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Preliminary program - EfD's Annual Meeting

A preliminary program for EfD's Annual Meeting in Ghana on October 5-8 is now available. You find it…

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Conservation comes with difficult trade-offs

Managing trade-offs and finding a win-win between communities’ welfare and conservation – that is…

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EfD Chile researcher elected President of the Chilean Society of Regional Studies

The Chilean Society of Regional Studies (SOCHER) active fellows has elected Mauricio Oyarzo…

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AI promotes learning in course on climate and circular economy

Artificial Intelligence creates endless opportunities. But it also comes with risks and challenges…

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EfD Chile researcher talked about air pollution on the radio

The Director of NENRE EfD-Chile, Marcela Jaime, was interviewed on the radio program "Todos Juntos"…

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The SDG 8 Initiative is supported by “satellites”

The SDG 8 Initiative, which is coordinated from the University of Gothenburg, includes several…

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Gender and finance issues hinder a green energy transition

Last month, the co-leaders of SETI, Marcela Jaime and Marc Jeuland, alongside investigators Arjan de…

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What drives the substitution of hazardous flame retardants in electronic appliances in Sweden?

Highlights We identify the relative importance of different drivers of firms’ preferences for chemical substitution. The…

18 Aug 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, Global Hub

Gamification model for communicating and evaluating renewable energy planning

Most energy models used for policy analysis are too complex for non-experts. We propose an energy model and demonstrate…

27 Jul 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Decoupling in governance: the land governance network in a region of the Colombian Andes

Abstract Land governance requires coherence not only in terms of policies but also between its governance functions to…

18 Sep 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Is switching propulsion technologies the path to sustainable land transport? decarbonizing Bogotá

Abstract The climate crisis and poor urban air quality have put the transport sector decarbonization on the agenda for…

18 Sep 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Behavioural nudges for water conservation in unequal settings: Experimental evidence from Cape Town

Abstract This study addresses the use of behavioural nudges in reducing households' use of water across a large sample (…

18 Aug 2023 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa

Scuba divers, coral reefs, and knowledge of ocean acidification

Ocean acidification (OA) poses a threat to coral reefs by increasing the fragility of susceptible corals to physical…

11 Aug 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Vietnam

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FSR Climate Annual Conference 2023

27-28 November 2023, European University Institute, Italy The Climate Area of the FSR is pleased to…

Hybrid Conference of the African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AFAERE) 22-25 November 2023

Wednesday 22 November — Saturday 25 November, 2023

Hybrid Conference of the African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AFAERE) 22-25…

Special Issue on “Digital media data in environment and development economics”

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2024 Environment and Development Economics seeks to publish a…

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Water - a documentary by EfD Kenya

2 March 2023

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 3. Policy talk by Haileselassie Medhin, WRI. Keynote by Pam Jagger

29 September 2022

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 2

29 September 2022

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 1

29 September 2022

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Effects of climate shocks on sectoral inequality

Over the last three decades, agricultural and industrial sector workers have suffered consumption…

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How to reform the water sector in Ho Chi Minh city: Lessons from Phnom Penh

The reform of the water sector requires the consensus of the people and a reasonable change…

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Bringing skilling and productive employment closer to women

On International Women’s Day, Farzana Afridi considers a key issue in the creation of good jobs for…

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This is why we travel

The 737 ascends over the green highlands around Addis. Intense sun and green and thousands of little…

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