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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
August 2022
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Dear friend of Environment for Development,
The academic year has started with the kind of intensity that the Decade of Action begs of us. In this newsletter, you will find updates on a series of meetings that have been held around the EfD network to disseminate past research, involve policymakers in agricultural adaptation, design an app for water community organizations, increase female labor participation and design a research agenda for a low-carbon transition in the Global South. Still, this is only EfD warming up to our Annual Meeting that is being held in Uganda, September 22-26. You will also find excellent examples of EfD research that highlight the food crisis in Nigeria, green infrastructure in Costa Rica, how female participation in the Indian workforce leads to better food security, and our new survey in East Africa on the acceptability of green reforms.
Please enjoy and share the latest news and research from the EfD network!
Gunnar Köhlin, Director
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Comprehensive program at EfD's Annual Meeting
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EfD's Annual Meeting is the largest and most exciting conference in the Global South on environmental and resource economics. Now, that it's back to being a live event, there will be unique opportunities for networking across the borders, finding new opportunities for collaborations, and exchange of knowledge and experiences.
There will be 137 presentations in parallel sessions, top-notch keynote speakers, training sessions for teachers and early career researchers, meetings with the collaborative programs, and much more!
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“The gap between the poorest and the richest needs to be addressed”
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She has spent many years doing research in Africa on energy access. She is a Professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and one of the founders of EfD’s WinEED program (Women in Environmental Economics for Development). Meet one of the eminent keynote speakers at EfD’s Annual Meeting in September, Pam Jagger!
(You can find the previous interviews with the other keynote speakers on EfD's website!)
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Inclusive Green Transformations
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EfD researchers met to work on research agenda for a low-carbon transition
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Some of the researchers who work with the research agenda for a low-carbon transition. Photo: Petra Hansson
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About 25 EfD researchers met in Gothenburg, Sweden, and online, to compile their work to establish a high-level research agenda for a low-carbon transition in the Global South. More than 50 people altogether have been working for a year on this comprehensive project, initiated and funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
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Inclusive Green Transformations
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Researchers discussed how to reach Sustainable Development Goal 8
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Pham Khanh Nam (Vietnam), Haileselassie Medhin (Ethiopia), Nnaemeka Chukwuone (Nigeria), and Ola Olsson (Sweden) participated in one of the panel discussions at the SDG 8 Conference. Photo: Petra Hansson
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Researchers from all over the world met at the University of Gothenburg on August 25-26 to present, discuss and network on topics related to the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) in Agenda 2030. The aim was to mobilize academia in the efforts to achieve that goal and to strengthen the interactions with policymakers. The conference offered high-class presentations as well as lively, constructive discussions. Read about this exciting event!
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Food crisis looms in Nigerian households due to farmers-herders conflict
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One of the enumerators in the fieldwork for the study on “Risk perception, farmer−herder conflicts, and production decisions: Evidence from Nigeria”. Photo: EfD Nigeria.
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Nigerian households face the risk of a food crisis because of the increasing spate of violent clashes between nomadic herders and crop farmers in the country’s agrarian communities. Read about this important study by EfD Researcher Amaka Nnaji and co-authors!
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Green infrastructure pilot project aims to restore riparian forests in Costa Rica
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Planting new trees on the riverbank area was the main activity in the restoration process. Photo: Claudia Medellín
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A project called Diagnostic About the Possibilities to Develop the Green Infrastructure in the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts of Costa Rica, has been initiated in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The purpose of this activity is to restore riparian forests, which are forests located at the riverbanks, in an important area for water production. Read more about this great project!
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Hackathon used when designing app for water community organizations
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Information about the hackathon was shared during one of the workshops held with water users and WCO representatives. Photo: Marianela Argüello L.
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Water community organizations (WCO) from rural areas of Costa Rica have the possibility to communicate better with their users, thanks to a new application named ASADAS+, which is now available on different application platforms for mobile phones with Android, Harmony OS2, or iOS systems. Check out how this was possible!
