A large majority of citizens in Sweden and the United States is willing to pay to for slowing climate change. Findings from a new multi-country survey shows that 91.5% of Swedes and 71% of Americans…
How can economics best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Professor Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg, together with Nicholas Stern, who wrote the The Stern Review, and Nobel…
Since 2 years, EPRU research fellow Edwin Muchapondwa has been coordinating a research programme seeking to identify appropriate economic incentives to encourage conservation outside protected areas…
Research Fellow Alvaro Umaña is the Head and Political Coordinator of the Costa Rican Negotiating Team at Copenhagen. Dr. Alvaro Umaña, Research Fellow at EfD Central America, was designated as Head…
It is in recognition of EfD in Ethiopia’s contributions towards agricultural development in Ethiopia, Dr Alemu Mekonnen, Coordinator of EfD in Ethiopia and Dr Menale Kassie were invited to participate…
“Prospects for climate talks in Copenhagen are not good. We think the main reason is the considerable distance between the parties when it comes to burden of payment and obligations”, says Professors…
The Environment for Development (EfD) Annual Meeting 2009 has been successfully completed in Kenya 4-7 Nov 2009. "The passion with which participants went about their presentations was unexpected but…
A public lecture on climate change given by Professor Thomas Sterner, organized by EfD in Ethiopia, has been attended by His Excellency Dr Aberra Deressa, State Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture…
Press release from Environmental Economics Unit, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, 2009-10-29 Does development assistance work? How does globalization and climate change…
Efd-EPRU Fellow Mare Sare invited the distinguished Professor Charles Perring of Arizona State University to give a talk on biodiversity at the School of Economics Monday 16th October 2009. Professor…