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Past DDRN Workshops and seminars

DDRN regularily organises workshops and seminars. These events may be organised by the secretariat and/or network members. Here you can download all available reports.

Please note that workshops and seminars held recently are described in more details on separate pages. To maintain an easy overview of the workshops listed below, only basic information on the workshops is provided on this page along with links to related presentations.

 


Konference om dansk uddannelsesforskning rettet mod udviklingslande [in Danish]

May 27, 2010 - The Danish School of Education (DPU), Copenhagen NV. To read the report, please follow this link.


The value of DDRN from a member/user perspective. Reflections from the North and the South

May 26, 2010 - Faculty of Life Sciences, Dyrlægevej 1, Frederiksberg C. Concept note and programme of the thematic meeting are available here.


Research for water, environment and development: Make sure that research is relevant for societies – and is being used

May 6, 2010 - GEUS, Øster Voldgade 10, København K. Documents from the meeting are available here..


”Developing Indonesia” - Second Annual NISN Workshop

April 21-22, 2010 - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen
For a brief report and programme from the workshop, please follow this link.


Climate Change and Human Mobility

April 12-14, 2010 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Anthropology
The report of the conference and other information are available here.


Agricultural development and support: Experience from the past, prospects for the future? 

March 18, 2010 - Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen. Documentation is available on the website of  the Evaluation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark.


Southern African Nordic Centre (SANORD): Multilateral Networking, Cooperation and Mobility through Research and Higher Education – What is in it for you?

February 3, 2010 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen K
The minutes and presentations from the meeting are available here.


Developing and engaging community participation in climate change initiatives

December 18, 2009 - COWI in Lyngby, Denmark
A brief description of this after-work meeting and one of the presentation are available here.


Key drivers and challenges in strategic collaboration on Higher Education and Research in development

December 7-9, 2009 - Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
To download the report and presentations from the workshop, please follow this link.


Experience sharing workshop: Dried fruits and vegetables enterprise development

November 30 - December 2, 2009 - Uganda
To read the report and a description of the workshop, please follow this link.


Small-Scale Mining and Development Aid in Africa

November 13, 2009 - Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen
To read about the seminar and download the report and presentations, please follow this link.


Roskilde Development Day

November 3, 2009 - Roskilde University, Denmark
To read about the conference and download the report and programme, please follow this link.


Workshop on the Role of Higher Education in Africa: ’Triple Helix’ Responses to Climate Change

October 30, 2009 - Aalborg University, Denmark
A description of the meeting, the report, programme and presentations are available here.


Agribusiness in Developing Countries
October 29, 2009 - University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
A description of the conference and the report are available here.


First Bolivian Conference in Development Economics

October 8-9, 2009 - UPB’s Achocalla campus, La Paz, Bolivia
A further description of the conference, the programme, the conference report and the link to the website of the conference are available here.


The Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries

October 6, 2009 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
For a brief report and presentations from the seminar, please follow this link.


Matchmaking between the labour market and master students/recently graduated students within the field of development work

September 24, 2009 - Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen
A brief report from the seminar can be downloaded here.


Strengthening communication in N/S research partnerships for development - Vietnam

September 22â€24, 2009 - Pho Hoi Riverside Resort, HoiAn, Vietnam
A brief summary, the workshop report, and all presentations from the workshop are available here.


Strengthening communication in N/S research partnerships for development - Tanzania

August 12â€14, 2009 - Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania
A brief summary, the workshop report, and all presentations are available here


Joint Actions on Climate Change. Institutionalizing climate change requirements in lending and investment practices

June 10, 2009 - Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre, Denmark 
Report by Martin Lehmann to be downloaded. For more information, please follow this link.


Strategic Collaboration on Higher Education and Research for Development - Drivers and Challenges

May 25-26, 2009 - University of Aarhus, Denmark
To read the conference report and relevant documentation, please follow this link.


Organic Agriculture for Improved Food Security in Africa: Recommendations to Future Development

May 22, 2009 - Kampala, Uganda
For more information and to read the workshop report, please follow this link.


Meeting presenting new network initiative on climate change to promote research cooperation and North-South knowledge sharing

May 14, 2009 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
For more information about the meeting and to read the minutes, please follow this link.


Nordic Indonisia Studies Network (NISN) inaugural workshop

May 13-15, 2009 - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen
A report from the workshop can be downloaded here.


19th annual FAU conference: Bringing the State back in - New Roles and Responsibilities of the 21st Century State

May 12-13, 2009 - Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
brief report from the conference can be downloaded here. For more information, please see the full conference report.


Transnational Forms of Cooperation and Intercultural Dialogues: Towards Alternatives to Human Development and Rights

May 11-19, 2009 - La Paz, Bolivia
For information, please read the workshop report.


Poverty, Forests and Climate Change - Practical Strategies for Ensuring Pro-Poor Approaches to REDD

Tuesday April 21, 2009 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
For more information, please download the programme. A summary of the seminar and the presentations can be downloaded on the website of DIIS or by following this link.


IARU Climate Congress: Session 41 - Adaptation to climate change in Least Developed Countries – challenges, experiences, and ways forward

March 10-12, 2009 - Bella Center, Copenhagen
For more information, please follow this link.


Meeting on New GDN Global Research Project - The Climate Challenge: Sustaining Development Progress in a Warming World

March 9, 2009 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen 
For more information, please follow this link.


Understanding the linkages between climate change, human health, water and food security: Research and knowledge sharing for Southern Africa

February 18-20, 2009 - Cape Town, South Africa
To see the presentations, documents, and videos, please follow this link.  


