Risk assessment to Barents Sea ecosystem services: an expert-based approach

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

This study aims to investigate the risks posed by climate change and anthropogenic activities on ecosystem services in the Barents Sea, Norway. Using an expert assessment approach, we identify which ecosystem services are at high risk and the human activities and pressures contributing to these risks. The findings indicate that risks vary across ecosystem services, activities, and pressures; however, most are categorized as medium or low. Biodiversity, as a cultural service, and fish/shellfish, as a provisioning service, are identified as the two most threatened ecosystem services.

Fisheries

Effects of trade openness on environmental quality: evidence from developing countries

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

This paper uses the Bayesian model averaging approach to investigate the effects of trade openness on environmental quality in 64 selected developing countries for the period of 2003–2017. We find no evidence of a statistically significant effect of trade openness on environmental pollution in our sampled developing countries; however, our results show weak support for the pollution haven hypothesis.

Climate Change, Policy Design

Enhanced Monitoring of Sub-Seasonal Land Use Dynamics in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta through Quantile Mapping and Harmonic Regression

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

In response to economic and environmental challenges like sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, groundwater extraction, sand mining, and sinking delta phenomena, the demand for solutions to adapt to changing conditions in riverine environments has increased significantly. High-quality analyses of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics play a critical role in addressing these challenges.

Climate Change, Water

Promoting e-mobility in Uganda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Energy efficiency and reduced emissions are vital for Uganda's economic transformation. EfD researchers, in collaboration with civil servants participating in the Inclusive Green Economy Program (IGE), have assessed the current state of e-mobility, awareness, and perceptions about the dangers of using fossil fuel-powered engines and the benefits and challenges associated with e-mobility systems.

Air Quality, Climate Change, Policy Design

Thermal stress and financial distress: Extreme temperatures and firms’ loan defaults in Mexico

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Highlights

  • Extreme weather events increase credit delinquency rates for SMEs in Mexico.
  • The effects of extreme heat are more pronounced in the agricultural sector.
  • General equilibrium impacts expand to other sectors in agricultural regions.
Agriculture, Climate Change