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Newsletter from EfD
January 2023
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Dear friends of EfD,
Welcome to this update of EfD activities from our global network of environmental economics centers. As you will see, EfD fellows have been busy so I will only highlight a few examples. A welcomed Christmas present from Sida was a new five-year agreement for the Inclusive Green Economy program in East Africa. But policy advice can also be given directly to the Minister of Finance, as Thomas Sterner did in Uruguay. Please also note the interesting new articles that are out on the association between air pollution and COVID-19, impact of PES on forest conservation in Colombia, implications of forest devolution in China on forest rental markets, and impact of marine litter on fisheries in Vietnam. The future of EfD research will be guided by an updated Research Committee that is presented below, and last but not least, please save the dates for the next EfD Annual Meeting that will be held in Ghana, October 5 – 9!
Please enjoy and share the latest news and research from the EfD network,
Gunnar Köhlin, Director
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EfD Annual Meeting - save the date!
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The 17th EfD Annual Meeting will take place in Accra Ghana on October 5-9, 2023. Save the date and stayed tuned! More information will soon be provided on the EfD website!
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Inclusive Green Economy in Practice Program (IGE)
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The Inclusive Green Economy program is prolonged and expanded
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Participants in the program, IGE Fellows. Photo: Anders Ekbom.
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New funding has been granted by Sida, to the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) program. The two-year inception period of the program was concluded by December 2022. The new agreement means that EfD can expand and deepen the collaboration and provide more support to the participants and organizations in the program for at least five more years. Read more about this great news!
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EfD China researchers share experiences on foresty and biodiversity in COP 27 and COP 15
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Jintao Xu attended the Panel Discussion at The China Pavilion of COP15. PHOTO: Shanshui Conservation Center.
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Xu Jintao, Center Director, EfD China, and EfD researcher Shi Xiangying attended the UN Climate Change Conference and the UN Biodiversity Conference. Xu Jintao shared his research on how to better manage forests to address climate change. Shi Xiangying, the executive director of an NGO dedicated to biodiversity conservation, shared her research experience on plateau ecosystems and local communities. Learn more about their research and those two important events!
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Stakeholder input promotes relevance and uptake of EfD Ghana study
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Anthony Amoah addresses the high-level officers at GWCL conference hall, Accra. Photo: EfD.
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Over 30 top officers of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Ghana’s public water management body, participated in a stakeholder engagement meeting arranged by EfD Ghana. The aim was to share and discuss the initial findings of a study being conducted to better understand the issues hampering water distribution and access in Ghana, and the role of research in improving the performance of the water sector. Read more about the interesting outcomes of the discussions!
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EfD Ethiopia was represented at the African Economic Conference 2022
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Hailemariam Tekelewold. Photo: AEC.
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The Center Director of EfD Ethiopia, Hailemariam Tekelewold attended the African Economic Conference, where he also made a presentation on gender differences in agriculture. Read more about this important conference!
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Stakeholders got training on clean cooking to fast-track a transition to clean energy
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Some of the participants of the training workshop. Photo: EfD Tanzania.
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Household air pollution, mostly from using firewood for cooking, is linked to the death of around 33,000 Tanzanians annually. To facilitate a transition to clean cooking, a workshop with several stakeholders was organized by, among others, EfD Tanzania. Learn more about what was said and taught at this workshop!
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Thomas Sterner discussed carbon pricing with Uruguayan Finance Minister
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Thomas Sterner in the middle with Minister of Finance and Economics, Azucena Arbeleche, on his left side. Photo: EfD.
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EfD researcher Thomas Sterner was one of the presenters at the RIDGE Forum Workshop on Environmental Economics, which took place in December in Montevideo Uruguay. He also got the opportunity to discuss environmental taxes with Azucena Arbeleche, Minister for Economy and Finance in Uruguay. Read more about what they talked about!
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New research committee - ready to receive you proposals!
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The EfD Research Committee.
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The EfD Research Committee is reviewed and renewed annually. A new committee was elected by the end of 2022. They will soon send out a call for proposals for the EfD Research Fund. So now is the time to start preparing proposals. Read more about their work and the upcoming call for proposals!
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Association between long-term air pollution exposure and COVID-19 mortality in Latin America
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Covid patients in ICU. Photo: Shutterstock.
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This study by EfD researchers Jorge A. Bonilla, Alejandro Lopez-Feldman, and Nathaly M. Rivera and their co-authors Paula C. Pereda and J.Cristobal Ruiz-Tagle examine the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19-related deaths in four countries of Latin America. It provides insights into the role of air pollution in COVID-19 mortality in the context of weak environmental institutions, limited healthcare capacity, and high levels of inequality. It was published in the PLOS One Journal. Check out their interesting results!
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Temporary PES doe not crowd-out and may crowd-in forest conservation in Colombia
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One of the experimental session in Norte de Santander, Colombia. Photo: EfD.
