Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Tanzania

Environmental sustainability of hotels on Zanzibar

Research project Tourism is one of world’s largest economic sectors, generating 9.8% of global GDP and 284 million jobs to the global economy in 2015. However, the sector has also been criticized for operating in an unsustainable manner, impacting natural resources a ... First-year report With the increased international and national attention to the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for future economy, environment, livelihoods and health, the implementation of the EnSuZa project is considered v ...
Period: 2018-03-1 to 2023-02-28 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Denmark Partner institutions: State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), Department of Natural Science, Tanzania Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Irringa Regional Centre, Tanzania Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ), Malaria Elimination Programme, Tanzania Aalborg University (AAU), Department of Development and Planning, Denmark Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Department of International Economics and Management, Denmark Project code: 17-04-KU Total grant: 9,996,580 DKK
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Urban and Peri-urban Livestock Farming in Tanzania and Environmental and Health Challenges

Research project Urban and peri-urban livestock farming pose immense threat to public health, environment, animal health and welfare. The pilot phase provided significant findings, however, some impact-bearing tasks have not been accomplished in the pilot phase. T ... Project completion report: Mitigation studies have shown that number of harmful bacteria can be reduced in manure by simply piling up in air and in four weeks manure is safe to touch. This was proved by using bacteria found in manure. Another im ...
Period: 2013-01-1 to 2016-12-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Partner institutions: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Disease Biology, Denmark Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Tanzania Project code: 12-P02-TAN Total grant: 4,969,526 DKK
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