Urban development

Multiple Waterscapes in Urban Ghana (MUWUG)

Research project Researching everyday access to drinking water in urban Ghana under conditions of climate change. MUWUG (Multiple Waterscapes in Urban Ghana) is an international research collaboration between Copenhagen University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Scie ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Geneva Water Hub, Switzerland Project code: 24-M06-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

Everyday displacement governance in peri-urban settings. Strengthening the Resilience of Sahelian Societies (STRESS)

Research project Sahelian societies have demonstrated their capacity to adopt efficient strategies (such as seasonal migrations and manifestations of solidarity) in order to adjust to harsh environmental conditions, rapid changes in environmental conditions and confl ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Niger Lead institution: Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark Partner institutions: University Joseph KI-Zerbo (UJKZ), Burkina Faso Abdou Moumouni University (UAM), Niger Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Burkina Faso Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local (LASDEL), Niger Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden Save the Children, Denmark Project code: 24-12-RUC Total grant: 10,375,499 DKK

CLAIMS to Energy Citizenship in South Africa

Research project Final grant amount TBA Energy access and affordability are major challenges across Africa. The research project ‘CLAIMS to Energy Citizenship in South Africa’ aims to confront this challenge, focusing on Cape Town. In a rapid transition away fro ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2028-03-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: African Centre for Cities (ACC), South Africa City of Cape Town, South Africa Project code: 24-M05-KU

Collaboration on Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Cities (CONSUS)

Research project Objectives and results Competition for space is becoming intense in the world’s rapidly urbanizing cities, where basic infrastructure needs outcompete that of green space. With rising climate extremes and biodiversity loss, calls for innovative appr ...

Period: 2023-07-1 to 2027-06-30 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa Habitat Landscape Architects (Pty) Ltd., South Africa SLA Architects, Denmark Project code: 23-M02-AU Total grant: 9,999,119 DKK

The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania (RUL4CLI)

Research project The research project aims to deliver a comprehensive and multidisciplinary effort to increase climate resilience of rural communities in Tanzania. A deeper understanding of opportunities and barriers for current and potential climate change adaptatio ... First year report The overall objective of the project remains to support sustainable rural development by increasing our understanding of the interconnections between rural-urban linkages, climate resilience of rural communities, their choice of ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2027-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), United Kingdom Project code: 21-03-KU Total grant: 11,953,006 DKK

Climate Resilience Across the Rural-Urban Continuum

Research project Projected and existing severe impacts of climate change in West Africa’s Sahel interact with high population growth and livelihood insecurity and fragility. The resulting increased mobility and rapid urbanisation further challenge local governments’ ...

Period: 2021-10-1 to 2026-09-30 Countries: Burkina Faso Ghana Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Development Studies (UDS), Ghana University Joseph KI-Zerbo (UJKZ), Burkina Faso International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Burkina Faso Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), United Kingdom Project code: 20-11-KU Total grant: 11,983,689 DKK

SWASH: Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana

Research project SWASH (Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana) delivers new research knowledge and capacity strengthening for Ghanaian institutions to achieve water sustainability. The 3 year project undertakes extensive fieldwork in the rapidly growing coastal ci ...

Period: 2022-10-1 to 2025-09-30 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 21-M02-RUC Total grant: 4,983,065 DKK

Governing Adaptation Finance for Transformation, GAFT

Research project Citizens in the Global South are increasingly being affected by climate change hazards. In addition, with inadequate support, the most vulnerable are often left to tackle their adaptation efforts alone. Recent studies have shown that only 10% of publ ... First year report The Governing Adaptation Finance for Transformation, GAP, research program involves 16 researcher from Kenya, Tanzania and Denmark. First task was to advertise, interview and employ four PhD students in Kenya and Tanzania. We had ...

Period: 2021-08-1 to 2025-07-31 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Tanzania Project code: 20-03-DIIS Total grant: 11,999,997 DKK

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