Water conservation and fairness in collective burden sharing
Climate change shifts are making the challenge of water insecurity a reality for many large cities in developing countries. This realization recently came to light in South Africa as one of its major
Urban water scarcity and affordability in the Global South: A network of observatories and policy studies
We propose to establish an EfD network of observatories on urban water scarcity, equity, and affordability. We will focus on one city in centers that have a research and policy engagement record
Resilient Food Systems: Urban Farming and Recycled Household Waste
This study seeks to address the following research question: “What is the impact of urban farming and insect-composted organic fertilizer on food and nutrition security in informal settlements?” Using
Household constraints and dysfunctional rural–urban migration
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This paper aims to explain why over the past two decades in Chile internal rural–urban migration has not worked as an effective equalizing mechanism for territorial income disparities. In view of this aim, we investigate how labor market incentives and non-market barriers structurally affect migration. Based on national household surveys, our empirical strategy controls for the self-selection of working migrants, allowing the estimation of a non-endogenous earnings differential while relying on a consistent poverty identification at the origin.
Improving bill payment for water and sanitation services in Uganda.
Delivery of utilities services must be underlined by sufficient and stable revenue streams. While measures are being undertaken by utility service providers to ensure financial sustainability through
Understanding and Improving Bill Payment in Ghana
Given that over 50% of Ghana Water Company Limited's (GWCL) customers do not pay their bills regularly, concerns about the efficiency and sustainability of the supplier in supplying safe water through
Fishing for Insurance Among Small-Scale Fisheries in Ghana
Many international and national programmes seek to promote insurance for disaster risk reduction in developing countries including Ghana. Despite these programmes, the uptake of weather insurance for
Electric cooking in the energy transition: How much subsidization is needed?
In this project we propose to estimate demand for an electric pressure cooker (EPC), a highly-efficient electric cooking appliance well-suited to many African cuisines, among grid connected households
Assessing the adoption of practices for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions amongst pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Uganda
This project aims at analyzing the adoption, economic viability, and effects of adopting greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction practices among livestock farmers. Literature review on climate-smart