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Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs compensate land users which raises the local acceptance of conservation. This study by EfD researchers Lina Moros, Maria Alejandra Vélez, Alexander Pfaff, and co-authors Daniela Quintero and Danny Tobin, published in Ecological Economics, shows that when the payments have ended, conservation behavior is still higher, than before they started. Read this interesting paper!
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Allocative efficiency or misallocation of resources? The emergence of forestland rental markets and the forest devolution reform in China
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Bamboo trees. Photo: Thanapat Pirmphol, Pixabay
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In this study, published in European Review of Agricultural Economics, EfD researchers Jintao Xu, Yuanyuan Yi, Fredrik Carlsson, and Gunnar Köhlin, find positive effects of the emerging forestland rental markets: with the reform, forestland was transferred to forestland-constrained and labour-rich households and households with higher levels of productivity in forestry. Participation in forestland rental markets increases household per-capita income and decreases the likelihood of income falling below the poverty line.
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The impact of marine litter on production risk and technical efficiency in the trawl fisheries of Vietnam
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Plastic pollution in the ocean. Photo: Shutterstock.
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Marine litter has impacts on fisheries by damaging gear, reducing catch, and necessitating time to repair or clean nets, making it a significant problem for this industry. This article by EfD researchers Quach Thi Khanh Ngoc and Bui Bich Xuan and co-authors Tobias Börger, and Nguyen Ngoc Duy in Marine Resource Economics explores this problem. They have looked at the sources, types, and distribution of marine litter and how production risk and technical efficiency in the trawl fisheries in Vietnam are affected by the presence of litter. Read this article!
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Wallace Conference invites you to submit your abstracts
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The Wallace Conference will be held at CATIE's Campus, in Costa Rica. Photo: CATIE
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This international scientific conference will be held at the host institution of EfD Central America, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), located in Turrialba, Costa Rica from May 31 to June 2. It will be an open high-level scenario to allow researchers to network, increase their knowledge, and share their findings.
Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2023.
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Call for papers: Special issue – Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus
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As a follow-up to the conference organized in November by UNDP, the World Bank, and the International Economics Association, there is now a special issue to be published by Environmental Research: Climate. This is a new multidisciplinary, open-access journal from IOP Publishing which also publishes Environmental Research Letters, a very well-ranked journal in Environmental Science. Read more about this and how to submit your paper!
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African Futures Research Leadership Program Cohort 4 - Call for Scholars
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The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) is seeking applicants for the fourth cohort of the African Futures Research Leadership Program. This competitive visiting scholar program will target early-career women researchers from the AAP consortium to work for one year at Michigan State University.
Deadline for application: January 31, 2023.
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Environmental Economist University of Rwanda
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The University of Rwanda is recruiting an Environmental Economist within is Expatriate salary scale. UR Expatriate Gross Average Salary Scale: full professor (USD 4052), Associate Professor (USD 3725), Senior Lecture (USD3399), Lecturer (USD 3072), Assistant Lecturer (USD 2582). See the attached job advert and expatriate salary document.
Deadline for application: February 13, 2023.
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Ph.D. studentship in forest economics, SLU, Umeå Sweden
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The topic is Gender equality and climate resilience of West African cacao-dependent households.
The candidate will be involved in quantitative and qualitative research. He/she is fully committed to development research with foundational training in research methods and background appreciation of farming dynamics in developing countries.
Employment up to 4 years as a Ph.D. student, with yearly evaluations.
Deadline for applications: Feb 10, 2023
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Project administrator EfD Global Hub
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Do you have a university degree in public administration or business administration?
Do you have experience from working in international organizations?
The workplace is EfD's Global Hub in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
Do you know Swedish and English? (You must speak Swedish for this position).
Deadline for application: January 31st, 2023
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Current crises and future climate change: how to prevent rising inequality and societal conflict
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The achievements of recent decades in reducing inequality are currently threatened by several short-, medium- and long-term crises simultaneously. This has the potential to lead to major conflicts in societies around the world and between countries. The CHIPS project has been investigating the distributional effects of climate policies. At the final event, the results will be presented and discussed with representatives from research and practice. Online event.
Date: February 27th, 2023.
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ARUA Climate Change and Inequalities Symposium Justice in Transition – Transforming Social Inequalities Through Inclusive Climate Action
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The ARUA research symposium on climate change and inequality will create spaces for innovative, transdisciplinary exchange to facilitate novel networks and collaborations between early and mid-career researchers, senior scholars, and practitioners in understanding the relationships between these major global societal challenges.
Date: Tuesday 7 March — Wednesday 8 March 2023.
Location: University of Cape Town, South Africa
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EAERE announce the following awards and recognitions in the year 2023:
* Best Doctoral Dissertations in Environmental and Resource Economics Award
* ERC Grants laureates in the field of environmental and resource economics Award
* Erik Kempe Award in Environmental and Resource Economics
* Fellows Programme
* Outstanding Publication in the Journal Environmental and Resource Economics Award
* Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty Award
Submit your nominations! Deadline: January 31
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