CEEPA’S FIRST RESEARCH WORKSHOP UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

Funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Holiday Inn Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
22 – 26 May 2006


The Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) is mandated to enhance the capacity of African researchers to conduct environmental economics and policy inquiry of relevance to African problems and increase the awareness of environmental and economic managers and policy makers of the role of environmental economics in sustainable development. Under funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), CEEPA will be awarding research grants on a competitive basis annually. Eligible candidates include all researchers working in the field in Africa. The May 2006 workshop in Cape Town is the first workshop under this programme.

Day One Monday, 22 May 2006
Chairperson John Ddumba-Ssentamu, Makerere University, Uganda

08:00 - 08:30 Welcome and Introduction
Rashid Hassan, Director: CEEPA

 08:30 - 10:30 Environmental and Natural Resource Accounting
Glenn-Marie Lange, Columbia University (Additional Material 1, 2 )

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments

11:00 - 13:00 Separate Research Groups, Parallel sessions for Group A & B

13:00 - 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 - 15:30 STATA Training
James Benhin & Charles Nhemachena, CEEPA (Course Training Material)

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Refreshments

16:00 - 17:30 STATA Training
James Benhin & Charles Nhemachena, CEEPA

End of Day One

Day Two Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Chairperson Sanjeev Sobhee, University of Mauritius

08:00 - 08:30 Making Networks Work: EEPSEA's Experience in SE Asia
David Glover, IDRC

08:30 - 10:30 Principles and Methods of Economic Valuation
David Starrett, Stanford University

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments

11:00 - 13:00 Separate Research Groups, Parallel sessions for Group A & B

13:00 - 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 - 15:30 Individual work on proposals / Free for others

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Refreshments

16:00 - 17:30 Individual work on proposals / Free for others

End of Day Two

Day Three Wednesday, 24 May 2006
Chairperson Glenn-Marie Lange, Columbia University

08:30 - 10:45 Plenary Session, Research Proposals Presentations
Benjamin Banda, Asia Mohamed & Mampiti Matete,

10:45 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments

11:00 - 13:15 Plenary Session, Research Proposals Presentations
Julius Mangisoni & Mayson Ruangisa & Jane Mariara,

13:15 - 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 - 15:30 STATA Training
James Benhin & Charles Nhemachena, CEEPA (Course Training Material)

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Refreshments

16:00 - 17:30 STATA Training
James Benhin & Charles Nhemachena, CEEPA

End of Day Three

Day Four Thursday, 25 May 2006
Chairperson Moses Ikiara, KIPPRA

08:30 - 10:30 The importance of considering economic policies and instruments already in research applications
Thomas Sterner, Göteborg University

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments

11:00 - 12:30 Plenary Session, Research Proposals Presentations
Dev Tewari & Emmanuel Ziramba

1230 - 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 - 15:30 STATA / Research groups resource persons meeting (Parallel Session)

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Refreshments

16:00 - 17:30 STATA/ Research groups resource persons meeting (Parallel Session)

End of Day Four

Day Five Friday, 26 May 2006
Chairperson Mohamed Khalifa, Omdurman University

08:30 - 09:30 Game Theory, Bioeconomic models and Fisheries
Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia

09:30 - 10:30 Environmental CGEs
Rob Dellink, Wageningen University

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments

11:00 - 13:00 STATA Training (Course Training Material) / Research Committee Meeting

13:00 - 13:15 Plenary session, Closing of the workshop

13:15 - 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 - 15:30 Free & Departure
End of Day Five

 

Group A:
Resource Persons: Rob Dellink, Glenn-Marie Lange & Ramos Mabugu
Researchers: Asia Mohamed South Africa
Benjamin Banda Malawi
Mampiti Matete Lesotho
Group B:
Resource Persons: Thomas Sterner, David Starrett & Rashid Sumaila
Researchers: Julius Mangisoni Malawi
Jane Mariara Kenya
Emmanuel Ziramba South Africa
Mayson Ruangisa Tanzania
Dev Tewari South Africa
Parallel Session Program:
Time Date Researcher Group Venue
11:00 - 12:00 Monday, 22 May Asia Mohamed A Boardroom 1
12:00 - 13:00 Monday, 22 May Benjamin Banda A
12:00 - 13:00 Tuesday, 23 May Mampiti Matete A

11:00 - 11:45 Monday, 22 May Julius Mangisoni B Boardroom 2
11:45 - 12:30 Monday, 22 May Jane Mariara B
12:30 - 13:15 Monday, 22 May Emmanuel Ziramba B
11:00 - 12:00 Tuesday, 23 May Mayson Ruangisa B
12:00 - 13:00 Tuesday, 23 May Dev Tewari B

Research Proposals Presentations Programme
Time Date Presenter Discussant
08:30 - 08:45 Wed, 24 May Benjamin Banda
08:45 - 08:50 Wed, 24 May Discussant Asia Mohamed
08:50 - 09:15 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

09:15 - 09:30 Wed, 24 May Asia Mohamed
09:30 - 09:35 Wed, 24 May Discussant Mampiti Matete
09:35 - 10:00 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

10:00 - 10:15 Wed, 24 May Mampiti Matete
10:15 - 10:20 Wed, 24 May Discussant Benjamin Banda
10:20 - 10:45 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

11:00 - 11:15 Wed, 24 May Julius Mangisoni
11:15 - 11:20 Wed, 24 May Discussant Jane Mariara
11:20 - 11:45 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

11:45 - 12:00 Wed, 24 May Mayson Ruangisa
12:00 - 12:05 Wed, 24 May Discussant Emmanuel Ziramba
12:05 - 12:30 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

12:30 - 12:45 Wed, 24 May Jane Mariara
12:45 - 12:50 Wed, 24 May Discussant Julius Mangisoni
12:50 - 13:15 Wed, 24 May Floor Discussion

11:00 - 11:15 Thursday 25 May Dev Tewari
11:15 - 11:20 Thursday, 25 May Discussant Mayson Ruangisa
11:20 - 11:45 Thursday, 25 May Floor Discussion

11:45 - 12:00 Thursday, 25 May Emmanuel Ziramba
12:00 - 12:05 Thursday, 25 May Discussant Dev Tewari
12:05 - 12:30 Thursday, 25 May Floor Discussion

 

 

 

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