The report Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations – Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa was launched at COP 29 in November. EfD’s Director Gunnar Köhlin, who had an important role in…
Objectives: We conducted an implementation science mental health treatment study in western Kenya, testing strategies for scale up of evidence-based mental health services for common adult disorders using a non-specialist workforce, integrated with existing primary care (Sequential Multiple, Assignment Randomized Trial of non-specialist-delivered psychotherapy (Interpersonal Psychotherapy) and/or medication (fluoxetine) for major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (SMART DAPPER)).
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Informal workers in Delhi face large income losses and health risks from summer heat stress Delhi is experiencing increasingly severe and prolonged heat waves, with the summer of 2024 breaking records…
A new report sheds light on the current calls for reforming the Global Financial Architecture to restore debt sustainability and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report was…
Researchers at EfD South Africa – EPRU have researched the trade-offs between community welfare and nature conservation by examining different Sub-Saharan countries and how they deal with the trade…
Abstract: Utilities across the global require stable revenue streams to provide customers access to high quality energy, water, sanitation, and other essential services. This requires policy makers to set prices to cover costs, promote the efficient use of resources, and ensure services are affordable. It also requires that customers pay their bills. Historically, utilities have used disconnections, or the threat of disconnection, to compel customers to pay their bills on time.
The Gunnar Köhlin’s Award for Best Master’s Thesis, introduced 11 years ago, was originally aimed at students in the country hosting the EfD Annual Meeting. After some years, however, it became…
A team consisting of EfD Kenya, international associates, and the Nairobi City Water and Sewer Company has, over the last decade, collaborated to solve challenges related to providing and funding
Nadia S. Ouedraogo (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) The paper analyses the impact of climate change metrics (vulnerability and readiness) on the cost of government borrowing expressed…