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Evaluating Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Southern AfricaConference on Climate Change and Development Policy - Plenary 2
Climate change Water use Renewable energyJournal Article
Modeling Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Agriculture Demand in the Volta Basin and other Basin Systems in GhanaPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
Agriculture Climate change Global warmingResearch Brief
Every Drop Counts – Improving Aid to Water and SanitationEach dollar of aid per year provides 0.17 people with access to water or sanitation. This amounts to a cost of US$5.88 per person. Due to economies of scale, countries with large populations benefit more from aid to the water and sanitation sectors...
Econometric models (Economic development) Economic assistance and foreign aid Environmental economicsWorking Paper
Modeling Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Agriculture Demand in the Volta Basin and Other Basin Systems in GhanaAn assessment of the impacts of projected climate change on water availability and crop production in the Volta Basin and the southwestern and coastal basin systems of Ghana has been undertaken as a component of the impacts and adaptation study for G...
Agriculture Global warming Water useWorking Paper
Land, Environment and Climate: Contributing to the Global Public GoodThis paper discusses global public goods related to the world’s land resources, their current provision and likely future provision, their potential impacts on the world’s poorest households, as well as prospects for using foreign assista...
Biodiversity conservation Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aidBlog
From the Editor's Desk (April 2013)
30 April 2013 Tony Addison As April closes, our thoughts turn to UNU-WIDER’s spring/summer programme. And it’s a busy one...
Economic development Conflict management Economic assistance and foreign aidBlog
From the Editor's Desk (March 2013) Tony Addison This month saw UNU-WIDER in Stockholm for the ReCom results meeting on ‘aid and the social sectors’, which took place at Sida on 13 March...
Decision making (Finance, Public) Econometric models (Economic development) AgricultureWorking Paper
Every Drop Counts: Assessing Aid for Water and SanitationWater and sanitation sectors have been the ‘natural’ subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also were among those most affected by changes in aid approaches and tools...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) Environmental economicsBook Chapter
Tackling Elite Capture by the 'Counter-elite' and 'Co-opt-elite' Approaches in Bangladesh and GhanaFrom the book: The Role of Elites in Economic Development
Economic development Sociology of families Government policy (Poor)Book Chapter
Why Do Peri-Urban Households Invest in Improved, Piped Water?: A Case-Study from Can Tho, VietnamFrom the book: Urbanization and Development in Asia
Environment and economic development Health Regional economicsWorking Paper
Elite Capture or Capture Elites? Lessons from the 'Counter-elite' and 'Co-opt-elite' Approaches in Bangladesh and GhanaCommunity-based development has been criticized for its inadequate understanding of power relationships at the local level, which thus leaves room for elite capture...
Economic development Sociology of families Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Health and the Urban Transition: Effects of Household Perceptions, Illness, and Environmental Pollution on Clean Water InvestmentRecent efforts to reinvigorate the connections between urban planning and health have usefully brought the field back to one of its original roles...
Environment and economic development Health Regional economicsBook Chapter
Achieving the Water and Sanitation Millennium Development GoalFrom the book: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Economic development Public utilities WaterWorking Paper
Millennium Development Goal 7: An Assessment of Progress With Respect to Water and Sanitation: Legacy, Synergy, Complacency or Policy?Access to water and sanitation (target 10) is an important ingredient of quality of life. As per WHO-UNICEF assessments, globally, 77 per cent of population had access to water in 1990...
Economic development Public utilities WaterWorking Paper
Water and Third World Cities: The Expanding PuzzleWater and food scarcity are among the major problems that mankind faces today and will increasingly face in the coming decades...
Economic growth Land use Pollution