In memoriam – Professor Gardner Brown
Professor Gardner Brown passed away in his home on August 9th, 2021, surrounded by his family. He is greatly missed by friends and colleagues all over the world. Gardner Brown was one of the great…
EfD project was featured in Chilean TV show
The Environmental Education Initiative in marine plastic pollution, funded by the EfD Global Hub and implemented by the EfD Chile center, was one of the projects shown on August 18 at the TV show…
How effective is mangrove management decentralization in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam?
Does a devolution policy of forestland management to households help conserve forests? Does giving land use right as a property right or as per contract work better? A recent EfD research titled “Does…
Does a portfolio of consumption adjustment coping strategies erode resilience? Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
For smallholder subsistence farmers, it is difficult to undertake adequate ex-ante strategies to prepare for shocks. These households are forced to attempt multiple ex-post coping strategies such as consuming less preferred food, limiting food diversity and reducing the size of meals. The literature on consumption has generally overlooked the potential impact of post-shock consumption adjustment on nutritional deprivation.
The 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on SDG 8
The 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 8 will take place in a blended form (physically and virtually) 26th-27th of August. International and Swedish…
Study showed salmon farming had positive effect on income equality in Chile
EfD researcher Jorge Dresdner, with co-authors Roberto Cárdenas and Adams Ceballos, have studied the effects of the salmon aquaculture industry on income distribution in coastal communities in Chile…
Greening Markets: Market-Based Approaches for Environmental Management in Asia
This publication explains how market-based instruments can be utilized to improve air quality, water, and waste management in Asia.
Course in Benefit-Cost Analysis - Valuing life and health
This course allows those that have been using benefit-cost analysis for some time to get a refresher on not just the how, but the why, of what we do, to keep improving the quality of our work. It also…