Uganda’s policymakers implored to address forest loss, plastic and water pollution
Policymakers in Uganda were urged to take measures to mitigate environmental degradation or else, risk facing serious consequences. The appeal was made during the opening of the 16th EfD Annual meeting.
Unique study on Covid-19 will be presented at the Annual Meeting
An extensive study on Covid-19 will be presented in two sessions at EfD’s Annual Meeting. The first session will be open to all and will give an overview of the data collected and the preliminary findings. It is a great amount of data that will be available for all researchers within the EfD network. The second is a closed session, aimed at forming research groups for writing reports.
Comprehensive program at EfD's Annual Meeting
After two years of virtual events, the EfD's Annual Meeting is now finally back to meeting in person. It will be held in Uganda on September 22–26, 2022, and it offers a very rich program.
EfD's Annual Meeting is the largest and most exciting conference in the Global South on the application of environmental and resource economics. Now, that it's back to being a live event, there will be unique opportunities for networking across the borders, finding new opportunities for collaborations, and exchange of knowledge and experiences.
“The gap between the poorest and the richest needs to be addressed”
She has spent many years doing research in Africa on energy access. She is a Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and one of the founders of EfD’s WinEED program (Women in Environmental Economics for Development). Meet one of the eminent keynote speakers at EfD’s Annual Meeting in September, Pam Jagger!
August 10, 2022
Conference papers accepted, proposals move to third stage assessment
After a rigorous selection process, the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD) Research Committee has announced the accepted conference papers and proposals moving to the third stage of assessment.
The conference papers will be presented in parallel sessions at the forthcoming Annual Meeting on September 22-26, in Kampala, Uganda.
August 3, 2022
”If you’re a doctor you want to tend to the sickest patient”
Michael Hanemann has been working on the economics of water most of his professional life, but with a different perspective than many others. He claims that the economics of water is too important to be left to economists. Meet one of the exciting keynote speakers at the EfD’s Annual Meeting!
June 9, 2022
”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 pace. On the other hand, there are some positive and maybe surprising signals. Meet Gernot Wagner one of the prominent keynote speakers at EfD’s Annual Meeting who will talk about his interesting observations on this topic!
May 11, 2022