Employment-Uganda-Working-Paper.pdf

Research Interests

  • Climate Economics
  • Development Economics
  • Natural Resources Economics
  • Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Research ID.

  • https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8865-835
  • AD Scientific Index ID: 4745593