Researchers Trained in Experimental Economics
About 40 researchers on 30th-31st July 2020 converged at Makerere University for a refresher training to sharpen their skills in Experimental Economics. The training held at the College of Business…
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EfD Colombia Senior Researcher Marcela Ibañez at the environmental economics seminar at Universidad de Los Andes
EfD Colombia organized together with CODS (Center for the Sustainable Development Goals) the first environmental economics seminar of the year 2020 at Universidad de los Andes. The seminar was held on…
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…
Single-use plastics: breaking consumers’ bad habits
When it comes to getting people to change their behaviour around mindlessly throwing away single-use plastics, rather than re-using or recycling them, what small messages are most likely to prod them…
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.…
With taps going dry, South African researchers “nudge” people to conserve water
Turn on the water tap in Cape Town, South Africa in March, and nothing will come out. For the Environment for Development researchers at the University of Cape Town, there’s nothing faraway about…
Need for improved reliability of electricity supply in Ethiopia
Energy is arguably one of the major challenges in developing countries. Much research has been done on energy production, consumption and access, however energy reliability has been given less focus.
Green Growth, the New Key to Global Development
Colombian magazine Dinero interviewed EfD Senior Researcher Francisco Alpizar about Green Growth as the New Key to Global Development, with a special focus on Colombia. ‘When we talk about natural…
Behavioural Nudges for Water Conservation: Experimental Evidence from Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has been working with EPRU to find an evidence-based answer to which methods are most effective in encouraging more prudent water use by the public. Prof Martine Visser, Dr Kerri…