Forest cover could reduce hospital admissions caused by dengue fever
A study by EfD researcher Matías Piaggio and co-authors, published in the Environmental and Resources Economics journal, estimates the marginal effects of increasing forest cover on dengue prevalence in Costa Rica. The study shows that an increased forest cover could have a very positive impact. Read more!
WinEED is building the capacity of women researchers at EfD Nigeria
EfD’s global network, Women in Environmental Economics for Development (WinEED), has sustained its...
EfD Ghana collaborates with state-owned utility to tackle water bill payment arrears
EfD Ghana researcher Anthony Amoah recently led a discussion with managers and key Ghana Water...
Awareness and easy access to safe water can help tackle India’s problem with arsenic contamination
Over 50 million people in India, especially children, are exposed to arsenic-contaminated water. Yet...
Learnings from forestry study tour to Nepal were presented to the Ugandan government
A team from EfD Uganda visited the Ministry of Water and Environment to share what they had learned...
EfD Ethiopia initiates collaboration with Addis Ababa City Environmental Protection Authority
PSI, the host institution of EfD Ethiopia, and the Addis Ababa City Environmental Protection...
New report from AfDB aims to mainstream Natural Capital Accounting in Africa
The report Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations – Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in...
Equiping ministers of finance with tools for climate action
EfD has been asked to support a global effort aiming to ensure that Ministers of Finance apply the...