Call for postdoctoral researcher: policy-relevant environmental economics – based at EfD Ghana, co-hosted by EfD Ghana and EfD Vietnam (BlueRforD)

The Environment for Development (EfD) Initiative, in partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Policy-Relevant Environmental Economics, particularly focusing on the economics of fishery, aquaculture, and/ or marine resources. This unique position will be based at EfD Ghana and co-hosted by EfD Ghana and EfD Vietnam through Blue Resources for Development (BlueRforD).

Post-doctoral position on research-policy interaction for Forestry and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa under Natural Capital Collaborative Program (NatCap)

The Natural Capital Collaborative Program (NatCap), funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and supported by the Environment for Development (EfD) is hosted by the Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU)-University of Cape Town, invites applications for a postdoctoral position. This position focuses on developing a research-policy interaction agenda in the areas of forestry and sustainable agriculture across Africa.

Principal Research Officer - Environmental Economics Policy Research Unit (EPRU) Cape Town, South Africa

 

The Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU) works to enhance environmental and natural resource economics policy-making and support sustainable development and poverty reduction in South and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Based at the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a regional center for the Environment for Development (EfD), EPRU is a leading institution in resource economics in the Global South.

The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Bharadwaj, Bishal
Jeuland, Marc
Oranu, Chizoba Obianuju

Increasing plastic waste pollution has led to a rising prevalence of the open burning of plastic waste, especially in locations lacking formal waste management systems. Urban slum communities face particularly acute challenges in accessing both organized waste-collection services and low-cost traditional energy sources, and clean cooking-fuel alternatives tend to be unaffordable for their low-income residents. Here we examine the potential risk these unseen communities face and describe the need for a new research agenda to better understand and quantify the scope of the problem.

Peer Reviewed
Air Quality, Climate Change, Energy, Health, Waste
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