WCERE policy session on forest management reform
The presentations on forest management reform research conducted by EfD in Tanzania, Ethiopia and China addressed major issues such as how effective the reforms are in preventing deforestation and…
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IDRC Approves Project on Increasing Resilience to Climate Change in Ethiopian Agriculture
A research project entitled “Adaptation to increase resilience to climate change in Ethiopian agriculture: empowering farmers to adopt the right water management technologies for their farms” is to be…
Extensive media coverage of IPCC author
EfD fellow Thomas Sterner is one of the coordinating lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report entitled ‘Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change’ which was…
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Is it the Climate or the Weather?
As part of the academic research seminar series being held at Addis Ababa University, in collaboration with the Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia (EEPFE), a research seminar entitled…
Gothenburg Scientist in Nature: Climate Models Underestimate Costs to Future Generations
Future generations will have to pay more for today’s carbon emissions than what governments across the world currently understand. The climate models used by policymakers around the world to estimate…
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Climate Change |
Sweden
“We must be able to design the right environmental policies for Africa”
Justice Tei Mensah from Ghana says that two key strengths of the University of Gothenburg’s specialization course in natural resource economics distinguish this course from others of its kind:…
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Climate Change |
Sweden
IPCC Report: Pricing of CO2 Emissions Critical
Despite climate change, most polluters still pay little or nothing when they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 'A cost of SEK 1, or about USD 0.15, per kilo CO2 would be enough to solve the…
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Climate Change |
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EEPFE’s Center Director and Senior Research Fellow Attends a CRGE/ Climate Finance and SREP Workshop
EEPFE’s Center Director and Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Alemu Mekonnen, was invited to participate on CRGE/ Climate Finance and SREP study in a national workshop organized by International Institute…
Video lectures from PhD specialization courses available online
During the spring semester 2014, EfD Sweden will be publishing video recorded lectures from three PhD specialization courses held at University of Gothenburg, on the EfD website. This is the first…
EEPFE Research Fellow Presents a Paper on Water, Climate Change, and Health
EEPFE Director and senior research fellow, Dr. Alemu Mekonnen presents a paper entitled, “Ethiopia Climate Strategy and a relevant research agenda” at the workshop on Water, Climate Change, and Health…