Mary Nantongo is a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Makerere University Business School and a Research fellow in Applied Development Finance under the European Investment Bank/Global Development Network Program. She holds a PhD in Development and Environment Studies and an MSc. in Development and Natural Resource Economics from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Her research interests revolve around using impact evaluation methods and governance theory to evaluate the processes, costs and impacts of natural resources, as well as climate, environment and energy policies and programs.