EPRU hosted EfD Policy Day 2013 in Cape Town
On Wednesday 23 October, EPRU hosted the EfD Policy day at Commodore Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. The policy day brought together policy makers from various governmental levels, practitioners, NGOs
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EfD Knowledge Aid
In a brief interview with UNU-Wider Wisdom Akpalu, Associate Professor of Economics at SUNY-Farmingdale, NY, shares his view on the effectiveness of development knowledge aid and the impact of the
Payments for Ecosystem Services — no positive effect on incomes and jobs
EfD researchers show that the Payments for Ecosystem Services program has no positive nor negative effects on people's income or jobs. And in the first three years of its implementation, the program
Poor fishermen and farmers lack benefits from government sustainable growth investments
A child was killed by bees, and the fish did not survive. These were two sad outcomes of the investments in beehives and fishponds as alternative income sources for fishermen in marine protected areas
Should the squeaky wheel get all the oil?
Payments for ecosystem services in Costa Rica: Does it matter who gets paid and why for the efficiency of payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs aimed to reduce deforestation and forest
How can Lake Naivasha roses create inclusive, sustainable growth?
Flower production around Lake Naivasha and its role in attaining inclusive and sustainable growth: EfD Kenya researchers Dr. Wilfred Nyangena and Geophrey Sikei are contributing to the European Report
Methodology estimate the costs of concession of non-essential services in State Protected Areas
This policy interaction provides clear examples of how research based results can be used to inform decision-making by government authorities. EfD-CA Center has a long standing policy interaction with
EfD Fellow Umaña speaks at workshop on Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being
Experts from around the world converge to discuss new approaches and policies for understanding the links between ecosystem services and evaluating the effects of agricultural development strategies
Experts Workshop on Climate Change & Water, Panama 2011
A highly selected interdisciplinary group of experts working on water and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean met in Panama City, Panama from Thursday, September 29th to Saturday
Project will conduct socioeconomic studies of the links between water and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
The project seeks to promote capacity building for research, analysis and evaluation of the impacts of climate change and water, using the tools of environmental economics. The Program on Governance