‘Make sure there is water in the pipes’
WCERE2018 : What are the lessons learnt from avoiding day zero in cape Town, South Africa and what are the economic and behavioral tools that can help us prevent other types of environmental crises? A…
Mentorship and networking – tools of empowerment
WCERE2018: In conjunction with the WCERE 2018 conference in Gothenburg, EfD arranged the workshop ‘Women in Environmental Economics for Development’ (EfD’s WinEED). Supported by funding from Sida, EfD…
Forest Collaborative Workshop during WCERE2018
WCERE2018: On Monday, June 25, the EfD Forest Collaborative research program held its third biannual meeting at the University of Gothenburg, just before the start of the World Congress of…
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Forestry
Marine Plastic Pollution in a circular perspective
WCERE 2018: One policy session during the conference adressed economic incentives and policy instruments to handle marine plastic pollution. One conclusion that came out was that there is a need for…
Researchers in dialogue with policy makers at world congress of environmental economists: Dealing with environmental – and political crises
Environmental economics research plays a crucial role in dealing with the global challenges, and the need for dialogue and collaboration between researchers, practitioners and policy makers is greater…
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Sweden
WCERE 2018 Pre-conference: Economic instruments for water-scarce cities
The news that around 4 million citizens of Cape Town could be without water as “Day Zero” approached made the headlines across the world early this year. Alleged reasons included the worst drought in…
WCERE 2018 will truly be a world congress- thanks to generous travel grants
Almost 100 researchers from lower- and middle-income countries received Sida, IDRC and EAERE-funded travel grants to participate in WCERE 2018. This vastly enriches the international scope of the…
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Sweden
Ethiopia´s strategy for green economy is on the right track- but lack of data is a problem for implementation
Some targets for Ethiopia´s Climate Resilient Green Economy are not delivered due to lack of data. This is one was one of the challenges brought up during the second conference on Ethiopia's Climate…
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Ethiopia
Gothenburg Alumna Claudine Uwera becomes Rwandan Minister
Claudine Uwera, who holds a PhD from the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, has been appointed Minister of State in charge of Economic planning in Rwanda. The announcement about Uwera…
Ethiopia’s Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) launched
The Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) of Ethiopia was launched on March 5, 2018 at Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the presence of high-level government officials, experts, researchers…