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Can climate information salvage livelihoods in arid and semiarid lands? An evaluation of access, use and impact in Namibia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2020-11-05 14:59

EfD Authors:

Namibia is the driest country in Sub-Saharan Africa and one of the most vulnerable countries to adverse effects of climate change. Reliable climate information and early warning are important tools of managing risks in climate-sensitive economic sectors like agriculture. Despite recent improvements in climate information forecasting, access and use remain low in Africa.

Research Brief

Agriculture

Impacts of COVID-19 on tight oil supply: Evidence from a price responsive Model

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2020-11-05 14:38

Key Points
Drilling activities are very responsive to oil prices, while tight oil production is not very responsive.
Tight oil production could decrease by 1.3-2.3 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) during the pandemic induced recession.
Tight oil is not the new Swing Producer.

Research Brief

Covid-19, Energy, Policy Design

Local control and collective action in forest management: The case of China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2020-11-05 13:50

EfD Authors:

Yi, Yuanyuan

To encourage sustainable use of forests, in 2003 China allowed rural villages to choose among a range of options to manage forests, including individual user rights with joint management. We studied how this individual user rights-based joint management affected forests and households.

Both property rights and voluntary decisions encourage cooperation. This resulted in better forest conservation in these villages in China, with about 10% more forest cover. This is also important because forests store carbon.

Research Brief

Air Quality, Climate Change, Forestry

Emissions trading scheme and directed technological change – evidence from China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Mon, 2020-11-02 13:21

EfD Authors:

Tian , Ruijie

Abstract

EfD Discussion Paper

Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Land, Urban

Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Wed, 2020-10-28 14:29

EfD Authors:

Abstract

Agriculture, Climate Change, Experiments, Land, Water

Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2020-10-27 12:03

EfD Authors:

Abstract

Experiments, Land, Waste

Short-run subsidies, take-up, and long-run demand for off-grid solar for the poor – evidence from large-scale randomized trials in Rwanda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2020-10-27 11:45

EfD Authors:

Clarke, Rowan

Barron, Manuel

Visser, Martine

Abstract
Over a billion people lack access to electricity, instead relying on kerosene and other dirty lighting sources, while grid expansion is not expected to keep pace with population growth. Moreover, pneumonia is the leading cause of death for under-fives in the world and kerosene smoke is a significant risk factor.

EfD Discussion Paper

Energy, Health, Policy Design

Understanding and managing new risks on the Nile with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Fri, 2020-10-16 16:36

EfD Authors:

Whittington, Dale

Abstract

Peer Reviewed

Water

CO2 emissions, agricultural productivity and welfare in Ethiopia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2020-10-08 16:04

EfD Authors:

W. Mulatu, Dawit

Purpose – Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian Government has started to implement its climate-resilient green economy (CRGE) strategy and reduce CO2 emissions. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of CO2 emission on agricultural productivity and household welfare.

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture, Climate Change, Land, Policy Design

Games as boundary objects: charting trade-offs in sustainable livestock transformation

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Wed, 2020-10-07 14:37

EfD Authors:

W. Mulatu, Dawit

Attempts to structurally transform segments of the agri-food system inevitably involve trade-offs between the priorities of actors with different incentives, perspectives and values. Trade-offs are context-specific, reflecting different socio-economic and political realities. We investigate the potential of structured boundary objects to facilitate exposing and reconciling these trade-offs within the context of multistakeholder social learning processes with pastoral and mixed crop-livestock communities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture, Land, Policy Design

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