First annual conference on Ethiopia’s Green Development Path
On April 25th opened the first Annual Conference on Ethiopia’s Green Development Path. The aim of the annual conference is to create an effective forum for policy makers, researchers, and…
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"Time poverty" alleviation received with singing and dancing in Kenya
The EfD research project: Short- and long-term effects of exogenously reducing water collection times on school attendance, hours studying and time use: Meru County, Kenya; involves an experiment to…
EfD-CA facilitates adaptation to climate change of Central American producers.
Researchers from EfD-CA and Conservation International publish a series of training guides on climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation for agriculture. In the framework of the project “Ecosystem…
Market mechanisms to nudge better watersheds management
The traditional approach to managing watersheds globally is to do so using state regulations, or through publicly funded initiatives. A recent analysis by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)…
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EfD Colombia ranked as the second-best Economics and Econometrics School in the Region
Per the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published this year, The Los Andes University represented by the Department of Economics was ranked second best school in…
Francisco Alpizar featured on the climate change panel of the 2017 Hanway Lecture
A panel discussion on climate change featuring renowned scholars and advocates will headline Loyola University Maryland’s fifth Hanway Lecture in Global Studies on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at 7 p.m…
Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries: MOOCs from AMBS
Two Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries, taught by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research’s Professor Dale Whittington and Dr…
Bridging the research policy gap on food security in sub-Saharan Africa
Better farming practices could boost food production among small holder farmers. Many African governments invest in agriculture as a key mean to grow the economy and reduce poverty, but many of these…
EfD welcome three new centers
On February 8 th, good news came from the coordination committee, EfD´s decision-making body, that three new centers have been accepted to join the network. The three newcomers to the EfD network are…
Message from new EfD Central America Director: Maria Naranjo
EfD- CA is pleased to announce our new Centre director with a message from Maria Naranjo: “I joined the EfD Network in 2007. Over these 10 years I had the opportunity to work in different roles and…