University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark

Plastic waste and climate change in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Research project Bangladesh has emerged as a hub for garment production. This has contributed to job creation and reduction of poverty. The problem is, however, that it has also resulted in much plastic waste. Plastic waste that both contributes to local pollution an ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Project code: 24-05-SDU Total grant: 9,999,977 DKK

Cities of Youth: The gendered impact of climate migration on health and wellbeing of youth migrants, and system capacity in secondary cities in Uganda

Research project Male and female youth in Uganda are on the move. Making up the majority of the population, they are migrating due to climate change and settling in urban spaces in search of better futures. However, migration does not always lead to better outcomes. ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2028-03-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda Project code: 24-01-SDU Total grant: 9,999,763 DKK

Pastoralist Climate Change Resilience in Somaliland (PACCS)

Research project This research project (PACCS) explores how pastoralists in Somaliland, an East African climate ‘hot spot’, adapt to climate change effects on their livelihoods. Pastoralism is a complex system, driven by interlinked economic, socio-ecological and ins ...

Period: 2022-09-1 to 2027-08-31 Countries: Somalia (incl. Somaliland) Lead institution: Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark Partner institutions: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark University of Hargeisa (UOH), Somaliland University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Social Research and Development Institute (SORADI), Somaliland University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Project code: 21-04-RUC Total grant: 11,770,885 DKK

Living Together with Chronic Disease: Informal Support for Diabetes Management in Vietnam (VALID): Phase II – Gestational Diabetes in Vietnam

Research project Global health is in transition: across the globe, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose urgent challenges to individuals, families and governments, hitting the world’s poor particularly hard. Due to their extensive human and economic costs, NCDs are ...

Period: 2022-12-1 to 2026-11-30 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy (TBUMP), Vietnam Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark NCD Division, General Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, Vietnam HRP Alliance for Research Capacity Strengthening (WHO), Western Pacific Regional Hub, Vietnam Project code: 21-M03-KU Total grant: 4,999,776 DKK

Sustainable Leather Tanning Industry in Bangladesh: Integrating Lean and Institutional Logics into OHS Management (SusLeather)

Research project The leather industry is the second-largest export sector of Bangladesh. As for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance, the leather tanning industry is one of the most hazardous trades in many South Asian countries including Bangladesh, Indi ...

Period: 2022-02-15 to 2026-02-14 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Bangladesh Project code: 21-M11-SDU Total grant: 4,999,999 DKK

Market-driven Multi-Energy Operational Planning in Indonesia – MARGIN

Research project The project "Market-driven Multi-Energy Operational Planning in Indonesia – MARGIN" will lay the foundation for future bottom-up multi-energy systems in Indonesia based on renewable energies (REs), communities and flexibility to provide better user m ...

Period: 2022-06-1 to 2025-12-31 Countries: Indonesia Lead institution: Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), Indonesia State Electricity Company, Indonesia Provincial Government of NTB Province, Indonesia Environment and Forestry Agency, Indonesia Blue Power Partners, Denmark Project code: 21-M06-AAU Total grant: 4,966,260 DKK

Circular economy to minimize waste challenges in Indonesia

Research project Indonesia presents a complex household solid waste management challenge; its cities generate 105,000 tons of solid waste daily. Further, tons of waste end up in the ocean, making the nation a major contributor to plastic pollution. Recent research st ...

Period: 2021-10-1 to 2025-03-31 Countries: Indonesia Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Muhammadiyah Magelang (UNIMMA), Indonesia The State Islamic University and Center for Southeast Asian Studies (IN/CASES), Indonesia Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (UDINUS), Indonesia Project code: 20-M11SDU Total grant: 4,999,715 DKK

Safety and health and audit practices in Bangladesh

Research project The fast industrial development from a low income to a middle-income country such as Bangladesh carries a risk for safety and health of the workers, which may also jeopardise the economic development. Occupational safety and health (OSH) is therefore ...

Period: 2020-03-1 to 2025-02-28 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark Partner institutions: Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Bangladesh Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Team Working Life Aps (TWL), Denmark Project code: 19-M01-SDU Total grant: 4,992,320 DKK

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