Out of Sight Out of Mind: Household Perceptions of “Fair” Water Prices in Nairobi, Kenya
The elasticity of commercial water demand in Nairobi, Kenya – An Instrumental Variable Estimation
Ecosystem Services Accounting for Development (ESAforD) Project
Valuing pollination, water quality and urban green spaces The ESAfD project conducts empirical valuation studies regarding water purification services provided by forests, pollination services for
Traditional crops and climate change adaptation: insights from the Andean agricultural sector
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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.
The current legal framework for pollution control in the Niger River Basin relative to SDG 6.3
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ABSTRACT
Numerous laws and regulations have been adopted by the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) and its member countries against pollution of the Niger River from runoff, waste disposal and sewage discharges. Participating countries also subscribe to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.3. Yet legal instruments for effluent discharge are not defined for a core set of parameters used to monitor basic ambient water quality for attaining SDG 6.3. We provide recommendations for addressing this problem.
Happy at Work in Africa? Measuring Hedonic Well‑Being Among Water Carriers in Rural Kenya Using the Experience Sampling Method
EfD Authors:
Despite work’s importance in people’s overall sense of purpose in life, several studies measuring momentary well-being find that people are very unhappy while at work. These studies have focused on workers in industrialized countries doing paid labor in the formal sector. For a large fraction of humanity, however, “work” is smallholder farming, tending cattle, and collecting water and fuelwood. We measure momentary well-being with the Experience Sampling Method in a sample of 195 subjects in rural Kenya. Subjects were the household’s main water carrier; 93% were women.
Three win the EfD Policy Impact Award during the 16th EfD Annual meeting in Uganda
Three research teams were on 25th September 2022 awarded the EfD Policy Impact Award during the 16th EfD Annual meeting held at the Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo Kampala Uganda. The award is to