http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-10-24T14:19:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/south-africa/news-press/news-archive/2010/anchovy-from-fishmeal-to-food-for-people South Africa´s anchovy catch is predominantly used for fishmeal, despite the fact that a redirection of the resource towards human consumption could provide nutrition for the rural poor, create employment in coastal regions, and develop new opportunities in the fisheries industry. EfD researchers are sought out by the Marine and Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Affairs, to participate in an inter-disciplinary investigation of the feasibility of utilizing a resource portion of anchovy landings for direct human consumption. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-03-09T09:37:21Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/kenya/news-press/news-archive/2010/kenyas-natural-resources-need-economic-instruments-efd-researchers-invited-to-public-hearing EfD researchers invited to public hearing: "Policy processes provide windows of opportunity to discuss research results, highlight the importance of natural resources to the economy – and get impact," says Paul Guthiga. Guthiga is one of the EfD research fellows who were invited by Kenya´s Ministry of Finance to a public sector hearing held to discuss the draft budget proposal on Environment, Water and Sanitation for 2009-2011. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-02-26T10:58:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/ethiopia/news-press/news-archive/2010/green-accounting-puts-price-on-ethiopian-soil-erosion-and-deforestation Ethiopia loses large amounts of money due to deforestation and soil erosion. Recent research shows in monetary terms the value of the country’s natural resources and the costs of soil degradation. It also reveals that official government reports greatly underestimate the contribution of forests and soil resources to the national economy. A way for decision makers to address the problems is to adopt natural resource accounting. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-29T12:36:15Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/ethiopia/news-press/news-archive/2010/networking-and-local-language-are-keys-to-successful-research-communication Networking with non-governmental organizations and use of the local language proved to be crucial for successful communication of Ethiopian research findings. “Thanks to this, our workshop attracted influential experts and policy makers, and their participation was very active,” says Dr Alemu Mekonnen, researcher at the Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia (EEPFE) and coordinator of EfD in Ethiopia. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-29T12:53:09Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/impact-of-land-reforms-on-poverty-and Land reforms have played a central role in the political economy of many countries and have been subject to massive disagreements between different political interest groups and ideologies. In a new 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". The first book workshop was held on Jan 24-25, 2010, at Peking University. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-29T10:07:53Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/news-press/workshops-etc/workshops-archive/land-tenure-book-workshop-2010-beijing Land reforms have played a central role in the political economy of many countries and have been subject to massive disagreements between different political interest groups and ideologies. In a new 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". The first book workshop was held on Jan 24-25, 2010, at Peking University. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-29T10:02:05Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/news-press/workshops-etc/workshops-archive/land-tenure-book-workshop-jan-2010-beijing/land-tenure-book-workshop-2010-beijing Land reforms have played a central role in the political economy of many countries and have been subject to massive disagreements between different political interest groups and ideologies. In a new 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". The first book workshop was held on Jan 24-25, 2010, at Peking University. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-28T16:06:59Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/apply-to-phd-programme-in-environmental-economics The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg has a long history of support for PhD candidates from developing countries. The purpose of this Sida-financed PhD programme is to strengthen the capacity in developing countries to teach environmental economics at university level, and to establish a firm basis for research that can be used for policy advice. Deadline for applications is March 3, 2010. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-20T14:03:46Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/sida-and-the-university-of-gothenburg-give-26-5-million-sek-to-environmental-economics-programme The Environmental Economics Unit at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, has been granted 23 million SEK (2.3 million Euro) from Sida and 3.5 million SEK (0,35 million Euro) from the University. The purpose of the grants is to enable young scientists from developing countries to study at the doctoral level at the University in 2010 and to support environmental economics research centres in Africa, Central America and China. An expert group formed to serve Sida with environmental economic advice will also benefit from the money. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-30T14:12:34Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/cop15-climate-policy-and-land-scarcity-findig-effective-responses Income induced diet changes, increased demand for biofuels, and climatic changes have already caused food price increases and consequent deforestation. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-16T10:18:40Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2009/efd-researcher-jintao-xu-before-forest-day-3-in-copenhage-201cforests-can-both-reduce-co2-emissions-and-increase-welfare201d For ten years he has pointed to forests as a major asset for sustainable development in China. Finally and just in time for the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, China’s national leaders are as convinced as professor Jintao Xu: Forests have a unique potential to contribute to sustainable economic development and a reduction of China's massive carbon emissions. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-14T08:43:53Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/rich-and-poor-have-different-views-on-what-is-fair-2030-targets "Differences in income levels means that different countries have very different views on what is a fair allocation of emissions and abatement requirements" says Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Gothenburg, and one of the researchers participating in a side event at COP15 on Saturday, December 12, on climate goals 2030. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-11T13:31:56Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/climate-change-financing-2013-what-is-the-role-of-development-cooperation ”Development cooperation can play an important role in ensuring that the poorest countries will benefit from climate change funding," says Olof Drakenberg, policy analyst at the Environmental Economics Unit at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-11T13:26:17Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/draft-report-of-review-of-eep-and-efd-completed A draft report of the review of the Environmental Economics Programme and Environment for Development initiative is completed by Tom Alberts and Agnes Mwaiselage. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-12T14:24:38Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2009/americans-and-swedes-are-willing-to-pay-for-slowing-climate-change A large majority of citizens in Sweden and the United States is willing to pay to for slowing climate change. Findings from a new multi-country survey shows that 91.5% of Swedes and 71% of Americans are willing to pay to avoid the consequences of climate change that would arise from a 4°F temperature increase by 2050. Moreover, Swedes and Americans are willing to pay 2-3% of their per capita income (or analogously, the same percentage of GDP) to prevent a warming of more than 4°F by 2050. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-09T15:48:04Z Article