Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ

Dr. Laima Eicke is a senior researcher at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) at GFZ. Her research focuses on the geopolitics of the energy transition, decarbonizing global value chains and green industrial policy. She is a former Associate and Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and worked at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Germany Ministry for International Affairs, NGOs and in consultancy.

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Using Community Data for Better Local Planning: Lessons from a Barangay Database and Integrated Development Planning Initiative

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This brief explores how a community-based database and participatory planning approach can strengthen evidence-informed local development. Drawing on a university extension initiative in the Philippines, it demonstrates how organized community information can support better planning, stakeholder engagement, and local decision-making.

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