The EfD-Ethiopia ( ECRC) and the Agriculture & Rural Development Policy Research Center (ARDPRC) in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen provided training on the Quantum Geographic…
This is a call for expression of interest for faculty members in the AERC network universities to participate in the AERC Faculty Research Programme under the Policy Analysis for Sustainable and…
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Durham, United Kingdom, July 19 – 22, 2023 Organized by Real Options Group and Center of Innovation and Technology Management, Durham University Business School in cooperation with Northwestern…
Below is the program for EfD's Annual Meeting 2024!
This year's meeting will feature a great line-up of plenary sessions with prominent keynote speakers and panel sessions. In addition, the most recent research in environmental and development research will, as usual, be presented in the daily parallel sessions. There will be work sessions and meetings for all the collaborative programs and committees.
Some of the novelties include open sessions on how to use AI in an EfD context and the presentation of the EfD Gender Analysis Award.
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Xu Jintao and Shi Xiangying attended the UN Climate Change Conference and UN Biodiversity Conference. Gathering with participants from various countries, Xu Jintao shared his research story on how to…
The growth of traditional crops could be a primary resource for adapting to climate change and strengthening agrosystems’ resilience. However, these crops tend to be replaced by non-traditional crops with higher productivity, higher market values, and higher short-term income. In this context, smallholders face trade-offs between maximizing short-term income and ensuring resilience to face likely future climate adversities. The economic assessment of such trade-offs has been commonly neglected in the literature.
We evaluate the direct and indirect effects of an environmental educational program with value-laded content on children's and parents' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the consumption and disposal of plastics. We do this using a randomized field experiment targeting fourth-grade children in Chile. The educational program had a sizeable and a positive impact on children’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices, but no effect on parents' behavior.
The EfD Research Committee is reviewed and renewed annually, with each member having a mandate for three years, renewable. A new committee was elected by the end of 2022. They will soon send out a…
The eighth edition of the Wallace Scientific Conference will take place from May 30 to June 2, 2023, reuniting researchers, experts, and decision-makers that will discuss and analyze the…