The Environment for Development initiative

The overall objective of the EfD initiative is to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development through the increased use of environmental economics in the policy making process. The EfD initiative is a capacity building program in environmental economics, focusing on research, policy advice, and teaching in Central America, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania.

Most recent publications

News

2010-08-30

Chinese version launched

A version in Chinese of the China section of the EfD website has been launched. To access the [...]

2010-08-30

A stimulating environmental economics teaching exchange

Looking forward Sustainability: The Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development course held at [...]

2010-08-30

Want to Curb Litter? Tax the Bag

In a new Environment for Development discussion paper, authors Johane Dikgang and Martine Visser [...]

Calendar

2010-10-28

EfD Annual Meeting 2010 in Ethiopia

EfD Annual Meeting 2010 is to be held in Ethiopia, October 28-31, 2010.