Liilnna Teji
Contact: +1(919) 613-5335
liilnna.teji@duke.edu
Liilnna Teji is a Senior Policy Associate at the Duke University Energy Access Project at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Liilnna has a legal background with a specialization in energy and brings her experience providing compliance and regulatory support to stakeholders within the industry. At Duke, she focuses on catalyzing climate finance for energy transitions, advocating for modern energy solutions that expand access and drive economic development in regions with limited and unreliable electricity. She is also involved in projects assessing the impact of ag-energy technologies on the resilience of vulnerable communities, contributing to the knowledge base supporting climate adaptation finance.
Liilnna’s previous experience includes offering legal support to project developers and supporting the implementation of mini-grids and large-scale energy projects. Liilnna holds LLM in Energy Law from the University of Aberdeen and LLB from Addis Ababa University.
Liilnna serves as a board member of the Ethiopian Women in Energy (EWiEn) Association.
My Work
Resilience Monetization and Credits Initiative
The Resilience Monetization and Credit Initiative (RMCI) aims to close the finance gap for those urgently needing climate adaptation finance by developing innovative methods to measure and monetize adaptation and resilience benefits. RCMI seeks to align public and...
CRISP 2024 Research Award
EAP received a Duke Climate Research Innovation Seed Program (CRISP) award to research “Monetizing Resilience to Mobilize Climate Capital: Understanding the Value of Climate-Smart Agriculture in East Africa”.
New Frontiers in Climate Finance
Investment decisions made in low- and middle-income countries leading up to 2030 will determine whether low-carbon pathways out of poverty and climate vulnerability are possible for millions, and whether the next global surge in emissions can be prevented. There...
Distributed Renewable Energy-Agriculture Modalities (DREAM)
The Distributed Renewable Energy-Agriculture Modalities (DREAM) project was launched to demonstrate the viability of solar mini-grids for delivering improved irrigation services, greater agricultural productivity and expanded rural electrification. The DREAM...
Catalyzing Climate Finance for Low-Carbon Ag-Tech
Despite minimal contributions to causing climate change, rural households working in the agriculture sector are disproportionately impacted by climate-related shocks and see it as one of the biggest risks to their livelihoods.Climate finance presents a critical...