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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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…
The first semester of 2019 had five development and sustainability seminars CODS-EfD in Colombia
During the first semester of 2019, EfD Colombia co-organized with the Center for the Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODS) the development and sustainability…
Communication media contribute to the diffusion of colombian researchers work
During the first months of 2019, the work of EfD Colombia researchers work has been mentioned in different national media. Researchers have also written opinion columns in which they discuss relevant…
Professor Saudamini Das talks about Cyclone Fani and Odisha's cyclone management system
CECFEE India senior researcher Professor Saudamini Das was interviewed by Mongabay India about the impact of Cyclone Fani on the Indian state of Odisha and the government's preparedness and response…
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‘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…
The right variety for the right farm - a citizen science approach to farmers
Scientists from Bioversity International and EfD Central America's hots institution CATIE involved farmers in research processes through citizen science From a recent study conducted in Nicaragua…
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…
The Colombian Institute for Meteorology (IDEAM) launched the air quality report for Colombia at the host institution of EfD Colombia
On July 17th, 2018, the Director of the Colombian Institute for Hidrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM in Spanish) presented at Universidad de Los Andes the air quality report for…