Applied Sciences

From strategy to tragedy - How wetlands became victims of unforeseen mistakes The question of wetland encroachment is one that remains in the public domain in Uganda. Rice growers, business operators and factory proprietors have been cited as some of...

Empowerment of Science Journalists and CSOs in Uganda and Rwanda for Research-Based Advocacy (EReBA) project Summary: This project aims to (1) build the capacity of science journalists and CSO staff in Uganda and Rwanda, (2) strengthen the advocacy work of...

Danske forskere, der har arbejdet og forsket blandt oprindelige folk i Latinamerika, ser tegn på en ny anerkendelse i forskerkredse af disse folks traditioner og visdomOprindelige folk bærer på værdifuld viden, som er i fare for at gå tabt i...

Africa contains the widest between-country variations in income inequality globally, with the top 10% of the region controlling almost 56% of total income. The roots of many issues underlying this inequality go back to the colonial era. Yet, international development...

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The fight against climate change demands that nations decarbonise their energy grids, but this transition puts contradictory pressures on many Global South countries. For instance, charcoal is the primary energy source for households in Tanzania and Uganda, dictating the social...

Despite being one of the countries with the lowest carbon footprint per capita (0.21 vs 6.6 in DK),  Mozambique is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Cyclones and floods have intensified in the past decades, devastating infrastructures,...

The Luis Cruz Martínez School in Quilpué, a school with a high level of vulnerability, installed a solar panel system to supply renewable energy to its library and other community areas on the campus. Then, its members went a step...

In the middle of fertile valleys that produce corn, wheat, potatoes, oranges, lemons, avocados, peaches and grapes, and with the Cachapoal River as their northern boundary, the inhabitants of the communes of Pichidegua and Las Cabras live 140 kilometers from...

The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) at University of Copenhagen maintains several long-term research partnerships with African universities. Recently, DDRN had the opportunity to interview two visiting faculty members from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...