Research projects
This BSU Master thesis is about the civil-military cooperation in the disarmament exercise carried out by Kenya Defense Forces in collaboration with other civilian actors in North Rift region in Kenya…
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The project focuses on how urban youth form and act out livelihood strategies in the fragile region of Karamoja in Uganda. Uganda is internationally considered a stable state, however Karamoja has a…
Total grant: 2,630,239
The native tree species P. biglobosa is important both economically and for sustaining livelihoods for rural people in the Sahel. In particular, sale of this resource is important to women, due to the…
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, Aarhus University (AU), National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Aarhus University (AU), National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), The Department of Terrestrial Ecology
University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin, Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, National Environmental Research Institute (Silkeborg), Aarhus University (AU), Denmark
Total grant: 1,664,275
MEDIeA’s analytical challenge is to understand the ways and means in which youth as ordinary citizens engage with civil society driven media and communication platforms and what socio-cultural and…
Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark, Roskilde University (RUC), Department of Communication Business and Information Technologies
University of Dar Es Salaam (UDSM), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya
Total grant: 5,544,977
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disabling disease resulting from a mosquito-transmitted parasitic infection. It is one of the most prevalent of the Neglected Tropical Diseases, primarly a disease of…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania, University of Zambia (UNZA), School of Veterinary Medicine, Amani Medical Research Centre, Tanzania, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Total grant: 10,289,993
People increasingly organize their livelihood activities and strategies by straddling rural and urban locations. Personal, institutional and organizational links are established and enhanced across…
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Total grant: 5,033,700
This project shall contribute to sustainable, local production of bio-diesel from Jatropha curcas in Mali by establishment and dissemination of basic pre-breeding knowledge and facilitate future…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Institut d'Economie Rural (IER), Mali, The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Niger, The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Mali, Mali-Folkecenter (MFC), Mali, Mali Biocarburant SA (MBSA), Mali
Total grant: 6,689,747
The main objective of this project is to create capacity in Nicaragua to study the dynamics of parasitic infections. Parasitic diseases are common in both man and livestock but current control…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology
Total grant: 1,395,753
The two infectious diseases: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are closely linked with crowding, poverty and under-nutrition. The severe wasting seen with both diseases, and more so if co-infecting patients,…
Odense University Hospital (OUH), Denmark, Odense University Hospital (OUH), Department of Infectious Diseases
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Muhimbili Medical Centre, Jimma University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Ethiopia, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Total grant: 3,972,480
The objective of the project is to improve the research capacity within livestock production at Makerere University, Uganda and Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, - and at University of…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Large Animal Science
Makerere University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Makerere University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Department of Animal Science and Production, Aarhus University (AU), Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition Facilty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Department of Food Science
Total grant: 7,624,137
The objective of this project is to convert animal manure from an environmentally detrimental waste to a valuable resource. This is achieved through development of a sustainable Vietnamese biogas…
University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark
Total grant: 6,189,101
Rising oil prices, the need for energy independence, improving rural livelihoods, and concerns with climate change have led to a revived interest in investing in large-scale biofuel production in…
Total grant: 2,673,933
This PhD proposal is about strategies minimizing harmful effects of climate changes and at the same time optimizing fruit production of Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa ssp. paradoxa in…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Total grant: 2,855,863
This project uses and expands unique time-series data to study household-level climate change adaptation strategies in Nepal. The project is jointly developed and implemented by the Institute of…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Food and Resource Economics
Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Department of Forest Research and Survey, Nepal
Total grant: 8,142,503
Forest ecosystems are increasingly under threat from climate and land use changes and degradation. Conservation and sustainable use strategies could include the diversification of agricultural…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Total grant: 2,690,858
Abstract: Introduction: Given the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Zanzibar Ministry of Health has undertaken several measures to prevent Ebola infection, including training of health care…
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The aim of the project is to study the contribution of health insurance schemes to achieving health sector objectives such as access, equity, efficiency, resource mobilisation, risk protection and…
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Health, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Health, Department of Public Health
University of Ghana (UG), Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS), School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Department of Development Studies
Total grant: 4,680,940
Food security in the Andes is low due to extremely harsh climatic conditions, poor soils, and a high poverty levels. The project objective is to improve food security in the Andean region by…
Total grant: 7,205,695
Lack of employment opportunities for young people is directly hindering development in sub-Saharan African countries. Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be important for economic growth…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
University of Ghana (UG), Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER), Makerere University Business School, Uganda, University of Zambia (UNZA), Department of Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark, Global Entrepreneurship Research Association, United Kingdom /Denmark
Total grant: 6,223,743
Abstract: Upon estimations provided in studies and according to WHO, 80% of Africans use traditional medicine(1). 70% of Ghanaians are known to use herbal medicine(2) and currently in Ghana, there are…
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This project explores the socio-economic effects of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration programs for ex-combatants in fragile post-conflict situations. The aim of the project is to determine…
Total grant: 2,265,019
Donor agencies and developing country governments have started to target agroindustry private sector development and agribusiness. Entrepreneurship, innovation, and change have become major…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Food and Resource Economics
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Total grant: 156,420
Northern Uganda has been an arena for armed conflict for 22 years; over a million people have been living camps as internal refugees for over a generation. Recently great strides have been made…
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Arts, Department of Culture and Society
Gulu University (GU), Uganda, Syddansk Universitet Odense (SDU), Centre of Global Health, Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Department of Anthropology
Total grant: 9,967,649
Overall aim: to develop nutritionally improved foods for infants and young children in low-income countries, based on improved utilization of traditional foods (semi-domesticated and wild indigenous…
University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Faculty of Science, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Fisheries Administration of Cambodia, Department of Fisheries, Post-Harvest Technologies and Quality, Cambodia, University of Nairobi (UoN), Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID)
Total grant: 11,128,441
Depending on future CO2 emission scenarios, the average surface temperature is projected to increase 1.1-6.4°C by 2100. Tropical species, compared to many temperate species, are expected to be…
Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Science, Aarhus University (AU), Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Total grant: 2,151,000