Political economy of coal
Without phasing out global coal capacities in the power sector, international climate targets will likely be out of reach. Scenario analyses of optimal mitigation pathways consistently emphasize the
Willingness to accept compensation for afromontane forest ecosystems conservation
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Highlights
• Farmers would rather receive compensation for soil and water conservation works than biodiversity.
• Significant costs can be shared by farmers for forest conservation.
• Investments in forestland create incentives for farmers to sustainably use forests.
• Accounting for heterogeneity allows better estimation of willingness to accept.
Dasgupta report: Recommendations for revised economic accounting
On 30 March (3:30pm-5:30pm CEST), join the GGKP and Economic Statistics Working Group (ESWG) for the first session in a series of seminars on the “missing capitals”—assets such as natural, human and…
EFFECTS OF FISH ATTRIBUTES ON LANDING PRICE IN SELECTED DISTRICTS ALONG LAKE VICTORIA, TANZANIA
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Studies around Lake Victoria documented various challenges hindering higher landing prices among artisanal fishers associated with varying attributes of fish. However, determination of the effects of fish attributes on landing price, which is potential to the wellbeing of fishermen, remains undisclosed during the landing of the fish harvest to the landing sites. This paper employed cross-section data from 300 fishermen to examine the effects of fish attributes on fish prices of the selected fish species.
When is carbon pricing progressive?
Cite as: Ohlendorf, N. and Steckel, J. “When is carbon pricing progressive?,” Sustainable Future Policy Lab: Analyses, 2021-001.
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Land Tenure Security and Internal Migration in Tanzania
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In this paper we study the impact of tenure security on rural to urban migration of household members over the age of 15. Using three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Survey (NPS) data, we show that tenure security is associated with lower probability of migration in rural Tanzania. This result is consistent with the idea that better property rights over agricultural land in rural Tanzania, by easing the fear of expropriation of land holdings, can induce households to retain more of their members. The result is found to be robust to different specifications and estimation techniques.
Fast-tracking Industrialization in Tanzania: The ‘Must-do’ Actions
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The motivation for movement struggle to end colonialism in Tanzania was to put in our own hands the development destiny of the country. The development destiny of Tanzania will be in our control through industrialization. This book is an attempt by many Tanzanian scholars and development practitioners to provide policy options on tracking industrialization and ultimately achieve the goals of Tanzania’s Development Vision (TDV) 2025. The TDV 2025 aspires a nation that is characterized by high quality and sustainable livelihoods; peace, stability and unity; good governance a
Agriculture for Effective Industrialization and Poverty Reduction
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The context of Tanzania is such that there is close link between achieving industrialization and achieving agricultural transformation. Increased growth in agricultural productivity, output and income contributes to a rapid reduction in rural poverty, supplies raw materials to industries and makes agriculture a market for industrial outputs. Policies that fail to take into account this nexus are bound to have little if any, impact in the overall national development.