How can organisations in developing countries support waste pickers for increased recycling in low-income communities? A South African product responsibility organisation uses subsidies and administrative support in a business model approach

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Idoko, Ehi
Visser, Martine
Daniels, Reza

Key Points 

  • Recycling can be promoted in low-income communities through a business model framework 
  • Business models for recycling efforts in low-income communities need financial and administrative support for sustainability in the short to medium term. 
  • There is no one-size-fits-all approach to such a business model framework. The model must be adapted to fit the community’s needs 
Research Brief
Waste

Abundance of Resources and Incentives for Collusion in Fisheries

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on
EfD Authors:
Rosas, Juan Carlos

The aim of this study is to explore theoretically the circumstances in which collusion can emerge between artisanal organizations and external agents. We also analyze theoretically how collusion can alter the sustainability equilibria of marine resources. In situations of incomplete information where external agents are not aware of the initial stock of resources, we observe how those agents decide whether to accept or reject offers of collusion from artisanal organizations.

Peer Reviewed
Fisheries, Policy Design

Fish Protein Transition in a Coastal Developing Country

Submitted by Vicentia Quartey on
EfD Authors:
Akpalu, Wisdom

In low-income food-deficit coastal countries, fish forms a critical source of animal protein. Yet, capture fisheries, which provide fish protein to the local populations, are typically overcapitalized and exhibit classical signs of biological overfishing, threatening the livelihoods of communities. With the high and increasing fishing pressure, the rate of stock depletion may continue to intensify, thereby tilting households’ preferences towards consumption of other types of animal protein depending on whether (or not) they have strong preferences for those types of protein.

Peer Reviewed
Fisheries

Hire purchase schemes and adoption of LPG cookstoves: Experimental evidence from Uganda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Nanyiti, Aisha
Matovu, Fred
Kavuma, Susan

Highlights: 

▪ Hire purchase schemes increase vendors' likelihood of buying an LPG cookstove. 

▪ Hire purchase schemes with a learning opportunity have a greater effect on the vendor’s likelihood of buying an LPG cookstove. 

Policy Brief
Climate Change, Energy, Policy Design

Policy instruments for an Inclusive Green Economy – Experiences from the East African region on policy instruments to reduce the use of fossil fuels, plastic pollution, and forest loss

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
Report
Climate Change, Forestry, Land, Policy Design, Waste

Addressing plastic bags consumption crises through store monetary and non-monetary interventions in South Africa

Submitted by Michelle Blanc… on
EfD Authors:
Abiola, Babatunde
Visser, Martine
Daniels, Reza

This research analyses the impact of retailer interventions focusing on the promotion of reusable bags to reduce plastic bag consumption. For this purpose, retail outlet data for March 2018–February 2020 was used. The retail outlet data was analyzed using a panel fixed effects model to evaluate the impact of three treatments on plastic and reusable bag consumption in South Africa.

Peer Reviewed
Policy Design, Urban, Waste
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