Zhaoyang Liu was awarded for his discussion paper
Dr Zhaoyang Liu, or Leo as he is called by most people, was given the prestigious Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award at the last day of EfD’s Annual Meeting. The paper focuses on methods of…
Day 2 of AM: Unexpected solution to sustainability challenges
Water use in agriculture, cooking fuel, development and health, weather effects (will it be too hot to work due to climate change?) are some of the important topics that were covered in the Tuesday…
Headstart for EfD's 14th Annual Meeting
Over 400 participants have registered for EfD's Annual Meeting! The first webinar featured keynote speaker Uvashi Narain, Lead Economist at the World Bank. A long list of recognized speakers are to…
License plate–based driving restrictions programs make sense in some cities but not others
Planners in Buenos Aires piloted a novel remedy for the city’s chronic traffic congestion and vehicular pollution: to cut downtown traffic in half, they banned vehicles from entering the city center every other day, depending on whether the last digit of a license plate was odd or even.
How access to modern energy could be associated to fertility decline by Camille Belmin
Camille Belmin, PhD Candidate at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Camille Belmin is a PhD candidate in the Future Lab Social Metabolism and Impacts at PIK and at Humboldt…
Subjective-wellbeing at the face of natural disasters. The case of the 2010 earthquake in Chile
EfD Authors:
It is well known that natural disasters have a significant effect on material well-being. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of natural disasters on the individual life satisfaction. For this purpose, we use data from the 2010 LAPOP survey for Chile, which contains a series of questions regarding the earthquake of the same year that affected the country. After estimating an ordered Probit model, results show a negative effect on the subjective-wellbeing of the affected population, particularly those who report damage to their home or/and an injury.
How to write an award-winning thesis
What’s the secret behind writing an award-winning thesis? What are the criteria? What does it take? The chair of EfD’s Research Committee, Vic Adamowicz, knows the answers. He will announce this year…
AFAERE Annual General Meeting and Election
Notice is hereby given of an AFAERE Annual General Meeting to be held via Zoom on Monday 30 November 2020 at 14h00GMT. The agenda and link for the AGM will be shared later. Current and prospective…
Policy Note: Policy Responses to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation Services During COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Network
EfD Authors:
This policy note provides a snapshot of water and sanitation measures implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries in the Global South: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Panama, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. We find that many countries have taken action to stop utility disconnections due to non-payment.