Ecosystems Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA)
Initiative I0048
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| Implementing org | Department for International Development (DFID), UK (Development organisation) Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) (Other (Private/Educational)) NERC (Other (Private/Educational)) |
Summary
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment showed that the loss of services from ecosystems (for example deforestation, soil degradation, water purification) is a significant barrier to reducing poverty, hunger and disease. Tackling this set of problems requires a combination of environmental science, ecological economics and political economy. Three organisations, NERC, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DfID) join forces in the Ecosystems Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) initiative to explore the potential for a multi-disciplinary research programme that will address how to achieve sustainably managed ecosystems. This work aims to contribute to reducing poverty and improving well being in developing countries.
Four regional and two thematic situation analyses will inform the development of the programme. The analyses will provide evidence identifying key regional ecosystem services challenges and propose ways to best address these challenges through research to alleviate poverty. The analyses will be performed by consortia of researchers from the region, the UK and elsewhere in collaboration with national governments and local partners. The outcomes will inform a research programme to support developing countries to use the benefits of ecosystems for poverty reduction.
People
Dominique Butt
Phone: +44 (0)1793 411751
Caroline Culshaw
Phone: +44 (0)1793 442597
Web URL
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/espa
Related records above this one:
- Department for International Development (DFID), UK (Organisation O0018)