Zhaoyang Liu was awarded for his discussion paper
Dr Zhaoyang Liu, or Leo as he is called by most people, was given the prestigious Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award at the last day of EfD’s Annual Meeting. The paper focuses on methods of…
Valuing water purification services of forests in China's Sichuan province
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It is widely believed that forests help improve water quality by reducing soil erosion (and hence reducing silt) as well as filtering out nutrients and pollutants carried in water, which allows the municipal drinking water supply sector to simplify or expedite many costly water treatment procedures and thereby save on operating costs. This study statistically quantifies such cost savings in the contexts of China’s Sichuan province, by analyzing how drinking water treatment costs change in response to changes in upstream forest cover.
Policy Note: Policy Responses to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation Services During COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Network
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This policy note provides a snapshot of water and sanitation measures implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries in the Global South: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Panama, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. We find that many countries have taken action to stop utility disconnections due to non-payment.
Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania
How to reduce plastics in the oceans
EfD researcher Fredrik Carlsson is interviewed on the topic "Mapping the path of plastics to reduce ocean emissions". The article, which is published on the University of Gothenburg's website, gives…
EfD's Edward Bbaale in TV interview on need for new legislation
Edward Bbaale, EfD's Center director at Makerere University, Uganda, was interviewed on national TV i Uganda because of his important role in finding solutions to the environmental problems in the…
BBC-Interview with EfD’s Martine Visser on the concept of nudging
Martine Visser, head of the EfD Center in Cape Town South Africa, was interviewed on BBC Business on how we can use nudging as a way to change people's behavior in a favorable way. The program…
Valuing Water Purification Services of Forests: A Production Function Approach using Panel Data from China’s Sichuan Province 20-29
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The water purification functions of forests represent one of the most frequently invoked examples of non-market ecosystem services that are economically valuable. Yet, there has been a paucity of statistical estimates that robustly quantify such benefits. This study enriches this thin evidence base through valuing forests’ water purification services in the form of the ensuing cost savings of municipal drinking water treatment, using a rich panel dataset from China’s Sichuan province.
