13 – Bekämpa klimatförändringarna

  • Västernorrland and Mombassa, Kenya

    Västernorrland and Mombassa, Kenya

    This project between Mombasa and Västernorrland seeks to improve the capacity of the two organizations to achieve a more sustainable consumption pattern and solid waste management. Project: Promoting sustainable consumption and waste management Mombasa and Västernorrland initated their partnership in 2013. Following their previous project, Building capacity to address literacy challenges and enhance democratic engagement…

  • Vänersborg and Chobe, Botswana

    Vänersborg and Chobe, Botswana

    Project: ECOWAMA36 Continuing the partnership between Chobe District and Vänersborg Municipality, this is a knowledge and experience exchange project within solid waste management. The overall objective is to achieve improved community resilience and a more sustainable environment in Chobe District and in Vänersborg. The project objective: Enhanced conditions for a more efficient and sustainable solid…

  • Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Lycksele and Homa Bay, Kenya

    Project: Sustainable water and waste management as a way of promoting public health The project objective is to produce a comprehensive plan for integrated waste and water management in Homa Bay County with focus on waste management supporting public health in the county. The project is linked to another project with a specific focus on…

  • Trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger: Local governance as mediator of its underlying causes and consequences

    This report reviews the existing literature of trans-Saharan labour emigration from Niger both conducted by Nigeriens but also by other West Africans, given Niger’s importance as a country of transit. The literature on labour emigration from the Sahelian region, as in other parts of the world, is dominated by studies that emphasise particular causes (drought,…

  • Lidingö and Quelimane, Mozambique

    Lidingö and Quelimane, Mozambique

    Project: Education project Our common project idea is to work with sustainable development in the long run. Several of our interim goals, which should be achieved in the project, are also part of the UN’s goals in Agenda 2030. Our joint work is supposed to be based on teaching about sustainable development in some of…

  • Outmigration, Development, and Global Environmental Change. A Review and Discussion of Case Studies from the West African Sahel

    This working paper gives an overview over literature on emigration from the West Sahel, with a selective focus on resource-dependent livelihoods and how they are connected to outmigration from the Sahel, especially regarding Senegal and Niger. To complete the picture, we also cover some studies on urban population groups and regions beyond the Sahel, although…

  • Theories of Migration in and from Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Review and Critique of Current Literature

    This working paper presents an overview of the global literature on migration with a focus on rural areas. It discusses the general structure of the field of migration studies and outlines a typology of approaches found within this literature. Different theories on migration are examined. An interesting finding is the large amount of evidence confirming…

  • Local Government and Migration: A Review of Literature and Media Narratives with focus on West African Sahel

    Multiple questions are constantly asked about migration. What are the driving forces behind migration? What happens at the intersection of climate threats, social injustices and migration? Is migration a product of social structures or voluntary individual action? And in general, what is the role of local governments in relation to emigration? Many of these issues…

  • Choisir la démocratie: la gestion des ressources naturelles pour les décideurs, bailleurs de fonds, et agents de terrain

    Appuyer la démocratie locale pour la gestion des forêts est essentiel à l’amélioration du bien-être des populations. Les autorités forestières au niveau national recrutent souvent des experts qui ne rendent pas compte aux populations vivant en zone forestière. Beaucoup de décisions relatives aux forêts devraient être prises au niveau local. Cette note d’orientation politique propose…

  • Choosing Democracy: Natural Resource Management for Environmental Policy Makers, Donors and Practitioners

    Supporting local democracy in forestry is crucial for enhancing local people’s wellbeing. Most public decisions in forestry remain centralized. Forestry authorities on the national level often hire experts who are not accountable to the to the local people living in and around the forests. Many decisions related to forests should be transferred to the local…

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