Evaluating Fishery Catch Share Programs in a Developing Country Context
Kailin Kroetz, James N. Sanchirico, Julio Peña Torres, David Corderi Novoa
Sustainable Energy Transitions in Developing and Emerging Economies Workshop
Duke Household Energy and Health Initiative is organizing a three-day workshop on Sustainable Energy Transitions in Developing and Emerging Economies, to be held from April 25-27, 2016 at Duke…
Multi-country study seeks common valuation for urban parks
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Resource economists from seven countries met in Cape Town this April, in an effort to find a common method for calculating the value of urban green spaces, such as parks…
Thomas Sterner highly ranked opinion leader for sustainable development in Sweden
Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics at School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg , has been ranked nr 9 of the most 101 influential opinion leaders in Sweden for…
We need to know before we do when climate aid increases
Climate aid promises to simultaneously reduce climate effects and combat poverty. Yet, to secure such double dividends, improved evaluations of the current aid interventions are needed. A key…
EfD well represented during World Bank conference on land and poverty
The Annual World Bank Conference on land and poverty took place in Washington DC, USA on March 14-18. This year´s theme was: Scaling up responsible land governance. EfD was well represented during the…
EfD presented as part of the solution during the launch of SDSN Northern Europe
EfD was presented as a solution model for working towards the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals when the SDSN Northern Europe was launched on February 25-26. Particularly the Ethiopian EfD center…
Research and policy interaction workshop in Tanzania
A workshop for researchers and decision makers organized by the Environment for Development Initiative in Tanzania (EfDT) on 29 th February, 2016 was of great interest and success. The aim of the…
ECRC presented five-year research plan in high-level workshop
Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) presented its five-year research plan and program to stakeholders at a consultative workshop in…
Economists hail Cape wetland conservation
Local economics researchers have hailed the announcement this month that the City of Cape Town will reverse a decision to sell a section of the Princess Vlei wetland near Diep River to developers, who…