Countries Eligible for Reduced Fee and Travel Grants

Countries Eligible for Reduced Fee and Travel Grants

Conference participants from the countries listed below are eligible for a reduced conference fee and to apply for travel grants to attend the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance. The list is based on the World Bank’s latest country income classification. 

Low-income economies

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, Dem. Rep
  • Eritrea
  • Gambia, The
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Korea, Dem. People’s Rep
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Yemen, Rep.

Lower-middle income economies

  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • São Tomé and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Upper‑middle‑income economies

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Cabo Verde
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Samoa
  • Serbia
  • South Africa
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Türkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine

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Hosts

Looking back at #TCESG2025

During four days in August 2025, more than 400 participants from over 70 countries came together in Johannesburg for TC/ESG 2025, a joint conference organized by the Earth System Governance Project, the Transformations Community and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, dedicated to navigating sustainability transformations toward justice and equity.

Have a look at the opening plenary session, which was recorded and shared with the broader audience!

2026 Bath Conference Organizing Team

If you have any questions about the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance, you can reach out to our Organizing Team. We will get back to you regarding your questions within a few working days.

Email

ESG@bath.ac.uk

Address

University of Bath
Claverton Down, Bath
BA2 7AY
United Kingdom