57 projects

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NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Courting catastrophe? Humanitarian policy and practice in a changing climate

Findings suggest that climate change intersects with humanitarian crises in four main ways: First, many disasters are climate-related. Climate change will lead to an increase in humanitarian crises caused by extreme events such as cyclones, droughts and floods. Humanitarian aid is aimed at saving...

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2017

Location: Akershus

FRIHUMSAM-Fri prosjektstøtte for hum.fag og samfunnsvitenskap

Flows and Practices: The Politics of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Africa

For the past two decades, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been the dominant paradigm in water resources. It is the flagship project of global bodies such as the Global Water Partnership (GWP). It has also been actively promoted by a range of multilateral and bilateral donors whic...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2016

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

The Economics and Land-Use Conflicts of Sámi Reindeer Herding in Finnmark: Exploring the Alternatives

Sámi reindeer pastoralism suffers from a bad reputation in Norway. It is generally claimed that there are too many reindeer, especially in Finnmark. This allegedly results in overstocking of the lichen pastures of the winter pastures on the Finnmark plateau, low economic pastoral productivity, po...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2016

Location: Akershus

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

LAND: Local ideals, models and pratice in natural resource management. Does local managmenet matter?

LOCALMAN addresses several forms of local government in Norway. There is an international trend towards decentralization of natural resource management. This trend has reached Norway, and it has impact on local administrative forms. In our project, we analyze two recent examples of decentraliz...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2016

Location: Akershus

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

And the Last Shall Be First? Global Decent Work Efforts and the Trade Union Rights of Brazil's Farm Workers

The project explores whether global decent work efforts help uphold agricultural workers' freedom of association and right to collective bargaining (FACB) - more specifically as regards (i)the private CSR certification scheme BONSUCRO; and (ii)the norms, supervision and promotion of the Internati...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2014

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Gender and Human Security in Post-Conflict Pakistan: Policy implications of local, gendered perceptions of security and development

A major challenge in assisting women in post-conflict contexts is understanding the complex and dynamic links between security and development, and how they are gendered. In the shift from military to civilian security such as the police, and from humani tarian to development activities, particu...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2015

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Forest and Soil Restoration and Land Use Change Impacts on Carbon Pools and Fluxes in the Himalaya: Research and capacity building in Nepal

The PhD research work is progressing satisfactorily. - All course work was completed early in 2013. - The field sampling of soil and biomass at all sites have been completed, and soil samples analyzed for the baseline properties. - Another round of sampling is planned for the first quar...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2015

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

The Politics of Climate Change Adaptation: An Integrative Approach of Development and Climate Change Interventions in Nepal and Mongolia

Understanding the political nature of climate change adaptation is particularly important in efforts to ensure that increasing levels of climate change funding are channeled into actions that reduce, rather than enhance, vulnerability. The project has investigated the mechanisms by which developm...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2015

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Thor Heyerdahl Summer School in Environmental Governance

Environmental governance encompasses processes that shape how social priorities are made, how conflicts are acknowledged and possibly resolved, and how human coordination is facilitated in the field of the environment. Governance is not only government. I t also includes actors such as communitie...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2014

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Large land deals in Africa: Gendered processes of tenure security, resource capture and collective action

For centuries global economic expansion has lead to conflicts over land tenure and changes in production systems. In recent years a wave of international land investments or 'land grabs', driven by global food, energy and climate change crises, have recei ved media attention and led to new resear...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Akershus

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Contested Powers: Towards a Political Anthropology of Energy in Latin America

Energy is essential for national development, but there is no easy correlation between production capacity and social well-being. As our project's results demonstrate, the development outcomes of energy resources in Latin America, both renewable and non-renewable, are as dependent on social and p...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Effects of activities and work on a farm and its nature surroundings on health, social well-being and working ability for people out of work

Awarded: NOK 6.3 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2015

Location: Akershus

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Indigenous peoples' rights to consultation (ILO169) and development interventions: comparing experiences in Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil

The ILO Convention # 169 (C169) is unique, as it is the only legally binding instrument in international law that distinctly deals with indigenous peoples' rights. It covers a range of issues, including land rights and access to natural resources. C169 is directed to governments, recognising the...

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Akershus

DEMOSREG-Demokrati, styring og regional

Drift av norsk nettverk om Public policy and network governance gjennom faglige formidlingsarrangementer

Vi søker om finansiering av fire typer aktiviteter. 1. Workshop om Governance i et nytt perspektiv våren 2009 Målet med workshopen er å få fram en refleksjon og en debatt om governance basert på de erfaringene som er gjort i de ulike prosjektene. Dette skal legge grunnlaget for videre drift av...

Awarded: NOK 0.48 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Conditions for sustainable management of urban recreational landscapes. May governance and accessibility be valuable tools?

Our focus is how urban recreation areas is affected by planning, network governance discourse and interaction between stakeholders in three selected Norwegian municipalities. The proposal has a particular focus on the planning system authorized by the Pla nning and Building Act as an appropriate ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Norsk styremedlem i EADI

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Awarded: NOK 69,316

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

In the Shadow of a Conflict: Impacts of Zimbabwe's Land Reform on Rural Poverty and Development in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia

While much attention has been devoted to Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform - its causes, manifestations, and impacts on Zimbabwean society - comparatively little has been written about the fates of those who left the country because of the conflict. In pa rticular, the processes by which they ent...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2017

Location: Akershus

UTISOR-Utviklingsveier i Sør

Land, Water and Poverty in Southern Africa: Breaking with the Past

Africa, including southern Africa continues to have the highest proportions of its populations living in rural areas. Poverty continues to be most concentrated in rural areas while agricultural production remains central to most economies. Thus, the re- emergence of land reform combined with wa...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Akershus

NETT-Stimulerings-/nettverksbygging

NFU-konferanse 2005

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Awarded: NOK 0.29 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Akershus

UTISOR-Utviklingsveier i Sør

Community Participation in the implementations of the Global Environmental Conventions and poverty alleviation

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Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Akershus

CGIAR-Internasj. landbruksforskning

A comparative study of coastal aquaculture systems and integrated coastal zone management in Malaysia, Tanzania and Norway: win-win, ......

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Awarded: NOK 0.32 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2004

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Norsk deltakelse i EADIs styre

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Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2007

Location: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

The Dynamics of Land Reform and Poverty in Namaqualand

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Awarded: NOK 0.60 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2005

Location: Akershus

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Human rights and land tenure reform in South Africa: A case study of policy, discourses and stakeholders

Ved sin Grunnlov fra 1996 har Sør-Afrika formulert sterke rettigheter til rettferdig fordeling av naturressurser, erstatning for urettferdighet og sikring av eiendomsrettigheter og demokratisk forvaltning av land. <.zeta.> gjennomføre jordreformer har imi dlertidvist seg å være blant de vanskelig...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2001-2007

Location: Akershus

BYUTV-Byutvikling

Utviklingskontroll og reguleringssystem. Komparativ studie av ulike reguleringssystemers metoder brukt i planlegging og plangjennomføring

Endringer i retning av mer omfattende privat engasjement i norsk byplanlegging legger nye forutsetninger for plansystemets kapasitet til å styre byutviklingen i samsvar med planleggingens intensjoner. De nye og tilsynelatende stadig mer omseggripende tend ensene reiser avgjørende utfordringer for...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2001-2005

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Doktorgradskurs i "Development Studies"

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Awarded: NOK 0.70 mill.

Project Period: 2000-2007

Location: Akershus

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Management of Agricultural Biodiversity - Third World Farmers Experience with Change and their Coping Strategies

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Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2000-2007

Location: Akershus

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