Environment/Climate change

Sjuhärad and Da Nang, Vietnam
10 september, 2019
Project: Making Da Nang an Environmental City Globally targets and agreement are developed without clear instruction on how to strategically implement and measure the improvements. The consequence is that for example Agenda 2030 is not fully implemented in the local context. There is a need to increase the understanding and knowledge on how to strategically…
Is there a win for conservation, livelihoods and governance?
18 december, 2018
This study compares previous biodiversity data from these sites with current forest measurements and data gathered through social science methods including semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions in two communities adjacent to the forest reserve. Results show that although still controversial for conservation efforts, Broussonetia papyrifera can support the regeneration of indigenous…
In the eye of the storm
26 november, 2018
A gendered study on climate change adaptation in small-scale farming in Thái Bình, Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the countries in the world that is projected to be most impacted by climate change. Extreme weather events such as storms and floods are predicted to increase with the changing climate. As such, climate change adaptation is…
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…
Malmö and Lusaka, Zambia
12 juli, 2017
Project: Youth for Change Lusaka and Malmö are two cities with a young population. Together we have identified a need to develop better strategies for youth participation to make use of the potential and perspectives that young people possess. Inclusive processes will provide us with better policies, better decisions and increase local democracy. This is…
Umeå kommun – Kajiado County
10 januari, 2017
The city of Umeå and Kajiado County Government have established a collaboration in an inception phase financed by the ICLD. The project described in this application aims at strengthening the capacity within the Kajiado County Government in the area of integrated environment systems for waste and water management. The application is based on a thorough…
Environmental Management
20 september, 2016
A partnership was initiated after a visit by the Swedish delegation to South Africa in July 2005 and a three year project started up and was funded by SALA/IDA. Two of the three project years have been carried out. The project focuses on three areas that are important for the development and management of environmental…
Solid Waste Recycling
20 september, 2016
Waste management is a significant environmental issue in both Åmål and Manafwa, the dissemination of knowledge and understanding are major challenges. This area is a priority and the dissemination has been planned to occur in all ages and groups, but has been started with students in primary schools. The aim is to spread knowledge to…
Sustainable Kota Palu
20 september, 2016
The overall objective is to help the city of Palu in undergoing a rapid development and change. The urbanization is rapid and will explode in the future, related to the changes of the status of the city of Palu to one of two economic zones in Indonesia. Palu has to face a fast growing population…
Storm Water Management
20 september, 2016
The overall objective of the project, Storm Water Management, is to increase the ecological and chemical status of lakes and watercourses in Vara and Huangshan. The project will run for two years, during that time the project objective will be met. The project objective is formulated as follows: To create a policy for storm water…