Heat causes large earnings losses for informal-sector workers in India

Submitted by Ishita Datta on

Heat reduces labor productivity and output in formal manufacturing but little is known about its impacts on the earnings and welfare of workers in the informal sector that comprise 82\% of the labor force in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. This study reports the results from daily surveys of nearly 400 workers in two slums in Delhi for a month in the summer of 2019.

Climate Change

‘Mitigation is global, adaptation is local’: An assessment of the framing of climate change in Nigerian and South African newspapers

Submitted by Agha Inya on
EfD Authors:

The economic impact of climate change, especially in Africa, is tremendous. As Africans battle with severe weather conditions like floods and droughts, their limited infrastructure is overstretched and, in most cases, cannot withstand the impact. The rains are flooding cities in Nigeria as drought ravages cities in South Africa. When events like these occur, people look to the media for information, and studies have shown that the media can influence public perception of climate change through the way they frame the issue.

Climate Change

China’s Natural Forest Protection Program may have a better effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:

Key Messages

• Overall, the NFPP has a moderately positive effect on forest cover in the program areas.

• The NFPP has a greater positive effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests.

• The NFPP might achieve enhanced performance by (re)directing larger proportions of the program’s funds and forest restoration activities toward village forest managers.

Climate Change, Forestry, Land, Policy Design