Cooperation needed to save the climate
Great interview with EfD researcher Åsa Löfgren in the GU Journalen (Magazine of University of Gothenburg)! She was, among many other things, an observer at the COP-26. She has many important things…
EfD Ghana boosts farmers’ adaptive capacities with climate education
EfD Ghana organized a workshop to train farmers on climate change. It was held near farming communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana and delivered in simple non-technical language using a blend of…
EfD Ghana builds the communication capacity of young researchers
EfD Ghana organized workshops on proposal and academic writing, and science communication aimed at strengthening the communication capacity of researchers. The workshops drew tens of budding…
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Small-scale fishing communities in the Colombian Caribbean: New insights for development and sustainability
EfD Authors:
• Small-scale fisheries play an essential role in food security for both fishing and non-fishing households.
• Small-scale fisheries play a double role in fishing households: household consumption and income generation.
• Livelihood diversification, including fishing for a variety of species and income-earning activities by household members in addition to the head of household, is key for diversifying risk and allowing households to meet their consumption needs year-round.
Livelihoods Characterization of a Small-Scale Fishing Community in the Colombian Caribbean
Primary school students learned how to plant trees
Students at St. George’s primary school near Nairobi have participated in an educational tree planting program. This training was arranged by EfD Kenya in collaboration with the Ministry of…
Researchers and officials search the recipes for a greener economy in Africa
How can you create economic incentives for a sustainable society? Which instruments work and how do you protect vulnerable groups? Researchers from the University of Gothenburg as well as officials
Perceptions of problems and preferences for solutions: The case of poor air quality in central-southern Chile
EfD Authors:
Air pollution in urban areas is one of the most severe environmental problems facing developing and transition economies. In Chile, many cities exceed the World Health Organization's norms for ambient concentration of particulate matter. In this paper, we analyze the factors explaining individuals' perceptions on fuelwood as the main cause of air pollution in urban areas and their willingness to ban this fuel to counteract its negative effects.
Context, Welfare Sensitivity and Positional Preferences in a Developing Country
It's well established in the empirical literature that people care about relative status or positionality, hence any policy that makes someone better off imposes a negative externality on his/her…