Jorge Maldonado, EfD Colombia, was part of the scientific committee of the 6th Mangrove and Macrobenthos Management Conference held in Cartagena last year. During this conference, he and some…
In recent decades, there has been increasing research interest in individuals' support of and resistance to climate and environmental policy instruments. However, there is an empirical bias in the literature, as few studies have been conducted in low-income countries. Based on a survey with 4,766 respondents we identify the level of public acceptability for climate policy instruments and their determinants in East Africa(Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda).
Specifically, we are looking for Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidates who are interested in interdisciplinary academic research and community-engaged scholarship with a focus on solutions-oriented research in sustainability to support an equitable and just transition for all.
EfD organized a study tour to Nepal in November 2023, where researchers and policymakers jointly learned about participatory forest management (PFM). Nepal has been a world leader in this area for…
EfD Chile researcher Walter Gómez , has been invited to join an advisory statistical committee of the Chilean Ministry of Science to provide knowledge that could benefit policymaking. At the end of…
This study analyzes high frequency productivity data from Indian garment manufacturing, exploring how caste-based social networks affect individual and group productivity. With nearly 35,000 worker-days, a 1 percentage point increase in the same-caste workers boosts daily individual productivity by at least 0.09 points. Notably, the least efficient worker's productivity rises by almost 0.17 points with a 1 point increase in caste homogeneity. These findings, robust to unobservable factors, suggest production externalities driven by within-network peer effects as potential explanations.
Tequila conjures images of lime wedges, salt, and late nights. The popular spirit is deeply connected to the blue agave plants it's made from - and, perhaps surprisingly, to bat populations in Mexico.
This paper analyses the climate-friendliness of Uganda’s post-COVID-19 recovery strategy and, specifically, its alignment with the country’s targets in its Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDCs). The recovery strategy has the potential to provide effective climate change response and meet the NDCs. However, there are several gaps related to the marginalisation of climate