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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
February 2022
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Dear friend of Environment for Development,
We are delighted to announce that EfD's 16th Annual Meeting will take place on September 22-26 in Uganda. And we will finally get to meet in person! Don't forget to mark your calendars and check our website for updates on the event!
In this newsletter, you will also read about the latest research and policy engagement carried out by our global network of EfD centers - all to support the sustainable management of the environment for development.
You receive this newsletter because we believe that you share our passion for the environment and development! It provides you with the latest news and research from our network.
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EfD's Annual Meeting will take place in Uganda on September 22-26!
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We are happy to announce that the EfD Annual Meeting will be held in Uganda on September 22 – 26, 2022.
After two years of virtual meetings, we are now back to a real-life meeting. This time the conference is hosted by the EfD center at Makerere University.
The conference will offer scientific and policy keynote presentations combined with thematic parallel sessions and workshops. The deadline for full paper submissions is July 1, 2022.
Additional EfD events (training sessions and collaborative program meetings) will be organized before and after the Annual Meeting.
Don't forget to mark your calendars and keep checking our website for updated news on the event!
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The use of nudges saves electricity
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Photo: Josh Hild, Pexels.
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There are psychological tools that can be just as efficient as increasing prices, to influence consumer behavior. There are simple and clever ways to make people save energy. EfD researchers Rebecca Klege and Martine Visser have made a very interesting study on this. Check it out!
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Participants in the Inclusive Green Program forward their new knowledge to colleagues
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EfD Kenya team, IGE fellows, and their ministry colleagues. Photo: Muhia, Safari Club.
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The graduates from the Inclusive Green Economy program, IGE fellows, organized a workshop with the help of the IGE support team to train their colleagues on inclusive green economy. This is a powerful way to spread the word - read about this!
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Stakeholders call for new fishery law in Nigeria
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Some of the participants in the workshop discuss findings of studies on fishery and aquaculture performance in Nigeria, Photo: Inya Agha Egwu.
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Stakeholders including fishermen, fish farmers, researchers, and regulators from government agencies have signed a communique requesting that Nigeria’s national assembly reviews the Nigerian Fisheries Act and policies to accommodate new changes that will improve fish production in Nigeria. The goal is a sustainable fisheries industry. Read more about this initiative!
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Policymakers got training on natural resource accounting for better policy decisions
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Razack Lokina trains policymakers on natural resources accounting. Photo: EfD Tanzania.
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Civil servants from government ministries, departments, and agencies met in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to learn how they can take advantage of research in environmental economics. EfD Tanzania’s Director Razack Lokina spoke on the topic Can natural resource accounting influence policy decisions?
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WinEED – Women in Environmental Economics for Development
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Call for women researchers to participate in WinEED visits to EfD centers
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María López Uribe. Photo: EfD.
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Two women researchers studying topics in the intersection of environmental economics, gender, and development will get the opportunity to visit EfD centers in the Global South (Nigeria and China). The selected researchers will visit one of the EfD Centers for a week jointly with María López Uribe, leader of the WinEED collaborative program. Don't miss this opportunity!
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EfD Central America helps Water Community Organizations interact with policymakers
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Representatives from Water Community Organizations in Costa Rica share their ideas during the event organized by EfD Central America. Photo: EfD.
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In Costa Rica, Water Community Organizations (WCO) play a key role in providing water for about 1,5 million people, which represents nearly 30% of the population. To support the WCOs, and strengthen their interaction, EfD Central America organized a meeting with representatives from the seven provinces of Costa Rica, and with the water supply unions, leagues, and federations. Read about this interesting initiative!
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Food Policy special issue: Applying behavioral science to agriculture, food, and agri-environmental policy
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This special issue of Food Policy focuses on behavioral tools applied to actors across the entire agricultural supply chain on issues related to agri-environmental policy in both developed and developing countries.
They invite submissions of original research papers, synthesis reviews, meta-analysis studies, and perspective essays that would help both academics and policymakers understand the opportunities and limitations of behavioral science-inspired tools to design better agricultural, food and agri-environmental policy.
Deadline: August 31, 2022
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African Futures Research Leadership Program
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This visiting scholar program will target early career women researchers from the 10 AAP member universities to travel to Michigan State University (MSU) for one year to be jointly supervised by faculty members from MSU and their home institution in research for impact, writing of scholarly and/or policy publications, dissemination of research results and grant proposals.
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Work at EfD! Researcher on the transition to a low-carbon economy in the Global South
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You will have a dual role as researcher and coordinator of an EfD program with the aim of developing a research agenda to support low-carbon transitions in the Global South. The project is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). You will conduct high-quality research in environmental economics, climate economics, and development economics, with a special focus on issues related to poverty and sustainability in low- and middle-income countries. As research coordinator, you will be responsible for project management and administration, ensuring adequate planning and coordination, following up on deliverables, reporting on progress, organizing virtual and physical meetings, and supporting communication efforts.
Application deadline: March 10, 2022
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Postdoc in Analysis of policy instruments for sustainable food consumption
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This position will allow making key contributions to the design of and acceptance for sustainable consumption policies, with a focus on policies for healthy and sustainable food habits. It is a 2-year position with the opportunity for a 1-year extension. The position is at a well renowned multi-disciplinary research division at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
Application deadline: March 1, 2022
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Prominent postdoctoral to Luleå University of Technology
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In 2022–2023, Luleå University of Technology wishes to recruit to postdoctoral positions a number of prominent junior researchers with the potential to contribute to their vision and goals and to develop their research activities in collaboration with other researchers and networks.
The two-year positions will provide good opportunities to acquire further qualifications within one of their research topics.
Application deadline: March 17
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Post doctor in economics focusing on bioenergy
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Luleå University is looking for a researcher with a doctoral degree who wants to work within the research network Bio4Energy. It is one of the Swedish government's strategic research areas directly founded by the government.
Application deadline: Feb 28, 2022.
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PhD student positions in Economics
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Luleå University is looking for one or more Ph.D. students in Economics. You will be part of the research environment of the Social Sciences Division.
Research at the Social Sciences Division is oriented towards social science aspects of natural resource, environmental, and energy issues.
Application deadline: Feb 28
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Postdoc in Analysis of policy instruments for sustainable food consumption
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This position will allow making key contributions to the design of and acceptance for sustainable consumption policies, with a particular focus on policies for healthy and sustainable food habits. It is a 2-year position with the opportunity for a 1-year extension. The position is at a well renowned multi-disciplinary research division at Chalmers university of technology in Gothenburg.
Application deadline: March 1 2022.
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Sustainability/Sustaina-bility Management
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The School of Management at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia seeks to hire one full-time faculty member at the assistant or associate level to strengthen its (environmental and social) Sustainability Area and make significant contributions to the group's research, applied projects, and teaching activities.
Review of applications began on February 11, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled.
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SBCA 2022 Annual Conference
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The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis has its 2022 Annual Conference virtually on March 17-18 and 21-22. The theme is “Analyzing Distributional Consequences and Equity in Benefit-Cost Analysis". Sessions will be presented by scholars, practitioners, public sectors, and consultants from more than 30 countries with participants from many more.
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Summer school: Valuing options of adaptation to climate change using choice experiments
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The objective is to present Choice
Experiments as a tool for trade-off assessment to participants from Sub-Saharan Africa. It offers a unique
opportunity for early-career researchers to learn from and
interact with experts and to present their own work.
Aug 28-Sept 3
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