Uganda

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 ...
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Nature-based Solutions for Climate- Resilient Tea Production in Uganda (NbS4Tea)

Research project Tea is an important part of Uganda's economy, but climate change is a major threat to its production. Tea plants are typically grown in rainfed systems across Uganda, and increasing frequency and duration of heat and drought spells have negative effe ...
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VUCCA: Vulnerability and Climate Change Adaptation and in Conflict-Affected Regions: The Case of Northern Uganda

Research project What problem is VUCCA addressing? Extreme climate events and unpredictable weather patterns are affecting farmers around the globe, especially smallholders who do not have many resources to adapt to those changes. If dealing with climate change wa ...
Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Gulu University (GU), Uganda Tree Talk Plus, Uganda Project code: 23-09-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK
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Charcoal Conflict in Climate Change’s Decarbonisation Dilemmas: Knots of Livelihood, Nutrition, Communities, Gender, Migration & Energy in East Africa

Research project Charcoal is the main source of energy in Ugandan and Tanzanian households. But in both countries, charcoal policies are contradictory: Negative effects like deforestation and emissions motivate change through fuel switching or greening of the charcoa ...
Period: 2023-06-1 to 2027-11-30 Countries: Tanzania Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania Project code: 23-07-KU Total grant: 10,399,621 DKK
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Sustainable and efficient insect production for livestock feed through selective breeding (FLYgene)

Research project Interest in insect rearing for livestock feed is growing globally, including in Kenya and Uganda where the booming livestock sector has necessitated feed importation. Insect rearing offers climate-friendly bio-waste conversion as insects can thrive o ... First year report The FlyGene project involves 22 researchers in Uganda, Kenya, and Denmark. Several activities have so far been carried out in the 5 work packages (WPs). WP 1 organized stakeholder workshops (one in each target country) to raise ...
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Unlocking the Potential of Green CHArcoal in Northern Uganda (UPCHAIN)

Research project Solid fuel cooking, mainly firewood and charcoal, is a major source of carbon emissions, deforestation and respiratory diseases in sub-Saharan Africa but it’s production is also an important economic activity and a major source of employment. The UPC ... First year report The objectives To produce a validated research base that interlinks and integrates the interdependent factors: technical, environmental, cultural, socio-economic, business, learning and livelihood on the adoption of green charco ...
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Private-sector cash transfers (CASH-IN)

Research project The overall objective of CASH-IN is to investigate whether and to what extent privately managed cash transfers (PrivCTs) are politicized by ruling elites and how this affects inclusive sustainable growth and state-society relations. Cash transfers ha ... First year report: The CASH-IN research programme contrasts privately managed cash-transfer projects (CTs) with publicly managed CTs in Uganda and Tanzania, and assesses the potential to scale CTs. CASH-IN has hired five project PhDs based at Rosk ...
Period: 2020-09-1 to 2025-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Uganda Lead institution: Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania Project code: 19-05-RUC Total grant: 11,944,444 DKK
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Certifications of Citizenship in Africa

Research project CERTIZENS is an interdisciplinary, multi-layered research project which explores the complexities of regimes of citizen certification and the forms of identification these generate, circulate, manage and attempt to control, in selected African settin ... Midterm report CERTIZENS produces empirically and theoretically grounded policy-relevant research on national identification and certification systems in selected African contexts, with a focus on Ghana and Uganda as country cases. It weaves toget ...
Period: 2020-06-1 to 2024-05-31 Countries: Ghana Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 19-07-KU Total grant: 11,749,026 DKK
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