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In memoriam – Professor Gardner Brown
Professor Gardner Brown passed away in his home on August 9th, 2021, surrounded by his family. He is greatly missed by friends and colleagues all over the world. Gardner Brown was one of the great…
EfD project was featured in Chilean TV show
The Environmental Education Initiative in marine plastic pollution, funded by the EfD Global Hub and implemented by the EfD Chile center, was one of the projects shown on August 18 at the TV show…
Conference at the University of Gothenburg highlights SDG 8
International researchers gather on August 26-27 for a conference that will put the spotlight on the Sustainability Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) in the UN’s Agenda 2030. The conference takes place at…
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Policy Design |
Sweden
Makerere wins two EfD 2021 Sida Grants worth USD 144,918
A team of researchers from Makerere University led by Dr. Aisha Nanyiti and Dr. Fred Matovu have won two of the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD ) 2021 Grants worth USD 144, 918 funded by…
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Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Covid-19, Energy, Forestry, Gender, Health, Urban |
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How effective is mangrove management decentralization in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam?
Does a devolution policy of forestland management to households help conserve forests? Does giving land use right as a property right or as per contract work better? A recent EfD research titled “Does…
Dr. Kanika Mahajan gets featured on the IEA website
Dr. Kanika Mahajan features as the first guest in the IEA website which details her research on wage inequality in India, the effects of agricultural mechanization on women, what motivated her to get…
Sign up for the 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on SDG 8
The 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 8 will take place in a blended form (physically and virtually) 26th-27th of August. International and Swedish…
Study showed salmon farming had positive effect on income equality in Chile
EfD researcher Jorge Dresdner, with co-authors Roberto Cárdenas and Adams Ceballos, have studied the effects of the salmon aquaculture industry on income distribution in coastal communities in Chile…
Resource guide on green economy learning material is now available!
The Inclusive Green Economy program team has compiled a resource guide that presents an easy and accessible overview of the organizations that work with green economy learning information and on the…