Byela Tibesigwa: the Snowball Effect
Dr Byela Tibesigwa’s career is the result of what she calls a snowball effect. She did her doctorate in Cape Town, South Africa, where she came in contact with the Environment for Development (EfD)
Stories of policy impact
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Policy Dialogue with Mukono District Leadership
Environmental Economists from the Environment for Development-Makerere University (EfD-Mak) Centre on 20th February 2020 conducted a policy tour of Mukono District Local Government headquarters where
5 May 2020
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water |
Uganda
Environmental economists Conduct Policy Tour to Wakiso district
Environmentalist and economists from Environment for Development Initiative (EfD– Mak Centre) set out from the Ivory Tower to Wakiso district headquarters to dialogue with the councilors on the
5 May 2020
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Forestry, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water |
Uganda
First Policy dialogue on Governance and Natural Resources
Environment for Development Initiative (EfD–Mak) Centre on 7th November 2019 hosted its first policy dialogue on Governance and Natural Resources at the Senate Conference Room Makerere University. The
5 May 2020
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste |
Uganda
Evaluating a ‘happy’ solution to India’s crop residue burning
At the end of every rice-growing season in north-west India, usually in midNovember, farmers harvest their crop using combine harvesters. Most farmers then burn the left-over rice straw out in the
Research to propose for a flooding insurance market in the Mekong River Delta
A considerable potential of the market for agricultural flood insurance in the MRD. If this market is deployed, the Vietnamese government could reduce the burden of subsidy for disaster relief in the
Ethiopia: Ethiopian livestock farmers hope for a modern future (2018)
Young farmers in the vicinity of Wukro in northern Ethiopia see a future in which their livestock production is improved, where their animals get balanced feed and modern shelter, and where they have
Chile: Economists review Chile’s seaweed farming subsidy policy (2018)
The high cost of starting up seaweed cultivation projects along the Chilean coastline is the main hurdle to the aquaculture industry restoring areas where this key marine resource has been heavily
Adaptation to Climate Change Can Improve Supply of Body Energy Needs and Reduce Malnutrition
Researchers at EfD-Kenya have found new evidence that nutritional poverty is linked with climate change and variability. ‘In Kenya and other African countries, a majority of farmers depend on rainfall
Nature helps farmers cope with climate change
Central America has more than 2.3 million families depending on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods, making them vulnerable to climate change risks such as rising temperatures