Information and discussion meeting: Eco-business as a driver of sustainable development in Central America?

December 17, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To read about the meeting, follow this link.


Video Stories - digital opportunities for communication in research for development (Seminar 2-2/2008)

December 11-12, 2008, University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To read more, follow this link.


Global Value Chains, Business and Development

December 9, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To view the presentations and other documents from the conference, follow this link.


Local Water Governance in Developing Countries, Part I and II

November 25 and December 9, 2008 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Reports of both seminars are available on the website of DIIS: Seminar I. Seminar II.


Assessing and evaluating communication activities: Tools for improving communication of research and knowledge for development (Seminar 3/2008) 

December 4, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To view the report, presentations, videos and related blogs, follow this link.


Development Strategies in the New Millennium

November 25, 2008 - Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark
For more information, pelase read the report from the seminar [pdf, 83kB], the seminar announcement [pdf, 82kB] or contact Anne Mette Kjær (mkjaer@ps.au.dk).


World Development Report 2009: Spatial disparities in development

October 31, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
For more information about this seminar, please follow this link.


Lessons on local participation in biodiversity conservation

September 30 and October 28, 2008 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
To read more about the seminars, plesae follow this link.


Achieving sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel after the era of desertification - Research findings, policy issues and communication strategy

October 6, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
For more information about this seminar, please read the report [pdf, 47 kB].


Enhanced collaboration between African and European universities

September 16, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To read about this after-work meeting, please follow this link.


The Corporate Social Responsibility Chain Link

August 20, 2008 - Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda
For information about this workshop, you can read the report [pdf, 153kB] and/or send an email to the main organiser, Ms Harriet Ssali: hssali@ili.or.ug.


How can developing countries gain from the growing market for organic food

May 27, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
You can read a brief report in English [pdf] or the longer report in Danish [pdf], which includes a list of participants.


New Latin American Development Strategies in a Changing International Economic and Political Context

May 20-22, 2008 - Department of Language & Culture, Aalborg University, Denmark
For information, please read the report to DDRN [pdf, 30kB]and visit the website of the conference


Video Stories - digital opportunities for communication in research for development (Seminar 2/2008)

May 19, 2008 – University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To read about the workshop, please follow this link.


How to approach regional cooperation within Urban Environmental Management in Southern Africa

May 16, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
To see the presentations from the meeting and other relevant documents, please follow this link.


FAU Conference 2008: Cities, Climate Change and Development - Is Urban change for sustainability possible?

May 14-15, 2008 – Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
To read the report and presentations from the conference, please follow this link.


Research Communication: Why and how? (Seminar 1/2008)

May 8, 2008 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
The presentations from the workshop are available, please follow this link.


Local livelihood strategies and climate change

April 29, 2008 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
To read more about the seminar, plesae follow this link.


Conference on Rural Economic Development: Opportunities and Challenges in Future Growth Strategies

April 8-9, 2008 - Eigtved Pakhus, Copenhagen
Documents and powerpoint presentations are available online, please follow this link.


Trade Monday Seminar: Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements in Africa: Current Developments

April 7, 2008 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
For questions and information about this seminar, please contact Simon Bolwig.


Urban Environmental Management (UEM) knowledge and research for development

December 5-7, 2007 - Cape Town, South Africa
Relevant documents and powerpoint presentations are available online, please follow this link.


Urban Environmental Management and Air Quality in Less Developed Countries

November 30, 2007 - Carlsberg Academy, Valby, Denmark
Presentations from the workshop are available, please follow this link.


DDRN-BiosafeTrain Workshop: Environmental consequences of growing GM crops in the developing countries

November 29-30, 2007 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
The see the presentations from the workshop, please follow this link. For more information, please read the programme [pdf] or contact the main organiser, Dr. Gabor Lovei.


Opportunities for scientific interrelation between research institutions in Scandinavia and the industry sector in developing countries

November 29, 2007 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
Please see the Minutes from after work meeting [pdf]. For further information, you are welcome to send an email to Peter Vangsbo Madsen.


After work meeting on DDRN workshop in Uganda on governance research

November 14, 2007 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
For information on the after work meeting, please send an email to the DDRN coordinator Anne Marie Sørensen.


Governance Knowledge and Research in Uganda (RUFORUM-DDRN Workshop)

October 19, 2007 - Hotel Africana, Kampala
Workshop report, by Zziwa Ahmed and Dr. Prossy Isubikalu, RUFORUM [pdf].
Brief on outcomes, by DDRN network coordinator Anne Sørensen [pdf].


How can knowledge generation and utilisation improve development cooperation?

May 9, 2007 - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Seminar proceedings, by Lone Frederiksen [pdf]
Seminar invitation [pdf]


Shaping the new network - DDRN as a key agent of change or service provider?

March 13, 2007 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, Copenhagen
Workshop proceedings, by Lone Frederiksen [pdf]
Powerpoint presentation “Shaping the New Network: DDRN as a key agent of change or service provider?”, by Enrique Mendizabal [pdf]
Hand out  “Form and Function: Research Policy Networks”, by Enrique Mendizabal [pdf]
Working paper “Building Effective Research Policy Networks: Linking Function and Form”, by Enrique Mendizabal.

 
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Call for proposals for New DDRN Development Science Shop!

Call launched for Danish NGOs, grassroots organisations and consultancy firms to send in proposals for study topics for students at Danish universities with an interest in international development. First deadline:
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