http://www.efdinitiative.org This folder contains EfD projects. daily 1 2007-11-25T17:36:13Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/small-farmer2019s-determinants-of-private-adaptation-to-climate-change-strategies This project analyze the determinants of farmers adaptation to climate change using field experiments to reflect the main characteristics of damages associated with climate change under uncertainty, ambiguity , role of communication and monetary incentives. No publisher maria Information disclosure Climate policy Field experiments 2010-06-04T10:56:56Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/what-affect-voluntary-contributions-to-national-parks-a-field-study-in-cahuita-national-park The project investigates the determinants of contributions (compulsory and voluntary) to national parks, understanding the motivations behind the contribution and how external factors influence the level of the contribution. No publisher maria Park management Lab experiments 2010-05-12T12:26:57Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/social-norms-and-hypothetical-bias-in-donations-to-national-parks The purpose of this paper, is to test the absolute as well the relative importance of anonymity, reciprocity and information of others contribution on voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica. No publisher maria Policy instruments Field experiments Park management 2010-05-12T11:28:59Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/decentralization-in-water-resource-management-exploring-the-determinants-of-success The aim of the study is to identify the factors affecting the performance of local organizations compared to centralized institutions in the administration and operation of aqueducts in order to make recommendations for improvements and for the future expansion of the decentralization process in the drinking water sector. No publisher maria Water management Public goods Policy instruments 2010-05-12T12:29:34Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/household-forest-values-under-varying-management-regimes-in-rural-ethiopia-1 Ethiopia’s forest cover is estimated at less than 4% of the total land area of about 1 million km2. The consequences of deforestation and forest degradation include reduced agricultural production and decreased household welfare. The Ethiopian government promulgated a forest proclamation and approved the first forest policy in 2007. In its recent comprehensive plan referred to as Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP), the government also indicated its plan to increase forest cover from about 4% to 9% over a period of five years. The reality on the ground suggests that there is continuing deforestation and mismanagement of existing forests. The government has acknowledged in its forestry laws and regulations that depletion of these resources have resulted in reduced agricultural productivity and subsequently reduced quality of life of the rural people. Moreover, frequent restructuring of the main government body responsible for natural resources in general and forestry in particular meant different levels of attention paid to the sector with its implications for staffing and continuity of programs. No publisher menale Deforestation Forest management Poverty Fuel choice Decomposition Agricultural productivity 2010-05-12T13:15:48Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/land-reforms-in-asia-and-africa-impacts-on-poverty-and-natural-resource-management In this research project EfD aims to draw lessons from land reforms in several Asian and African countries. The findings will be presented in a book edited by Professors Stein Holden and Keijiro Otsuka and titled "Land Reforms in Asia and Africa - Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management". No publisher karinbackteman Deforestation Forest management Poverty Tenure Land degradation Agricultural productivity 2010-01-29T06:24:21Z Article