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
- china | Forestry Projection of Timber Supply and Demand Trends in China Based on an Econometric Model This study provides an overview and analysis of China’s timber market trends over the last two decades, along with projections to the year 2020. He, Hui, and Xu, Jintao (2012), Projection of Timber Supply and Demand Trends in China Based on an Econometric Model, Forest Products Journal V61 N7:543-551.
- ethiopia | Policy design Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Urban Waste Management in Mekelle City, Ethiopia Cities in developing countries experiencing rapid urbanization and population growth too often lack the financial resources and institutional capacity to provide needed municipal infrastructure for adequate solid waste management, despite citizens’ demand for it. Hagos Dagnew, Alemu Mekonnen, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, 2012, "Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Urban Waste Management in Mekelle City, Ethiopia",Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series January 2012, EfD DP 12-06.
- south africa | Policy design The role of tourism employment in poverty reduction and community perceptions of conservation and tourism in southern Africa The study assesses the role played by high-end ecotourism at study sites in Malawi, Botswana and Namibia. Sue Snyman, 2011, "The role of tourism employment in poverty reduction and community perceptions of conservation and tourism in southern Africa", Journal of Sustainable Tourism 20(3), 395-416
- china | Climate change Environmental information transparency and implications for green growth in China Environmental information transparency performs social and learning functions indispensable for green growth. Still facing the challenges of a lack of local commitment and less than optimal institutional capacity, there is no doubt that China has made substantial progress on granting and enforcing public right to environmental information. Li, Wanxin and Li, Duoduo, 2012. Environmental information transparency and implications for green growth in China. Discussion paper, Dept. of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong and Tsinghua University.
News
2012-05-10
A US Study Tour for the Delegation of the Chinese Society of Forestry Economics, from April 29 to May 6, 2012
EEPC and Rights and Resources Group have jointly organized a US study tour for the delegation of [...]
2012-04-30
WB Report: Possible dams in the Blue Nile gorge analyzed
Profs. Whittington and Jeuland have completed an economic analysis of possible dams in the Blue [...]
2012-04-19
Eggert discusses sustainable fisheries in the EU
Håkan Eggert, Associated Professor in Environmental Economics, University of Gothenburg, is one of [...]
Calendar
2012-05-25
Research Seminar Fourteen
The topic of the fourteenth Research Seminar Series will be “Aspirations and Household Choices – [...]
2012-05-29
Seminar: Can mobile phones improve agricultural productivity, resilience and food security?
Increases in agricultural production benefit both the local farmer and helps food supply keep pace [...]
2012-06-11
Economic Tools for Conservation and Infrastructure Planning in the Albertine Rift
Conservation Strategy Fund is now accepting applications for a course in Economic Tools for [...]
