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Updates from Environment for Development, a global network of researchers solving the world’s most urgent environmental and development challenges.
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Newsletter from EfD
November 2020
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Dear friend of Environment for Development,
EfD's global network of research centers is addressing the world’s most pressing environmental and development challenges through capacity building, high-quality research and policy engagement. We believe that you share our passion for this! Our newsletter provides you with the latest news and research from our global network.
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Join us at our virtual Annual Meeting on November 16-20
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The EfD Annual Meeting is virtual this year due to Covid-19, but it keeps the same structure with great keynote speakers and multiple parallel sessions – all applying the best research tools to solve environment and poverty problems in the Global South. The keynotes are at 14.00 CET and below you can learn more about this year’s speakers:
Nov 16th, Urvashi Narain: Air quality management in India
Nov 17th, Menale Kassie: New technologies for green growth or greener agriculture
Nov 18th, Jan Steckel: Emissions pricing in low- and middle income countries
Nov 19th, Farzana Afridi: Women's work, production technology and the environment
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"Air polution, the hidden, silent killer, falls often between the cracks"
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Meet Urvashi Narain, Lead Economist at the World Bank and keynote speaker att EfD's Annual Meeting, and find out what she is passionate about!
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Insects: Promising solutions for environment and development
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Eating insects? Sure, insects are not only the most diverse life forms on earth, they can also be a solution to some of the world’s most urgent problems, such as climate change, malnutrition, poverty and waste management.
Meet Menale Kassie, keynote speaker to learn about this!
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"We give suggestions on how to mitigate climate change"
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Solutions for reducing climate change usually involve difficult trade-offs. It may lead to severe effects for low-income households, so you have to consider social policies to compensate for them.
Meet Jan Steckel, keynote speaker, who explains how.
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"Women's worklife is not a women's issue"
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The whole society benefits when women's work situation improves, says Farzana Afridi, keynote speaker, who is currently doing research on the relationships between women's work, production technology and environment.
The transformation of the agricultural sector has, for instance, many impllications for women.
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How to write an award-winning thesis
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What’s the secret behind writing an award-winning thesis? What are the criteria? What does it take? Vic Adamowicz, knows the answers. He is the chair of the committee that selects the winners of EfD's awards.
Meet Vic Adamowicz and get his best advice!
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Tanzania researchers and policy-makers met to discuss sustainable development
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EfD Tanzania plus the Centre for Behavioral Studies met with policy-makers for a two-day workwhop. The purpose was policy interaction and training. This is a good example of how EfD's researchers can provide decisionmakers with relevant research as foundation for sustainable policies.
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Can celebrities promote pro-environmental behavior?
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Celebrities can not only make us buy a certain shampoo or join on-line casinos. According to new research they can also influence us to act more environmentally-friendly. A group of EfD researchers in Vietnam did a field experiment and made some very interesting observations.
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We publish research continuously on sustainability and development in the Global South. Catch up on our work!
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Stay on top of the latest news from centers around the world and our collaborative programs!
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Busy? You can get a short version!
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Are you interested in research on environment and development, but prefer to read a summary of the most important findings? Then you must check out our research briefs! You will find much of our research presented in a short and easy-to-read version on our website.
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