EfD Kenya held Water Policy Day
The Environment for Development (EfD) housed by the School of Economics University of Nairobi on Monday 27th October held a Water Policy Day at the Sarova Panafric Hotel Nairobi to share and receive…
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News media reported on EfD Policy Day Tanzania
Tanzanian newspapers Raia Tanzania and Raia Mwema reported from the EfD Policy Day held on the 22 October 2014 in Dar es Salaam. Ola Olsson, Professor of Development Economics at the University of…
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Tanzania
Active participation of NENRE researchers in public program “1000 scientist in 1000 classrooms”
NENRE researchers gave talks at public schools during the sciences week in the “1000 scientist in 1000 classrooms” program. About 10 talks were given to students mostly in 7 and 8 grades, or in…
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Chile
EfD Policy Day 2014 in Tanzania
The Environment for Development Tanzania (EfDT) conducted EfD’s Policy Day during the 8th EfD Annual Meeting, held on the 22 October 2014, at Golden Tulip Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The main…
Addressing methane leakage is key in getting sustained climate benefits from natural gas
There has been much debate about the climate implications of increased natural gas usage. While it is true that natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels, (the carbon dioxide per unit of…
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Tanzania
Nature reserves fees under spotlight at EfD meeting
In an effort to gauge the appropriate entrance and conservation fees for three southern African nature reserves, researchers associated with the EfD center at University of Cape Town’s Environmental…
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Tanzania
Transparency is key for African sustainable growth and independence
Will gas and minerals bless or curse Tanzania and other natural resource rich countries in Africa? “Transparency is crucial to avoid devastating scenarios. Governments should publish all revenues…
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Tanzania
EEPFE's Center Director appointed as member of the Sustainable Land Management – Technical Committee of Ethiopia
EfD Ethiopia Center Director and Senior Research Fellow, Alemu Mekonnen(Ph.D), has been invited to be a member of the Sustainable Land Management Technical Committee (SLM TC) of the country. He…
Watch a live stream of the world’s leading climate researchers discussing future paths for climate research
The IPCC 5th Assessment Report is coming to a close. EfD will live stream the world's leading climate researchers discussing future paths for climate research from 17-18 October 2014. Stay tuned.
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Sweden
EEPFE’s Center Director contributes on the Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV)
EEPFE’s Center Director and Senior Research Fellow, Alemu Mekonnen was invited to the Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV), held in Marrakech, Morocco from 8th to…