The overall objective of the Environment for Development initiative (EfD) is to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development through the increased use of environmental economics in policy making processes.

Environment for Development (EFD)

Introduction

The EfD initiative identifies the environment as an important resource for development rather than a constraint. Our overall objective is to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development, through increased use of environmental economics in the policy making process. The EfD initiative is a capacity building program in environmental economics, focusing on research, policy advice and teaching in Central America, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania..

Research

The main activity of the EfD initiative is international research collaboration on poverty-environment issues. Environmental economists identify underlying problems, value the environmental impact and propose efficient solutions. We use policy instrument analysis, non-market valuation, behavioral and experimental economics as tools for research on management of natural resources, climate change and environmental policy.

Policy advice

EfD researchers focus on issues that are of real concern for policy making bodies.We strive to integrate the environment into strategic policy processes and to meet demands of domestic institutions as well as international organizations. The EfD Centers offer workshops, seminars, training of civil servants and publication of policy briefs and research reports.Activity Areas

Teaching

Academic training is fundamental for domestic capacity building in environmental economics. The EfD initiative supports national graduate programs in environmental economics at all EfD Centers. With funds from Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, PhD candidates from developing countries are also trained in environmental economics at the Environmental Economics Unit, Göteborg University.

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