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
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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…
Academia and local government officials in the West Nile region discussed forestry and biodiversity conservation
Over 60 participants from academia, local government officials, the private sector, and civil society organizations met on 2nd December 2021 at Muni University to discuss the status of forests and…
See the film from the workshop in Uganda!
Researchers and civil servants from East Africa met to discuss policies for an Inclusive Green Economy (IGE). See this short film with interviews with some of them, to hear what they thought about the…
Researcher from EfD-Chile participated in two activities on circular economy
Two talks were given during October by Dr. César Salazar, where he shared his research among different audiences. NOTICIA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ Apply circular economy; garbage bags are so expensive! was the…
EEU Seminar - Knut Einar Rosendahl
On the 13th of December, Knut Einar Rosendahl will present his research during the EEU seminar, which will be the final EEU Seminar this semester. He is a professor at Norwegian University of Life…
Workshop on cross-country peer-learning and training opens in Uganda
A three-day workshop focusing on National Policy Reviews and training has been opened at the Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Uganda. Over forty researchers and policymakers from Sweden, Uganda, Kenya…