Åsa Löfgren is running for office at EAERE
The election for the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists ( EAERE ) is coming up. This year the members of EAERE are voting for a president and two new members of the council…
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SETI moves to Chile and gears up for a new phase
The Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) , EfD’s energy collaborative, has moved to EfD Chile , and with the continued support of the colleagues at Duke University and the broader network…
Stop post-harvest loss to end waste and improve food security
The reduction of post-harvest loss (PHL), is important to address food security challenges. The rural poor who are dependent on their agricultural production requires training and storage materials…
EfD Chile contributed to environmental economics research skills among Latin American students
EfD Chile, in collaboration with EfD Colombia, EfD Central America, and LAERE participated in the organization of the 2021 Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) Annual Conference . The event was…
Call for expressions of interest: Women’s economic empowerment in a low-carbon COVID-19 recovery
The IDRC, International Development Research Centre calls for expressions of interest for a grant. The deadline for submissions is April 13th. Eligibility This call for expressions of interest (EOIs)…
EfD researcher appointed advisor to Indian government policy think tank
Dr. Mudit Kapoor, senior EfD and CECFEE member, has been appointed advisor to the newly formed National Data and Analytics Platform at NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of the government of India. The…
Dialogue: Policy on climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta
On the last October 2020, the Economy & Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) and Environment for Development in Vietnam (EfD-Vietnam) together held a live "forum" for scientific…
EfD researcher helps revise a plan for reducing air pollution in Chile
EfD researcher Walter Gómez has been invited as an expert to a public-private committee appointed to revise the Atmospheric Decontamination Plan (PDA) in Southern Chile. The plan concerns the…
Workshop in Uganda addressed the challenges of Lake Victoria
EfD Uganda hosted a policy meeting at Makerere University in December 2020. High-level policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector, over 60 people in all, participated…
New book edited by EfD researcher Carlos Chávez analyses the mining sectors in Chile and Perú and its environmental challenges
Chile EfD researcher Carlos Chávez along with Patricio Meller, edited a book that analyses the current situation of the mining industry in Chile and Perú, and set many challenges from an environmental…