http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-10-24T14:19:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/central-america/news-press/news-archive/2010/drinking-water-management-improves-through-research-policy-dialogue “To do high-quality research, you need to find out what policy makers need and nurture the interaction,” says Maria Angelica Naranjo, EfD researcher in Central America. Her research colleagues Roger Madrigal and Francisco Alpízar are exploring why some Costa Rican communities are successful in drinking water management while others are not. Policy makers and local communities are already using some of the researchers’ recommendations to bring change. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-03-18T10:07:51Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/central-america/news-press/news-archive/2010/research-helps-save-costa-rica2019s-beaches Unplanned, aggressive coastal development is threatening beautiful beaches. To help address one of Costa Rica’s most serious environmental problems, researchers from the Environment for Development initiative (EfD) are evaluating the performance and impact of a voluntary environmental regulation and certification initiative called the Blue Flag Ecological Program. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-03-18T10:10:33Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/central-america/news-press/news-archive/consecuencias-de-copenhague-bfcuales-son-los-retos-y-las-oportunidades Un enfoque actualizado de las negociaciones internacionales en cambio climático No publisher maria Climate Change Climate policy 2010-03-17T16:13:39Z Article 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 2010-03-17T07:55:11Z 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