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Women in Environmental Economics for Development (WinEED)
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Discussion to highlight gender and social norms as barriers to female labor participation
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The panelists discussed women's participation in the worklife. Photo: Dept of Economics UniAndes.
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A panel of women economists gathered to deliberate on the barriers encountered by women in the labor market. They focused on role segregation, social norms, and evidence of women’s participation in the labor market. Learn more about those constructive discussions!
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EfD Vietnam co-hosted the Asian Congress on Carbon Neutrality
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Participants at the AAERE's hybrid congress in Ho Chi Minh city. Photo: EfD Vietnam.
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More than 300 scholars around the world participated in the hybrid 11th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE) on 19-20 August 2022. The congress connected scientists and policymakers, through in-depth discussions to find possible solutions for a sustainable roadmap. Read more about this event!
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Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI)
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A vibrant network re-united at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop!
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Participants at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop in virtual sessions.
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Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings on energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries in the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) Annual Workshop. A plenary session on the energy-gender nexus was also held in partnership with WinEED. Read more about this meeting!
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Inclusive Green Economy Program (IGE)
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5,000 people and selected stakeholders in survey on acceptability of green reforms
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Participants replying to the survey on their smartphones. Photo: EfD Uganda
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The Inclusive Green Economy program is in its second year, with the second cohort of participants. Civil servants from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda participate in the program. One activity has been to conduct a survey of 5,000 respondents among the general population in those five countries. Each country team has then arranged a workshop with stakeholders from the relevant sectors, let them respond to the same survey, and then discuss the outcomes. The results were indeed interesting. Read the reports from the workshops in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda!
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EfD Ethiopia hosted a policy day workshop
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The Environment and Climate Research Center (EfD Ethiopia) hosted a half-day policy day workshop. It aimed at sharing research findings on land use and agricultural practices to improve food security without losing biodiversity or worsening social inequality. The workshop was attended by government and non-government organizations, academia, and research institutes. Presentations were followed by lively discussions. Read more about this!
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More women in workforce means better food security
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Women at work. Photo: IWWAGE.
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Addressing gender inequality in economic opportunities in developing countries has the potential to improve the household’s nutrition as well. A study by EFD Researcher Nikhita Sanghwan and Shalander Kumar from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) reinforces the need to enhance female labor force participation (FLFP) to improve food security and health outcomes. Read about this interesting research!
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Blue Resources for Development (BlueRforD) collaborative
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EfD Chile researchers present research and policy priorities for the seafood industry
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Fishfarm. Photo: Matthew Feeney on Unsplash.
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Seafood products from the Global South should be evaluated according to the particularities of the areas where they are captured and should be considered part of an integrated system. Those are some of the recommendations in an article recently published in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy by EfD researchers Jorge Dresdner and Carlos Chávez. Read the story and the publication!
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ECRC launched a compilation of policy briefs on social and environmental trade-offs in Ethiopia's agriculture
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From the cover of the report.
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EfD Ethiopia, has launched the complied policy brief on one of its research projects "Social and Environmental Trade-Offs in African Agriculture".
Download the full report here!
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Soil Conservation Practices and Neighborhood Effects – How Sustained are the relationships?
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EfD researchers Nkechi S. Owoo, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, and Ebele Amaechina have studied soil conservation activities in Nigeria. They found that farmers learn from each other’s soil conservation practices. They also found that soil conservation practices in any given year are influenced by those of their neighbours' in earlier time periods. Learn more about this interesting study and download the research brief!
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Duke faculty position in climate policy
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The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University seeks to hire a tenure-line faculty member with a focus on climate policy at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor. The ideal candidate will be qualified for an appointment at the full professor level.
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UMPAS Application now open - opportunity for young African scholars
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UMAPS is an opportunity for Junior African Scholars to come to the University of Michigan for a period of 4 months.
It is a sabbatical/networking opportunity for scholars that have not had much international experience.
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There is a lot of new, exciting research on our website. Catch up on our work!
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