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EfD featured in BBC’s Story Works

EfD is delighted to be showcased in Aiming Higher, a production developed in partnership between the…

Energy access through a gender lens: SETI and WinEDD virtual workshop results

EfD’s very own Collaborative Programs: WinEED and SETI co-organized the virtual workshop “Energy…

Environment for Development Unveils New Website

Environment for Development (EfD) is pleased to announce the release of its new website providing…

Read EfD's Evaluation Report 2020 here!

EfD's Evaluation Report is published and available for readers. This report follows from the 2014…

Recent publications

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ifo DICE Report 1 / 2020 (Spring): Carbon Pricing

Since 2003, ifo DICE Report has offered a forum for the discussion of institutional questions written by internationally…

2 Jul 2020 | Report |

A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries

The polluting of marine ecosystems with plastics is both a global and a local problem with potentially severe…

2 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa, India, Chile, Vietnam, Sweden, Tanzania, Central America

Solid waste management during Covid-19 pandemic: policy gaps and prospects for inclusive waste governance in Nigeria

Solid waste management (SWM) is a public health service whose importance is often understated. When the solid waste…

24 Jun 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria

COVID-19 and Handwashing: Implications for Water Use in Sub-Saharan Africa 20-18

Because the main modes of transmission of the COVID-19 virus are respiration and contact, WHO recommends frequent…

18 Jun 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | South Africa, Ghana, Global Hub

The effect of FDI on environmental emissions: Evidence from meta-analysis

A frequently-raised issue about foreign direct investment (FDI) is the potentially negative consequences for the…

16 Jun 2020 | Research Brief | Ghana

Watering Down Environmental Regulation in China

This paper estimates the effect of environmental regulation on firm productivity using a spatial regression…

1 Jul 2020 | Peer Reviewed | China

Upcoming events

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Special Issue on Energy Poverty in Energy Economics Journal

Monday 6 July, 2020 — Sunday 31 January, 2021

This call for papers for the journal Energy Economics seeks to attract studies that examine various…

Research in Environmental Governance and Innovation (REGI)

Monday 6 July — Thursday 1 October, 2020

There have been increasing concerns in environmental governance and innovation within the topic of…

Marketplace Webinar for Powering Healthcare Solutions July 8, 2020, Virtual

Wednesday 8 July — Thursday 9 July, 2020

As part of its Powering Healthcare initiative, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is pleased to…

Latest videos

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Global classroom in Climate Change and Development Economics

18 February 2019

ESAforD

18 February 2019

Behavioural Insights for Public Policy - North and South America (West) Launch

2 March 2017

Risk management in agriculture projects and crop insurance instruments

9 May 2016