High temperatures have unequal impacts on household consumption across India and thus widen socio-economic inequality. To fight this, the country’s climate response must promote mindful consumption among the affluent and equip vulnerable communities with effective tools for survival.
EfD Colombia hosted an event called Progress towards air quality in urban areas. Stakeholders from the Secretaries of Environment, Health, and Mobility in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Valle de Aburrá…
Disentangling the chicken or egg problem of household sorting and segregated waste collection: A randomized controlled trial in India.
A recent study has analyzed how a donor can motivate a resource owner to conserve a natural resource at the lowest cost. In conclusion, conservation by lending is the best and least expensive option…
A large seven-country study has shed light on how serious people find the COVID-19 pandemic compared to other major public health problems. The results were surprising and provide guidance to…
An important question for policymakers worldwide is how to make climate and environmental policies acceptable among the populations. A new study sheds light on the preferences in five East African…
Jorge Maldonado, EfD Colombia, was part of the scientific committee of the 6th Mangrove and Macrobenthos Management Conference held in Cartagena last year. During this conference, he and some…
In recent decades, there has been increasing research interest in individuals' support of and resistance to climate and environmental policy instruments. However, there is an empirical bias in the literature, as few studies have been conducted in low-income countries. Based on a survey with 4,766 respondents we identify the level of public acceptability for climate policy instruments and their determinants in East Africa(Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda).
Specifically, we are looking for Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidates who are interested in interdisciplinary academic research and community-engaged scholarship with a focus on solutions-oriented research in sustainability to support an equitable and just transition for all.
EfD organized a study tour to Nepal in November 2023, where researchers and policymakers jointly learned about participatory forest management (PFM). Nepal has been a world leader in this area for…