University of Cape Town PhD candidate Abdiaziz Ahmed of EPRU presented his paper examining waterborne diseases and household water insecurity at “The 27th Annual Conference on Environmental Economics…
EfD South Africa - EPRU and the EfD Global Hub, in collaboration with the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA), conducted a free PhD training workshop with over 300 participants exploring…
Agriculture is the backbone of economies in East Africa, employing about 60 percent of the workforce and contributing on an average to 30 percent of gross domestic product. Yet agricultural growth…
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, offers a comprehensive picture of public attitudes toward climate policies, such as carbon taxes, in seven large countries in the Global South: Chile…
Africa currently has only a little over 1 percent of the global automotive industry, both in terms of market and production. In addition, most of the demand is for imported used cars. With growing…
EfD’s collaborative research program, Natural Capital, NatCap, held a two-day workshop hosting researchers and policymakers from across Sub-Saharan Africa. It marks the first of NatCap’s renewed…
Charcoal is used for cooking in many sub-Saharan countries, but often comes with swathes of deforestation and other negative effects. EfD researchers conducted a study where they introduced liquid…
EPRU-EfD Researchers have examined the informal economies’ impact on energy efficiency in African countries. Using a multi-method approach and panel data from 46 African countries, they found that…
EfD Researchers presented at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) close-out celebration for a 7-year long water security and infrastructure project. Professor Martine Visser…
EfD South Africa hosted a training workshop on Academic Writing and Research Ethics for 24 young researchers from Sub-Saharan African countries. The workshop, led by Dr Yonas Alem, covered essential…