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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 ...

2024-04-01 to 2029-03-31 Uganda Climate change Food security and safety Natural resource management 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 coordinator: Anne Mette Lykke Project code: 24-04-AU Total grant: 10,054,937 DKK

Transformative knowledge for people, forests and climate in Tanzania (Mageuzi ya Maarifa)

Research project Climate change policy and forest management laws and regulations in Africa are developed by experts who are trained using Western epistemological approaches. A wealth of other approaches, using bottom-up knowledge, are available, but these are rarely ...

2024-04-01 to 2028-03-31 Tanzania Climate change Natural resource management State building, governance and civil society Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), United Kingdom Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology (NORDECO), Denmark Project coordinator: Ida Theilade Project code: 24-10-KU Total grant: 9,999,738 DKK

TRANS-AG: Governing TRANSformation in AGricultural Systems

Research project In the TRANS-AG research programme, a multidisciplinary team of Vietnamese and Danish researchers provides novel research on agricultural transformation in response to climate and environmental challenges. Across the globe, agricultural systems are u ...

2024-04-01 to 2028-08-31 Vietnam Agricultural production Climate change State building, governance and civil society Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF), Vietnam University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project coordinator: Lily Lindegaard Project code: 24-M01-DIIS Total grant: 10,025,830 DKK

Enhancing production of locally-adapted, climate-resilient underutilized crops

Research project Food security starts with seeds and yet, in Nigeria, access to high quality seeds, particularly of highly nutritious, locally-adapted vegetables, is limited. Ensuring high quality seeds are available to farmers requires development of the local seed ...

2024-04-01 to 2028-03-31 Nigeria Agricultural production Food security and safety Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Nigeria National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Nigeria First Technical University (TECH-U), Nigeria International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria Project coordinator: Fiona Hay Project code: 24-M04-AU Total grant: 10,363,705 DKK

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 ...

2024-04-01 to 2029-03-31 Ghana Climate change Urban development Water management and sanitation 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 coordinator: Karen Lauterbach Project code: 24-M06-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

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 ...

2024-04-01 to 2029-03-31 Vietnam Climate change Economic development and value chains Natural resource management 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 coordinator: Neda Trifkovic Project code: 24-M07-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

Adaptation to climate change to improve food safety and livelihoods among pastoral communities in Kenya (ADAPTiVE)

Research project Climate change adversely affects food security and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially among pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL). The dairy sector, in particular, is sensitive to climate change, with negative implications ...

2024-04-01 to 2029-03-31 Kenya Climate change Food security and safety Gender equality Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), Kenya Karare Women Dairy Cooperative, Kenya Project coordinator: Jørgen Jensen Project code: 24-M08-KU Total grant: 9,999,949 DKK

CLAIMS to Energy Citizenship in South Africa

Research project 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 from coal and toward renewable ...

2024-04-01 to 2028-03-31 South Africa Energy State building, governance and civil society Urban development Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: African Centre for Cities (ACC), South Africa City of Cape Town, South Africa Project coordinator: Karen Waltorp Project code: 24-M05-KU Total grant: 10,024,888 DKK

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