Program for the SDG 8 conference, August 25-26
The 2022 Gothenburg International Research Workshop on Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for All takes place on August 25-26. Address: SEB lecture hall, The School of Business, Economics and…
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“Building long-term relationships with policymakers is the biggest challenge”
Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…
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Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Covid-19, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water |
Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Strengthening networking and research collaboration on the water topic
Tanya Hayes and Felipe Murtinho, researchers from Seattle University, visited EfD Central America to identify opportunities for developing high-quality research proposals related to the Sustainable…
EfD-Mak centre impact activities 2021
The year 2020/2021 was rocked by mainly two major challenges that disrupted the center activities. The declaration of the Corona Virus Diseases (COVID 19) a global pandemic and the measures to curb…
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Covid-19, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, Waste, Water |
Uganda
EfD Central America helps Water Community Organizations interact with policymakers
In Costa Rica, Water Community Organizations (WCO) play a key role in providing water for about 1,5 million people, which represents nearly 30% of the population of the country. To support the WCOs…
Academicians learned about the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
Over 30 members of the academia comprising staff and graduate students from Makerere University School of Economics, Muni University and Makerere University Business School on 28th September, 2021…
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Land, Waste, Water |
Uganda
Recreational value can help save wetlands in urban areas
Increasing urbanization and poor governance have led to the rapid degradation of urban wetlands around the world. However, urban residents are willing to pay for the valuable services a functioning…
How has air pollution affected COVID-19 mortality in Latin America?
Long-term exposure to air pollution has a significant link to COVID-19 related mortality. Four Latin American countries have been studied by comparing satellite-based data with official statistics on…
Conference gave a boost to SDG 8 project
More than 100 people participated in the SDG 8 hybrid conference that took place online and at the University of Gothenburg on August 26-27. A great line-up of distinguished keynote speakers as well…
Makerere researchers get tips from EfD-Tanzania on how to operate from a policy and research perspective
Researchers from Makerere University Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre on 7th September, 2021 converged in a seminar to learn from the EfD-Tanzania on how to effectively operate…
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Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, Policy Design, Urban, Waste |
Uganda