Call for Papers SETI 2022

SETI 2022 Call for Papers Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI)

June 23 - 24, 2022, 2-day virtual meeting + Uganda as part of the 2022 EfD Annual Meeting(1 day between September 22-26, 2022) Hosted by NENRE-EfD Chile at the University of Concepción and Duke…

Date: Tuesday 31 May 2022
Location: Virtual + Uganda
NENRE meeting

Call for Papers and Policy Works: NENRE-EfD Chile 7th meeting in October! (in Spanish)

Submit your work here: https://bit.ly/3x8uh34 The Seventh Annual Meeting of the EfD Chile center "Research Nucleus on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (NENRE)", will take place on October…

Date: Thursday 14 — Friday 15 October, 2021
Location: Virtually

AQMx Sectoral Guidance: Alternatives to Crop Residue Burning, Climate and Clean Air Coalition at the UNEP

Submitted by Belén Pulgar on
EfD Authors:

This guidance document was prepared by P.P. Krishnapriya (independent consultant) under the overall oversight of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat. The CCAC wishes to thank expert reviewers who provided valuable feedback: Abhishek Kar, Srishti Jain (CEEW); Joy Aderele, Julius Awu (Self Help Africa); Jens Soth (Sustainable Rice Platform).

Agriculture, Air Quality, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Waste

Laser land leveling technology for paddy mono-cropping system in Vietnam: addressing land fragmentation, demand heterogeneity and productivity

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

PurposeThe study investigates determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for laser land leveling (LLL) technology, its demand heterogeneity across individual farmers and plot characteristics and the technology's empirical impact on paddy productivity.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies the Becker-DeGroote, Marschak style to elicit the WTP for LLL technology and the Cragg model to examine the determinants of the WTP to capture both the demand decision and affordability.

Land, Policy Design

From basic needs to basic waste: Unpacking plastic mismanagement

In late 2025, major global food and consumer goods producers—including PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever —met in Europe to discuss the future of packaging[1]. The summit focused on new ideas to make packaging more sustainable and reduce waste. However, one important issue remains unclear: did the event incorporate the voices and concerns of countries in the Global South?

Protected areas can serve as infrastructure against extreme events

Submitted by Daniela Rivera… on

Protected areas are not only key to biodiversity conservation but can also function as natural infrastructure that could reduce the impact of extreme weather events. This policy brief explores how forests, mangroves, and wetlands in Guatemala and Costa Rica can mitigate floods and landslides, and under what conditions these benefits are realized.

Climate Change, Conservation, Land, Policy Design, Water