Governance of National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for livestock systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
EfD Authors:
Viguera, Bárbara

This document summarizes the governance analysis of bovine livestock NAMAs, or low-emission cattle farming initiatives, that are either underway or in formulation in LAC. It focuses on the legal and institutional frameworks and the key aspects related to stakeholder framework structure and design, associated with an effective and sustainable governance model. 

Policy Brief
Climate Change, Conservation, Land, Policy Design

Guía paso a paso para facilitar la transición hacia una economía circular desde los gobiernos locales: Caso de Costa Rica

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
EfD Authors:
Mercado, Leida

La Guía Paso a Paso está estructurada en dos bloques: Bloque 1: Este bloque contiene aspectos teóricos de la EC incluyendo (i) definición, principios y beneficios de la EC (ii) análisis de los vínculos de la EC con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), (iii) análisis del ambiente habilitan y los retos más frecuentes para implementar la EC a nivel local, (iv) importancia de dar seguimiento y evaluar los avances, y (v) el papel que tienen los actores locales en la promoción y adopción de la EC. 

Other Publications
Climate Change, Land, Policy Design, Waste

Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize: Crop Management

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
EfD Authors:
Mercado, Leida

The Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize is intended to be used by technicians and teams working within the Extension Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) of Belize, as well as personnel from both Agriculture and Cooperative Departments. Additionally, the manual can be used by technicians linked to producer organizations or agriculture research and development centers. 

Other Publications
Agriculture, Climate Change, Land

Time-varying pricing may increase total electricity consumption: Evidence from Costa Rica

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
EfD Authors:
Capitán, Tabaré
Alpízar, Francisco
Madrigal, Róger
Pattanayak, Subhrendu

We study the implementation of a time-varying pricing (TVP) program by a major electricity utility in Costa Rica. Because of particular features of the data, we use recently developed understanding of the two-way fixed effects differences-in-differences estimator along with event-study specifications to interpret our results. Similar to previous research, we find that the program reduces consumption during peak-hours. However, in contrast with previous research, we find that the program increases total consumption.

Peer Reviewed
Energy, Policy Design, Urban

Boosting Climate-Smart Smallholder Farm Strategies and Household Outcomes through Joint Decision- Making by Men and Women in Agrarian Households in Arid Namibia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Tibesigwa, Byela
Bezabih, Mintewab Ayele
Visser, Martine

In this uncertain era of climate change, any strategy that can increase farm yield in resource-poor, rain-fed, agriculture-dependent regions, like sub-Saharan Africa, should be explored. Our study takes place in Namibia, a typical sub-Saharan African country exhibiting dry and vulnerable characteristics. Our estimation strategy is robust to selection bias caused by unobserved systematic differences and further validated by robustness tests to estimate the impact of joint decision-making on farm productivity and household outcomes.

EfD Discussion Paper
Agriculture, Climate Change, Gender
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