EfD-MaK Policy Brief on Changes in Lake Victoria's Hydrology, Water Quality and Livelihoods
KEY MESSAGES
Lake Victoria Basin is facing a number of challenges:
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Fisheries, Forestry, Land, Waste, Water
Rice farmers can get better yields and more resilience to climate change
EfD researchers have studied the effects of a method of rice cultivation that can increase crop productivity and requires less water and fewer seeds. The study took place in Kilombero, a major rice…
Contributions of Non-Wood Forest Products to Household Livelihood and Poverty Reduction among Farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria
EfD Authors:
The study analysed the contributions of species of NWFPs to farm household’s livelihood and poverty reduction. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected through multistage sampling procedure. Frequency, mean and likert scale and probit model were used for the analysis. The results indicated that the majority were male (63.33 %) and had mean age of 56 years.
ENRRI-EfD Ghana trained journalists on natural resource reporting
ENRRI-EfD Ghana organized training on the environment and natural resource reporting for journalists from key private and public media outlets in Ghana. The two-day training (19 – 20 November) – very…
Day 2 of AM: Unexpected solution to sustainability challenges
Water use in agriculture, cooking fuel, development and health, weather effects (will it be too hot to work due to climate change?) are some of the important topics that were covered in the Tuesday…
Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania
“We can open doors to policy makers”
Urvashi Narain is a Lead Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC. According to her, EfD and the World Bank can benefit greatly from working closer together. Meet one of four prominent keynote…