Understanding the demand for REDD+ credits
Research article by Luca Taschini, Charles Palmer on 24 Jun 2016
Laing, Timothy, Taschini, Luca and Palmer, Charles (2016). In: Environmental Conservation
Research article by Luca Taschini, Charles Palmer on 24 Jun 2016
Laing, Timothy, Taschini, Luca and Palmer, Charles (2016). In: Environmental Conservation
Working paper by Michele Imbruno, Tobias Ketterer on 23 Jun 2016
This paper investigates whether importing intermediate goods improves firm-level environmental performance in a developing country, using data from the Indonesian manufacturing sector. We build a simple theoretical model showing that … read more »
Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Andrea Baranzini, Philippe Thalmann, Frédéric Varone, Frank Vöhringer on 21 Jun 2016
Turning greenhouse gas emissions pledges into domestic policies is the next challenge for governments. We address the question of the acceptability of cost-effective climate policy in a real-voting setting. First, … read more »
Working paper by Veerle Heyvaert on 20 Jun 2016
This working paper argues that the rise of transnational regulation has a transformative impact on law. It examines the field of transnational environmental regulation to show that its proliferation challenges … read more »
Research article by Andy Dougill, Philip Antwi-Agyei, Claire Quinn, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Richard Lamboll, Delali Benjamin Komla Dovie, Samuel Godfried Kwasi Adiku on 16 Jun 2016
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted with climatic and non-climatic stressors. Research attention has focused on climatic stressors, such as rainfall variability, with few empirical studies exploring non-climatic stressors and how these interact with climatic stressors at multiple scales to affect food security and livelihoods. This focus on climatic factors restricts understanding of the […]
Research article by Swenja Surminski on 14 Jun 2016
Thoughts on the introduction of flood re in the United Kingdom. read more »
Working paper by Shaikh Eskander, Edward barbier on 12 Jun 2016
We examine the effects of natural disaster exposure on agricultural households who simultaneously make rent-in and rent-out decisions in the land rental market. Our econometric approach accounts for the effects … read more »
Working paper by Florence Crick, Katie Jenkins, Swenja Surminski on 9 Jun 2016
Multisectoral partnerships are increasingly being mentioned as a mechanism to deliver and improve disaster risk management. Yet, partnerships are not a panacea and more research is required to understand the … read more »
Research article by Lindsay Stringer on 6 Jun 2016
Abstract The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has lacked an efficient mechanism to access scientific knowledge since entering into force in 1996. In 2011 it decided to convene an Ad Hoc Working Group on Scientific Advice (AGSA) and gave it a unique challenge: to design a new mechanism for science-policy communication based on […]
Research article by Lindsay Stringer on 6 Jun 2016
Abstract To effectively address the drivers and impacts of land degradation requires polycentric governance systems that facilitate international development projects (IDPs). This paper analyses an IDP aiming to reduce land degradation in Swaziland. A longitudinal-style qualitative approach draws on repeat household surveys, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. We aim to identify the changes that have […]