http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-10-24T14:19:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2012/phd-programme-in-climate-economics-at-the-university-of-gothenburg The Environmental Economics Unit (EEU) at the University of Gothenburg offers five full scholarships in a PhD programme in Climate Economics with admission September 2012. (Assuming the program will be financed). This program will be a continuation of the former program but with a heavier emphasis on Climate change as the prime environmental problem of our time. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-02-01T11:16:35Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/central-america/news-press/news-archive/2011-1/paul-j-ferraro-to-efd-central-america-center-at-catie-costa-rica Ferraro is a Fulbright Scholar (2011-2012) and will be working at EfD-CA as guest researcher from January until June, 2012. No publisher carlos Ecosystems Climate Change Biodiversity Adaptation Climate policy 2012-01-31T18:24:54Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2012/sterner-keynote-lecturer-at-eaaere-2012-in-indonesia Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics in University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and a fellow at Resource for the Future (RFF), is invited to give a keynote lecture on “The Design of Environmental Policy Instrument: Efficiency, Informational Requirements and Political Feasibility”at the 2nd Annual Conference of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE) at Bandung, Indonesia, on February 2-4, 2012. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-31T15:18:02Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2012/rff-activities-in-human-cooperation-to-manage-natural-resources-commons-program-2011 This is a brief report on Resources for the Future’s use of the Swedish Research Council, Formas, COMMONS program funding in the seven months since a May 2011 contract was signed. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-24T12:59:15Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2012/new-edition-policy-instruments-for-environmental-and-natural-resource-management This book by Thomas Sterner and Jessica Coria is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. The book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in any country in a wide range of contexts, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-20T14:20:28Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/south-africa/news-press/news-archive/2012/sterner-on-cnbc-africa-abn-tv-show-fuel-taxes-on-the-poor Thomas Sterner was interviewed in a tv-show on CNBC Africa/ABN yesterday at 17.30. The show, "Beyond Market", was broadcasted via cable throughout Africa and also in England. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-13T15:08:17Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/eeu-sweden/news-press/news-archive/2012/call-for-eaere-2012-and-for-european-summer-school Paper submission and registrations are open for EAERE 19th Annual Conference, 27-30 June 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. Another event organized by EAERE next summer is the EAERE-FEEM-VIU European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics for postgraduate students. The theme of this Summer School is Management of International Water. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-02T15:15:45Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/south-africa/news-press/news-archive/2009/rff-efd-book-launch-on-january-11-2012-at-the-university-of-cape-town-higher-petrol-taxes-don2019t-hurt-the-poor The book, "Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy" will be launched at the University of Cape Town, School of Economics on January 11, 2012. EfD research fellow Professor Thomas Sterner, who is also the editor of the book, will be accompanied by EPRU research fellows for the book launch. No publisher sgiampocaro 2012-01-03T10:17:42Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/south-africa/news-press/news-archive/2012/sterner-teaches-field-course-on-environmental-issues-in-developing-countries Poverty, natural resource management, and environmental degradation are inextricably linked, and this course explores ways that economic analysis can help identify underlying problems and formulate effective policy responses to them. This course, Sustainable Development and the Economics of Climate Change, is a 10-day field course on environmental issues in developing countries, with an emphasis on issues surrounding global climate change. Thomas Sterner, professor in environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg, are among the lecturers. No publisher karinbackteman 2012-01-03T10:28:54Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/central-america/news-press/news-archive/2011/course-on-emissions-trading-for-emerging-economies-developing-countries ICAP Training Course in Costa Rica. From 19-28 March 2012. Applications deadline extended to 20 December 2011 (previously 15 December 2011). No publisher carlos Course 2011-12-16T15:22:56Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/ethiopia/news-press/news-archive/2011/green-economy-strategy-in-ethiopia Ethiopia launches its strategy for Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) on 18 November 2011. EEPFE center director and senior researcher, Dr. Alemu Mekonnen, was part of the technical committee that worked on the strategy as representative from our host institution, the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). No publisher tsehay Climate Change 2012-01-03T11:53:15Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/efd-members-adolf-mkenda-and-razack-lokina-conducted-training The Regional Experts Training course on Ecosystem workshop held in Maputo, Mozambique for three days from 30th November to 2nd December 2011. No publisher Salvatory 2011-12-15T06:00:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/razack-lokina-coordinator-efdt-and-appointed-chairman-of-governing-board-of-the-irdp The board of directors is the highest governing authority within the management structure in the Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP). This is 4 years office tenure with extension of another two periods. His main task among others is to establish policy and directives that will lead the management of IRDP in the implementing its objectives No publisher Salvatory 2011-12-15T05:55:51Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/news-press/workshops-etc/workshops-archive/world-renewable-energy-congress-sweden The World Renewable Energy Congress 2011 - Sweden was hosted by Linköping University during May 8-13, 2011. EfD-Ethiopia research fellow, Dr. Abebe Damte, presented a paper on this congress on "Covariates of Fuel Saving Technologies in Urban Ethiopia". No publisher tsehay 2011-12-13T16:47:13Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/john-kedi-mduma-2013-moves-further-into-policy-circles-in-tanzania Dr. JK. Mduma, one of the EfD (Tanzania) fellows, joined the Ministry of Water in June 2011 to provide expertise in monitoring and evaluation of the Water Sector Development Program (WSDP). Before that, Dr. Mduma was a technical adviser to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs- Government of Tanzania in the preparation of the second phase of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA II), which was launched in October 2010. The WSDP is among the largest programs in Tanzania which implement the MKUKUTA II. No publisher Salvatory 2012-01-03T12:13:04Z Article