In the Media on ecol. evaluating development

Two new podcasts with ecol on energy access

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:51:19 +0000

Tune into two podcasts with Gunther on energy access at the Knowledge Archives and in a discussion with Natalia Realpe Carrillo, Shonali Pachauri, and Sebastian Groh on five years of the Multi-Tier Framework to measure energy access.

VoxDev article amongst most read in 2020

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:02:00 +0000

An article by Jörg and two colleagues on the use of improved cookstoves as an instrument of effective climate policy was among the ten most read articles of 2020 on VoxDev, a platform for economists, policymakers, practitioners, donors, the private sector and others interested in development to discuss key policy issues.

Further energy research from our team featured in a new article in The Economist

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:50:28 +0000

In this article in the Economist, study results by our team and University of Passau are discusssed in the context of debates about grid extension to rural areas in developing countries as compared to off-grid alternatives.

Our Senegal research features in an article in The Economist

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:57:01 +0000

Under the headline “How the other half cooks“, The Economist features in its print edition from early April a report on the efforts to coax people towards cleaner cooking fuels. The article describes the situation on the ground in rural Senegal, more specifically a study region of one of our ongoing research projects, and discusses findings from our studies on the uptake of improved cookstoves.

Q&A on Investments in Cookstoves with Jörg in WASHplus Weekly

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:58:35 +0000

This week, the WASHplus newsletter features a Q&A on Investments in Cookstoves with Jörg. Check it out.

About the ecol blog

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:37:41 +0000

This blog is meant to irregularly post news on our projects and research, on job opportunities and upcoming events as well as on contributions to discussions on development policy issues.