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December 2021

Dear friend of Environment for Development,

We end 2021 on an upbeat note with a flurry of activities. In this newsletter, you find the latest news and research from the EfD network.

Senior civil servants from five countries in East Africa met in Uganda for a peer-learning workshop in the Inclusive Green Economy program. You can see interviews on how they bridge the gap between policy and academia to develop more sustainable policies.

EfD Ghana is very active in stakeholder engagement on energy and fisheries. They also build the capacity of young researchers to communicate their research.

And there are applications on circular economy, problems of air pollution in Chile, and sustainable aquaculture practices, and renewable energy investments in Vietnam, among other news.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and an even more sustainable 2022!

Researchers and officials search the recipes for a greener economy in Africa

Participants in the workshop. Photo: Anders Ekbom.

How can you create economic incentives for a sustainable society? What instruments work and how do you protect vulnerable groups? Researchers from the University of Gothenburg as well as officials, decision-makers, and researchers from five East African countries discussed this during a 3-day workshop in Uganda in November. In this article, you'll learn more about this program!

See the film with participants in the workshop on Inclusive Green Economy in Uganda!

One of the participants: Maria Kibindu, Vice President's Office, Tanzania

See this short film with interviews with some of the participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program. Hear what they think about theprogram, the workshop and what they learned!

Primary school students learned to plant trees

Richard Mulwa, Center Director EfD Kenya, EfD researchers, representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, and students participate in tree planting. Photo: Jane Maina.

Students at S:t George’s primary school near Nairobi have participated in an educational tree planting program. This training was arranged by EfD Kenya in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives and the school. The purpose was to create an interest in agriculture.

EfD Ghana enhances research impact on energy issues through stakeholder engagement

Participants in the workshop in Accra. Photo: EfD.

EfD Ghana invited representatives from the energy sector and media for a workshop on current research on energy efficiency and to get input from the stakeholders. Read about this productive meeting!

EfD Ghana builds the communication capacity of young researchers

Facilitators and participants at the proposal and academic writing workshop. Photo: EfD

EfD Ghana organized workshops on proposal and academic writing, and science communication aimed at strengthening the communication capacity of researchers. The workshops drew tens of budding researchers from the University of Ghana and elsewhere, and a swirl of positive testimonies from participants. Read about this initiative!

“Data is key for trust, profitability, and sustainability in the fisheries sector”

The Director of EfD Ghana, Wisdom Akpalu, made a presentation for the fisheries industry. Photo: Vicentia Quartey, EfD Ghana.

Systems to gather correct data on the fisheries sector are essential to address the problems regarding that industry. Read more about the meeting with high-level stakeholders and policy-makers!

Academia and government officials in the West Nile region discussed forestry and biodiversity

The LCV Chairman, the Vice-Chancellor of Muni University, and the Resident District Commissioner with participants. Photo: EfD

Over 60 participants from academia, local government officials, the private sector, and civil society organizations met on December 2nd at Muni University to discuss the status of forests and biodiversity in the West Nile region of Uganda. Read more about this event!

Researcher from EfD Chile spreads the word on circular economy 

César Salazar. Photo: EfD.

Two presentation were given during October by César Salazar, where he shared his research on circular economy to different audiences and how this concept can provide sustainable business models. Read more about this important work and see a recording (in Spanish)!

What motivates small-scale shrimp farmers to accept sustainable aquaculture practices?

A shrimp farm in Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province, Vietnam. Photo: EfD

It requires investments and knowledge to implement good aquaculture practices. EfD researcher Nguyen Trong Hoai and his co-authors Truong Ngoc Phong and Vo Tat Thang, have investigated what it takes to make small-scale shrimp farmers in Vietnam want to invest in more environmental-friendly practices.
The findings are published in the report What motivates farmers to accept good aquaculture practices in development policy? Results from choice experiment surveys with small-scale shrimp farmers in Vietnam. Read this interesting publication!

Small-scale fishing households: better income but less literacy than "non-fishers"

Photo: EfD

Small-scale fisheries play an essential role in food security in the Columbian Caribbean. Fishing communities have poor access to financial markets, jobs, and education. The fishing households have better income but less education than and non-fishing households.
Those are some of the interesting conclusions that researchers from Universidad de los Andes present in their EfD Discussion Paper Livelihoods Characterization of a Small-Scale Fishing Community in the Colombian Caribbean. Read this interesting paper (also available as a research brief!)

How do people in Chile perceive problems with air pollution and what solutions do they prefer?

Air pollution in Temuco Chile. Photo: EfD

What factors explain individuals' perceptions of fuelwood as a cause of air pollution in urban areas in central and southern Chile? And how willing are they to ban this fuel to counteract its negative effects?
These are some questions that EfD researchers César Salazar, Marcela Jaime, and Carlos Chávez have studied, with co-author Daniela Lillo. Their report Perceptions of problems and preferences for solutions: The case of poor air quality in central-southern Chile can provide advice for policymakers - read it!

What can other countries learn from Vietnam's solar and windpower success? 

Photo: Pixabay

EfD researcher Do NamThang and a number of co-authors have studied the factors that have facilitated Vietnam's recent and rapid solar and wind power expansion.
They provide policy insights for other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the publication Vietnam's solar and wind power success: Policy implications for the other ASEAN countries. And why not for others as well? Read this interesting report!

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