EPRU helps assess shale gas mining risk
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently released a scientific assessment of the risks and opportunities of shale gas mining, which is proposed for parts of the Karoo region…
Bringing economists and scientists together for planetary solutions
What policies are needed to cope with the global environmental challenges? What can scientists learn from economists and vice-versa? In December, Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics…
First steps to a National Research Agenda taken during the EfD-CA Policy Day
Academia and policy makers were brought together to take the first steps of uniting research efforts towards an Environment and Development National Research Agenda during the EfD Central America…
How to drive water saving amongst office staff
CAPE TOWN: Appointing a water-saving ‘champion’ in an office block context could be one way that municipalities and companies in South Africa can respond quickly and cheaply to the water restrictions…
Boosting SA jobs amidst stagnant GDP: book launch
South Africa’s official unemployment rate is over 25 percent. Amidst a virtually stagnant economy, it is unlikely that this will drop to the desired developing world target of below 10 percent in the…
Book explores Tanzania’s path out of poverty
In spite of much development progress in Tanzania, the people of this East African country still continue to struggle with many core threats to their prosperity: poverty, disease, aid dependency, the…
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Tanzania
"To have an ear to the ground"
Inequality, state politics, collective action, and the environment. That summarizes the academic focus of Rohini Somanathan, professor at Delhi School of Economics and Visiting Professor at the School…
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Sweden
A living tribute to a beautiful and generous spirit: Karin Backteman
EfD Central America shares our deepest sympathy on the passing of our dear friend Karin Backteman. To celebrate her life the EfD Central America Center organized a Plant a tree memorial. " A living…
Do households use improved cook stoves? What are the benefits? An Ethiopian case study
About 40% of the human population, or about 2.8 billion people, find commercial fuels like electricity and gas inaccessible, too expensive or too irregularly supplied to use for cooking and heating (Smith et al., 2013; IEA, 2012). Instead, they rely on solid fuels like coal, fuelwood, dung and charcoal that are combusted inside their homes.
Seven-Country Study Producing Results on Valuation of Three Ecosystem Services
Produce from small-scale farms is a mainstay for most Tanzanian households, and the ecosystem services provided by wild pollinators play a central role in their productivity.
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Tanzania