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…
Distributional statistics of municipal water use during Cape Town’s drought - implications for affordability, conservation and water rates
Understanding how human behavior influences economic decision-making
Behavioral economist Prof Martine Visser is pioneering the use of ‘green nudging’ methods to encourage people in a developing world context to adopt pro-environmental behavior in the interest of the
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…