Professor E. Somanathan was invited as a panelist to discuss the impact of climate change on India's Development Debate on India's prominent news network "ET Now".
Dr. Farzana Afridi was one of the economists to meet the Prime Minister Among other things, she mentioned the effect of the Ujjwala Yojana on women's work based on her research in rural Indore in…
17 October 2019: Dr. Farzana Afridi speaks on Double Bind of Income Poverty and Time Poverty: Why it Matters for Sustainable Development and Policy Solutions for Women at the United Nations General…
Professor E Somanathan and Dr. Farzana Afridi discuss ongoing work, aided by ASHA workers, on raising awareness about the detrimental health impacts of using solid fuels for cooking and the need for…
Environmental Economists from the Environment for Development (EfD-Mak) Centre on Thursday 20th February 2020 conducted a policy tour to Mukono District Local Government headquarters where they a had…
Environmentalist and economists from Environment for Development Initiative (EfD- Mak Centre) set out from the ivory tower to Wakiso district headquarters to dialogue with the councilors on the…
Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre on 7th November 2019 hosted its first policy dialogue on Governance and Natural Resources at the Senate Conference Room Makerere University. The…
Makerere University on 29th August 2019 launched the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre, the first of its kind in the country. The ceremony held at the Senior Common Room was…
EfD is delighted to be showcased in Aiming Higher, a production developed in partnership between the The International Association of Universities and BBC's Story Works Production. Aiming Higher is a…
Rationing car use based on license plate number has become a popular policy in several cities around the world to address traffic congestion and air pollution. This paper studies the effects of the moderate and drastic driving restrictions imposed as part of the Pico y Placa program on car use and air pollution in Bogotá. Using data on ambient carbon monoxide, gasoline consumption, and vehicle sales and registrations, no evidence of an improvement in air quality or a reduction in car use is found in either phase of the program.