Research Grants

SANDEE provides research support to South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the inter-connection among development, natural resource use and the environment. Research grants are provided for conducting research on topics related to economics and the environment in South Asian countries. While SANDEE's focus is on environmental management, proposals have to include a strong economics component. Multi-disciplinary projects with a robust economic focus are encouraged. Cross-border collaborations and trans-boundary projects are prioritized. Currently, SANDEE's research activities focus on three prioritized research themes:

• Ecosystems Management
   Research on ecosystems management will focus on:
   a) understanding the implications of ecosystem changes for economic and social systems;
   b) economic analysis of conserving ecosystems and their services by evaluating costs and benefits
       to different stakeholders, especially the poor; and
   c) examining different institutional arrangements to manage ecosystem services....More

• Economics of Climate Change
   Research on economics of climate change will focus on:
   a) evaluation of the impacts of climate change;
   b) economic analysis of adaptation measures;
   c) evaluation of the mitigation strategies, particularly those that offer local co-benefits; and
   d) examination of institutions and policies that need to be in place for low carbon growth and
      long-term adjustment to climate change.....More

• Policies and Programs for Greener Development
   Under this theme, research will focus on:
   a) program evaluation of the impacts of environmental policies, regulations and programs; and
   b) assessment of the economic incentives associated with different regulatory and market
      mechanisms and their contribution to policy compliance...... More