EfD Impact Stories 2019
EfD aims to support a new generation of engaged researchers based in the Global South. In this magazine you will find stories of the work carried out at our EfD centers across the world. First: In…
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Effects of capacity building methods might not be enough
In most of research and development projects there’s a capacity building component, but are these efforts effective? EfD researchers conducted a study that shows that capacity building workshops had…
Behavioural economist scoops major award for water-saving research
Cape Town made international news during the three-year drought which threatened to shut down the city’s water supply at the height of the crisis in January 2018. During this time, a team of…
‘Water Map’ helps Cape Town through last days of drought emergency
In January 2018, Cape Town came within three months of initiating ‘Day Zero’, the day when emergency rationing measures would kick in, and city utility managers would shut off water to homes in the…
International Researcher Esteve Corbera from ICTA- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona visits EfD Colombia and participates in the policy day and the environmental economics seminar series
During November 12 th to 16 th Professor Esteve Corbera came as a visiting researcher to Universidad de Los Andes, which is the host institution of EfD Colombia. International Researcher Esteve…
EPRU researcher helps inform long-term water planning in Cape Town
The South African city of Cape Town is recovering from the worst drought in over a century. Policy makers are scrabbling to find ways to boost the city's water supply, to avoid facing the kind of…
Drought-stricken Cape Town's water management given boost by EPRU researcher
The South African city of Cape Town is recovering from the worst drought in over a century. Policy makers are scrabbling to find ways to boost the city's water supply, to avoid facing the kind of…
Water at core of EfD Central America's research and policy efforts
Water is fundamental for sustainable development, healthy ecosystems and energy and food production. This issues have been a priority for EfD Central America’s research agenda for more than 10 years…
EPRU Prof Martine Visser´s research in the spotlight as 'Day Zero’ approaches
As Cape Town faces the worst drought in a century, the city may need to shut off running water to homes and businesses in an effort to crisis-manage the last remaining water in the metropole's dams.…
EfD Kenya paper receives Award from Water Resource Research
The award-winning paper by Fuente et al. (2016) is a product of collaboration between EfD and Nairobi City Water and Sewer Company. It uses data on household socioeconomic status and metered water use…