University of Ghana (UG), Ghana

Carbon cApture for microbial Protein synthesis in Burkina Faso (CAP-BFA)

Research project CAP-BFA project aims at contributing both to mitigate climate change and to enhance adaptive capacities of food (fodder) production in Burkina Faso. It will develop innovative technical solutions and build internationally and locally anchored researc ... First year report This project aims to develop a sustainable process to fix carbon dioxide into microbial protein using a novel microbial protein electrosynthesis cell. The project progresses based on six working packages (WP0-5), each with specif ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2026-12-31 Countries: Burkina Faso Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Burkina Faso DAFANI SA, Burkina Faso Expertise-For-Sens-and-Empowerment' (EFSE), Burkina Faso SANLE EXPORT SECHAGE, Burkina Faso Regional Maritime University (RMU), Ghana University of Ghana (UG), Ghana INNITI ApS, Denmark Kvasir Technologies ApS, Denmark Project code: 21-08-DTU Total grant: 11,999,866 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

Developing Ghana’s care economy: case and potential

Research project Unpaid provision, mainly by women, of early childcare and long-term care (LTC) of frail older people within their families is globally a major driver of gender inequality. The time poverty and negative health impacts associated with unpaid care prov ... First year report Many well-qualified candidates (34) responded to the open call for the position as PhD students. After a thorough selection process we recruited four candidates with background in psychology, public health, development economics ...

Period: 2020-04-1 to 2025-03-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 19-06-AU Total grant: 10,295,438 DKK

Advancing Creative Industries for Development in Ghana

Research project Creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are being lauded for their potential to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Supported by a range of UN Agencies, many African governments have bought into the promise of C ... Midterm report ACIG has made significant progress despite Covid-19 disrupting some of the work. Fieldwork has been conducted in all target regions and on all target sectors. We held workshops and interviews online to continue our work during the p ...

Period: 2019-04-1 to 2025-03-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Partner institutions: Loughborough University (LBORO), United Kingdom University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 18-05-CBS Total grant: 11,994,917 DKK

Coastal Community Resilience to Climate and Diarrhoea

Research project Global climate change will impact human health in various ways, including increasing the occurrence of waterborne enteric diseases such as diarrhoea, especially in poor and vulnerable communities that have low adaptive capacity. The relationship betw ... Midterm report Objectives: The project is progressing according to its workplan in meeting its overall goal to build resilience to climate change and improve diarrhoeal management in coastal communities in Ghana. Under WPs 1, 2 and 3, data has bee ...

Period: 2020-03-2 to 2025-03-1 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Partner institutions: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark People´s Dialogue on Human Settlements (PD), Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana Project code: 19-10-GHA Total grant: 11,969,990 DKK

Building vegetable farmers resilience to climate change

Research project The proposed project seeks to help vegetable farmers adapt to climate change and enhance vegetable production through research on heat, drought and disease tolerant vegetable varieties, soil health, irrigation and water management in vegetable produc ... Midterm report Objectives There were 7 objectives in total. Objectives #1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 = 50% completed Objective #6 is 70% completed Objective #3 is 100% completed Status of Outputs: About 60% completed PhD status All five PhDs have ...

Period: 2020-03-1 to 2025-02-28 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Agropal West Africa Limited, Ghana The Conservation Alliance (CA), Ghana Fasterholt Maskinfabrik A/S, Denmark Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana Project code: 19-04-AU Total grant: 11,999,444 DKK

Port Effectiveness and Public Private Cooperation for Competitiveness (PEPP II)

Research project Our PEPP II team aims to enhance the competitiveness of Tema Port by providing new knowledge about how port clusters, gender imbalances, communication, and sustainability intertwine. Thereby, we create the potential for a more diverse and effective P ... First year report Our project, Port Effectiveness and Public Private Cooperation for Competitiveness (PEPP II), asks the research question why not everyone considers the new terminal at Tema Port in Ghana an unmitigated success given that it was f ...

Period: 2022-01-16 to 2025-01-15 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 21-M04-AU Total grant: 4,998,813 DKK

Domestic Security Implications of UN Peacekeeping – D-SIP

Research project Participation of developing countries in institutions of global governance is key to the promotion of peace, security and stability. This project investigates links between UN peacekeeping contributions, domestic security provision and drivers of sta ... Midterm report: While COVID-19 slowed down progress of the project during 2020, pace picked up again during 2021. Fieldwork was carried out, and second drafts of articles for a special issue of Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS), a U ...

Period: 2018-08-1 to 2024-07-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY), Denmark Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 17-05-DIIS Total grant: 9,943,996 DKK

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