13 – Bekämpa klimatförändringarna

Kalix and Masaka, Uganda
18 februari, 2021
Project: Education for Mind Set Change. This 3-year project is the first project between Masaka and Kalix in the Municipal Partnership Programme. The partners conducted an inception during 2019 to outline this project. The aim of the project is to increase awareness of the importance of waste management and the negative impact of plastics on…
Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya
11 juni, 2020
This project builds on the results and methods of a previous project on solid waste management. It focuses on further implementation and completion of activities aimed to increase capacity building for a County-owned waste management company and adress issues of governance and coordination structures. Project: Environment protection NORELD 2020 Norrköping Municipality and Uasin Gishuy County…
Västernorrland and Mombassa, Kenya
11 juni, 2020
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
17 december, 2019
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
16 december, 2019
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
18 februari, 2019
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
4 december, 2018
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
16 oktober, 2018
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
2 oktober, 2018
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
6 september, 2018
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…