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Welcome to EfD's Annual Meeting 2022!

We are happy to announce that the EfD Annual Meeting will be held in Uganda on September 22 – 26…

Marianela Argüello speaking during the session Harnessing the Communication Effect

Communication plays an important role to highlight the importance of forests

During the XV World Forestry Congress held in Seoul, Korea, at the beginning of May, a session…

EfD Chile researcher presented stove replacement project on TV

Professor Carlos Chávez at EfD Chile spoke with Iván Palomo, Professor at the University of Talca…

”We are close to a point where things may really start to change”

On the one hand, there are the climate change tipping points that we are approaching at an alarming…

Program for early career researchers kicks off

Twenty promising EfD researchers who received their PhDs within the last five years are now…

A new cohort of participants in the IGE program was introduced in Uganda

EfD Uganda organized a training-of-trainers workshop as the final activity for the pioneer group av…

Building “microworlds” helps analyze the electricity markets

The analysis of electricity markets is difficult because of multiple possible solutions and…

Environmental experts review EfD Nigeria’s five years strategic plan

Scholars, policymakers, private sector practitioners, and other stakeholders in the field of…

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Ending Ecoservices Payments Does Not Crowd Out Lab-in-the-Field Conservation

Abstract Payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs is proliferating globally but not always with significant impact…

10 May 2022 | EfD Discussion Paper | Colombia

Forest benefits and willingness to pay for sustainable forest management

Abstract The Desa'a forest in Tigray is a national forest priority area managed by the government. Government…

12 Apr 2022 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia

The effect of air pollution on migration: evidence from China

This paper looks at the effects of air pollution on migration in China using changes in the average strength of thermal…

22 Mar 2022 | Peer Reviewed | China

Does access to electricity accelerate home-based business creation in rural Ethiopia?

KEY MESSAGES Most of the businesses in rural areas are home-based, i.e., the household runs businesses such as food…

20 Apr 2022 | Policy Brief | Ethiopia

Towards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African societies?

The Sustainable Development Goal 7 seeks universal access to energy, substantial increase in the share of renewable…

22 Mar 2022 | Peer Reviewed | Ghana

Double progressivity of infrastructure financing through carbon pricing - insights from Nigeria

Abstract Carbon taxes and fossil fuel subsidy reforms have been recognized as an efficient means to mobilize substantive…

Welcome to EfD's Annual Meeting 2022!

Communication plays an important role to highlight the importance of forests

EfD Chile researcher presented stove replacement project on TV

”We are close to a point where things may really start to change”

Program for early career researchers kicks off

A new cohort of participants in the IGE program was introduced in Uganda

Building “microworlds” helps analyze the electricity markets

Environmental experts review EfD Nigeria’s five years strategic plan

Ending Ecoservices Payments Does Not Crowd Out Lab-in-the-Field Conservation

Forest benefits and willingness to pay for sustainable forest management

The effect of air pollution on migration: evidence from China

Does access to electricity accelerate home-based business creation in rural Ethiopia?

Towards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African societies?

Double progressivity of infrastructure financing through carbon pricing - insights from Nigeria

Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) programme - call for proposals

EAERE 27th Annual Conference

The 2022 Gothenburg International Research Workshop on Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for All

Voices from the workshop i Uganda

Alexandre Antonelli, keynote speaker at EfD's Annual Meeting, November18th 2021

Elizabeth Robinson, keynote speaker at EfD's Annual Meeting, on November 17th, 2021

Yonas Alem, keynote speaker at the EfD Annual Meeting November 16, 2021