New at SANDEE

Economic Approaches to Climate Change and Poverty: a workshop for economic policy makers and researchers in Bangladesh

This workshop was jointly organized by UNDP, UNEP, the Planning Commission of Bangladesh and SANDEE. ... read more

Economic Instruments for Greening Development

The two-day workshop brought together some 35 policy makers from Finance, Planning, Agriculture, Envir... read more

26th Biannual Research and Writing Workshop
SANDEE's 26th Biannual Research and Training Workshop was held in Thailand from 19th - 23rd June 2013. SA... read more

Winter School in Research Methods
SANDEE organized a two week Winter School in Research Methods from 14th - 24th January in Kavre Nepal. Th... read more

SANDEE LUMS Research and Writing Workshop in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Research and Writing Workshop | 6 - 9 March 2013 | LUMS, Lahore

The Lahore University of Managem... read more

SANDEE-Summer School in Environmental and Resource Economics, 2013
SANDEE organized a three-week training course in Environmental and Resource Economics for Economists from... read more

SANDEE-RUB Research and Writing Workshop in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Fully Funded International Workshop
5 -10 August 2013 | College of Natural Resources | Lobesa, Bhuta... read more

Policy Analyses and Environmental Economics
SANDEE is organizing a three-day workshop with the aim of strengthening public policy skills amongst prac... read more

Promise, Trust and Evolution: Managing the Commons of South Asia

Published by Oxford University Press, UK (2008)
Boo... read more

Environmental Valuation in South Asia

A New Book by SANDEE
Published by Cambridge University Press, New Delhi (2011)

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The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in India – Research and Policy Challenges Ahead*

SANDEE - A Decade in Focus

This publication reports on the last ten years of SANDEE's activities and discusses some the acc... read more

How to Boost Environmental Literacy – A Case Study from Bangladesh

Which Type of Stove is Best? An Environmental Impact Assessment from Nepal

Develop or Conserve? The Case of the Diyawanna Oya Wetlands in Sri Lanka

Annual Report 2011

Inclusive National Accounts: Introduction
Prof. Partha Dasgupta
The demand for green national accounts has been prompted by the recognition t... read more

Rights, Responsibilities and Resources: Examining Community Forestry in South Asia
Abstract: This paper seeks to understand whether decentralized management of forests can reduce forest lo... read more

Motives for Firms to Adopt Solid Waste Management Controls: The Case of Food Processing Sector in Sri Lanka

This study offers an empirical analysis of the economic incentives available for food processing firms... read more

How much risk is a life Worth? Examining the Risk-Wages Trade Off in Pakistan

What Makes Food Processing Firms Clean Up their Waste? – A Case Study from Sri Lanka

Can Lease Hold Forestry in Nepal Benefit People and the Environment?

Wastewater Irrigation, Heavy Metals and the Profitability of Rice Cultivation – Investigating the East Calcutta Wetlands in India
In India, as in many developing countries, wastewater is often used to irrigate crops. This undoubtedly h... read more

Is communication necessary for Sustainable Practices? Further Evidence from Indigenous Villages in Maharashtra, India
Environmental management requires a good understanding of how people make decisions related to resource u... read more

Is a Ban the Best Way to Reduce Plastic Bag Use? A Case Study from Delhi
In many developing countries plastic bags are a significant environmental problem. This is particularly t... read more

Causes of Emissions from Agricultural Residue Burning in North-west India: Evaluation of a Technology Policy Response
The burning of agricultural field residue, such as stalks and stubble, during the wheat and rice harvesti... read more

Is the Deposit Refund System for Lead Batteries in Delhi and the National Capital Region Effective?
Lead acid batteries generate hazardous waste in the form of lead, with serious environmental and health i... read more

Analyzing Institutions in Resource and Development Econometrics: Recognizing Institutions, Exploring Levels and Querying Causes
In this paper, I propose three strategies to advance institutional analysis in resource and development e... read more

Measuring Health Benefits from Air Pollution Reduction in Kathmandu Valley
The study estimates the health benefits to individuals from a reduction in current air pollution levels t... read more

Options and Determinants of Rice Residue Management Practices in the South-West Region of Bangladesh
Farmers in Bangladesh burnt an estimated 3.14 million metric tons of rice residue in 2010. Rice residue ... read more

Awareness as an Adaptation Strategy for Reducing Mortality from Heat Waves:Evidence from a Disaster Risk Management Program in India
Since 2002, the Indian state of Odisha has been undertaking a grassroots awareness campaign on "dos ... read more

Farm Productivity Loss due to Flood-Induced Sand Deposition: A Study in Dhemaji, India
It is widely believed that the decline in agricultural productivity in the Dhemaji district of Assam, Ind... read more

Is the Deposit Refund System for Lead-acid Batteries in Delhi and the National Capital Region Effective?
The disposal of lead-acid batteries generates hazardous waste that can create serious environmental and h... read more

Economic Instruments for Greening Development: Understanding Policy-Design, Practice and Research Needs in Asia
Since the landmark United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 199... read more

Do Awareness Campaigns Save Lives? Assessing the Odisha Government’s Efforts to Reduce the Impacts of Heat Waves
In recent years, the severity and frequency of heat waves in India has increased, contributing to deaths ... read more

Sand Deposition and Poverty Among Farm Households in North-eastern Assam
In floodplain areas around the world, farmers use the silt deposits that floods bring as a traditional wa... read more

Valuing the Damage Caused by Invasive Plant Species in a Low-income Community in Nepal
This paper presents a choice experiment designed to estimate the willingness-to-pay (WTP) of rural farmer... read more

Examining Private Participation in Embankment Maintenance in the Indian Sundarbans
This paper analyses the complementarities between land productivity and conservation investments in the c... read more

Financing the Control of Invasive Plant Species around Chitwan National Park in Nepal – A Choice Experiment
Mikania Micrantha, an invasive plant species, was first reported in1963 in eastern Nepal. This plant is n... read more

Newsletter No. 25, Spring 2013

Lecture Notes
The Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) consortium has developed a series of lecture notes on integrated... read more

Graduate school of international relation and pacific studies
This institute was founded in the mid-1980s in response to the needs of California businesses, the Univer... read more

DIVERSITAS – an integrative approach to biodiversity science
DIVERSITAS brings together biological, ecological and social sciences to address four key questions that ... read more

Open Data - The World Bank
The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. Th... read more

Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment
The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment is a Government based research and train... read more

Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory
EVRI is a comprehensive storehouse of over 2,000 international studies providing values, methodologies, t... read more