Makerere University has launched a new program dubbed “Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in Practice”. IGE in Practice, is a collaborative programme between Makerere University’s Environment for…
This study assesses the willingness of people in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to pay for improvement in their water supply system. It also investigates what aspects of water supply, such as quality and water pressure, are most important. The study was carried out in response to the growing number of water supply problems in the city. It was also done to highlight the need for 'consumer demand' to be given priority in water supply planning.
A new study has identified ocean finance as key to overcome challenges associated with ocean conservation and sustainability, and move towards a sustainable ocean economy that, as the High-Level Panel…
• Avoiding 1% of catchment's forest loss reduces chemicals use by 0.026% in Costa Rica.
• Improving the turbidity by 1% decreases 0.005% aluminum sulfate needed at the water plants.
• The value of water purification service by forests is USD 9.5 per hectare per year.
• The contribution of forest (per ha) becomes larger as the size of the catchment decreases.
Róger Madrigal, EfD Director of EfD Central America held two virtual presentations in May about the challenges regarding water management, with a focus on effective solutions. In rural and peri-urban…
A recent study which surveyed 2075 households randomly in Ho Chi Minh City has discovered some results which are new and unexpected about the reasonableness on monthly water bills.
Both in the United States and in Europe there is ongoing work on reversing habitat fragmentation and the attendant loss in biodiversity in river systems caused by hydropower and other developments. Fish ladders and other measures are being introduced to restore the connectivity in river systems. In this paper, we set up a theoretical model to investigate what the conditions are for such an investment to be socially profitable.
