Natural resource management

Climate change mitigation in agroforest landscapes through sustainable sourcing policies (CAFSUS)

Research project The sustainable development goal 15.2 calls for global action to end deforestation and restore degraded forests, which is key to reducing the adverse impacts of climate events especially in low-income countries. A recently issued EU deforestation reg ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: The National Economics University (NEU), Vietnam Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam University of Sydney, Australia Project code: 24-M07-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

Agroforestry for People, Ecosystems and Climate (AfPEC)

Research project Background In the light of the biodiversity and climate crises, there is an urgent need for research on green solutions and not least for making science operative. Globally there has been increasing focus to agroforestry as a key tool for curbing cl ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Seniors without Borders (SwB), Denmark Youth Leading Environmental Change (YLEC), Uganda Forests of the World, Denmark Stjernekommunikation (STJK), Denmark Project code: 24-04-AU Total grant: 10,054,937 DKK

Governing Nature-based Climate Solutions: Prospects for a just green transition in Kenya (JUCAN)

Research project Final grant amount TBA Nature based Climate Solutions (NbS) are, in brief, actions that aim at benefiting climate, biodiversity, and people. These solutions are high on the global and national carbon offsetting and biodiversity conservation agen ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), Kenya Project code: 24-07-KU

Climate, Pollinator biodiversity, Crop Pollination and People’s Livelihoods

Research project Final grant amount TBA This project aims to design climate smart agricultural approaches to sustain crop pollinators and implement beekeeping activities that will reduce poverty and food insecurity among smallholder farmers despite future climat ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI), Tanzania Project code: 24-08-KU

Green options for sustainable exploitation of iron ore reserves in Uganda

Research project Final grant amount TBA Uganda has enormous unexploited iron ore reserves. In Uganda’s Vision 2040, the steel industry is identified as a key sector that can drive the country to become an upper-middle-income economy by 2040, while reducing pover ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat (STI-OP), Uganda Project code: 24-09-DTU

DV-WIND: De-risking Vietnamese offshore wind farm development by using onsite seabed conditions and optimizing locations using marine spatial planning

Research project At present, there is a worldwide demand for clean energy and this demand is even growing in the next decades. A way to create more clean energy is to develop new offshore wind farms (OWFs). This will also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and f ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Aarhus University (AU), Denmark VNU University of Science (VNU-HUS), Vietnam Hanoi University of Mining and Geology (HUMG), Vietnam Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics (IMGG), Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam Northern Center for Planning and Investigation of Marine Resources – Environment (CPIM), Vietnam Project code: 23-M06-KU Total grant: 9,996,438 DKK

The Agroforestry Paradox – Climate Clever Coffee (APCCO)

Research project Background Coffee is king in Uganda. In fact, among all commodities, only gold ranks higher. However, unlike gold, coffee is the main livelihood for millions of Ugandans. More than 1,2 million farmers are cultivating coffee and even more find work a ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI), Uganda Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research & Development Institute (MUZARDI), Uganda Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development (CURAD), Uganda Peter Larsen Kaffe, Löfbergs LILA AB, Denmark Regen Farmer, Denmark NewForesight Consultancy, Netherlands Project code: 23-06-KU Total grant: 10,012,385 DKK

Climate influence on zoonoses at human-livestock-wildlife interfaces in the transboundary region between Kenya and Tanzania (ENHANCE)

Research project Climate change is arguably the most important global environmental challenge. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected, particularly rural communities that are very reliant on natural resources. Wildlife, humans and li ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Aarhus University (AU), Denmark University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya Project code: 23-05-KU Total grant: 10,349,805 DKK

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