From coca to cacao agroforestry – a sustainable livelihood strategy in the Peruvian Amazon
by ‘’Plato or Plumo’’. There is no other way I could start this article than by mentioning the famous intimidating words of Pablo Escobar, the drug …
Sami-youth in Finland: “Our culture is threatened by climate change – and we are not even part of the conversation about it”
by Talking about climate change on several levels and with different meanings – is something essential to Anni-Sofia Niittyvuopio (21), Head of the Youth Council of …
Climate change: Permafrost carbon remobilization
In recent years, fires in the Amazon Forest and in Australia caused worldwide dismay, showing how interconnected the globe is when we talk about climate …
New research 2023: DANIDA funded development research in waiting
by The 2021 Call for applications Window 1 and 2 for DANIDA funded development research was published by Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)* in late November 2020. …
Malaysian University Consortium for Environment and Development – Industry & Urban Areas
MUCED started activities in 2001, 20 years ago. What do different participants in the programme think of it? Does it have any impact today? Has …
Fake Nutrition News: How to Counteract Misinformation when Promoting Good Health and Well-Being
In August 2018, the Danish Government presented a new official food and health strategy to oppose bad eating habits and reduce negative effects lifestyle diseases …
Can a pest species earn you more than the principal crop?
This article is about my master’s fieldwork experience in Ghana, where I looked into the contribution of an edible pest species to rural livelihoods in …
Gender equality / News / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Reduced inequalities / Social Sciences
Equity and gender equality after Covid19 – Lockdown violence and cashless cities under the pandemic
Coronavirus restrictions and sexual assault are intensely debated these days among the Danish public. Even though these discussions are not necessarily interrelated, we have seen …
AfricaLics (Part 1): South-North partnerships through the lens of AfricaLics
This is the first of two articles about the organisation Africa Lics (an acronym for African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building …
AfricaLics (Part 2): A first-hand account of the Visiting Fellowship Programme (VFP) experience
This is the second of two articles about the organisation AfricaLics. In the first article, I speak with Dr Margrethe Holm Andersen about the organisation, …