EfD Ghana research advocacy gets results as Ghana installs video cameras on industrial vessels
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ghana has formally announced the use of electronic monitoring systems or videos on industrial vessels as part of measures to control illegal…
Ph.D. studentship in forest economics: Behavioral human dimensions to climate-resilient forest management
SLU is searching for a Doctoral student to join the Department of Forest Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umeå. Traditional land management will likely need to incorporate new practices to enhance the capacity of Swedish forests to cope with a changing climate. However, there is a current knowledge gap in the understanding of how private forest owners’ perceptions and ultimate acceptability of management practices such as continuous cover forestry to increase the multi-functionality and sustainability of forest ecosystems.
OEA World Environment Day Talk – Subhrendu K Pattanayak
The world faces a clear and present planetary health crisis, exemplified by the worsening air pollution (ambient & indoor) in S. Asia. Economists have entered this fray with better data, careful…
Call for expression of interest
Sida has now launched a Call for expressions of interest to mobilize private sector capital toward a positive impact on biodiversity and climate adaptation. The call has two windows: a global window…
Researchers learned about research ethics and best practices
Young researchers in Nigeria in the field of economics participated in a three-day boot camp where they got an opportunity to learn how to publish empirical papers that meet ethical requirements and…
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How to reform the water sector in Ho Chi Minh city: Lessons from Phnom Penh
The reform of the water sector requires the consensus of the people and a reasonable change management roadmap. In Vietnam in general, or in large cities like Ho Chi Minh City specifically, there is no need to search far for lessons.
The social cost of methane
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AbstractA rapid and sustained reduction of methane emissions has been proposed recently as a key strategy to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. The social cost of methane (SCM), which expresses the climate damage cost associated with an additional metric ton of methane emitted, is a metric that can be used to design policies to reduce the emissions of this gas.
Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power and Government Responsiveness on Social Media
Key Points
- Local governments in China are increasingly responsive to citizen complaints concerning environmental issues via social media.
- In less developed and manufacturing-dependent regions, local governments are less likely to respond to public complaints against local industrial giants.
- As higher levels of government pay more attention to online complaints, the government's response rate increases.
Summary