We are pleased to announce that the CO-CRED project “Navigating growth and sustainability: Co-creating local climate resilient development practice in the Oslofjord region”– has been awarded funding by the Research Council of Norway (NFR). This marks a significant milestone for collaborative climate resilience research in the Oslofjord region.
Coordinated by Professor Siri Eriksen at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), the project brings together researchers from NMBU’s faculties MINA, LANDSAM, and SEB, in close collaboration with municipalities in the Follo region. The total budget allocated to NMBU is NOK 15.5 million.
Interdisciplinary Expertise from SEB
At the School of Economics and Business (SEB), the project is a joint effort between Skatteforsk (represented by Anette Alstadsæter) and CENCE (represented by Erlend Dancke Sandorf, Anders Dugstad and Ståle Navrud. Their combined expertise is central to the development of Task 1.2 and Task 1.3, which focus on the valuation of nature-based solutions and climate adaptation strategies.
Research-Based Valuation for Local Decision-Making
Task 1.2 and 1.3 build on CENCE’s methodological work in valuation workshops and stated preferences surveys e.g. as outlined in the paper Stated Preferences for Nature-based Solutions (Dugstad, Hammou, Navrud, 2025), and will be developed further in cooperation with Skatteforsk, MINA, LANDSAM and the municipalities. These tasks aim to assess public preferences and economic valuation of ecosystem services, contributing to evidence-based decision-making in local climate resilience planning.
Rooted in the Sustainability Arena TOWARDS
The CO-CRED project is rooted in NMBU Sustainability Arena: TOWARDS, where SEB researchers have previously contributed to work on climate adaptation and nature-based solutions. The project represents a continuation and expansion of this interdisciplinary collaboration.
– CO-CRED exemplifies how academic collaboration across disciplines and faculties can contribute to solving complex societal challenges. I am proud that the School of Economics and Business is part of this initiative, which combines economic insight with sustainability and climate resilience, says Casper Claudi Rasmussen, Dean of the School of Economics and Business.
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