NORHED - I at NMBU

NORHED - I projects at NMBU faculties: 

School of Economics and Business:
Olvar Bergland and main partner Makerere University Business School, Uganda.
Project title: Capacity Building in Education and Research for Economic Governance. 

Stein Holden and main partner Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
Project title: Capacity Building for Climate Smart Natural Resource Management and Policy (CLISNARP). 

Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)
Douglas Sheil and main partner Makerere University, Uganda. Project title: Building capacity for REDD+ in East Africa for improved ecosystem health and for sustainable livelihoods in Eastern Africa. 

Tron Eid and main partner Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
Project title: Steps towards susstainable forest management with the local communities in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. 

Bal Ram Singh and main partner Makerere University, Uganda.
Project title: Regional capacity building for sustainable natural resource management and agricultural productivity under a changing climate. 

M. Samuel Adaramola and main partner Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. Main Norwegian partner: NTNU. This project falls under the NORHED Energy and Petroleum programme (administered by NTNU).
Project title: Upgrading education and research capacity in renewable energy technologies (UPERC-RET).

Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT)
Trine Hvoslef-Eide and main partner Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
Project title: Controlling diseases in sweet potato and enset in South Sudan and Ethiopia to improve productivity and livelihoods under changing climatic conditions using modern technology. 

Trine Hvoslef-Eide and main partner Hawassa University, Ethiopia. Main Norwegian partner: NTNU. This project falls under the NORHED Energy and Petroleum programme (administered by NTNU).
Project title: Research and Capacity Building in Clean and Renewable Bioenergy in Ethiopia.

Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK)
Harsha Ratnaweera and main partner Makerere University, Uganda. Main Norwegian partner: University College of Telemark.
Project title: Water and Society (WaSo-Africa) – Instutional capacity building in water management and climate change adaptation in the Nile Basin.

Harsha Ratnaweera and main partner University of Peraddeniya, Sri Lanka. Main Norwegian partner: University College of Telemark.
Project title:"Water and Society – Institutional Capacity Building in Water management and Climate Change adaptation in selected countries in Asia (WaSo Asia). 

Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM)
Darley Kjosavik and main partner University of Juba, South Sudan.
Project title: Institutional cooperation for capacity building of universities and local authorities for democaratic and economic governance and peace building in South Sudan and Ethiopia. 

Trygve Berg and main partner University of Juba, South Sudan.
Project title: Ecology and management of the Sudd Wetland, South Sudan. 

Thor S. Larsen and main partner Copperbelt University, Zambia.
Project title: Improving the governance and economics of protected areas, ecosystem services and poverty eradication through HEI capacity-building and transdisciplinary research. 

Stig Jarle Hansen and main partner University of Tribhuvan, Nepal.
Project title: Strengthening research, education and advocacy in conflict, peace and development studies in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. 

Bishal Sitaula and main partner Kathmandu University, Nepal.
Project title: Sustainable natural resource management for climate change adaptation in the Himalayan region: A collaborative project among Norway, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan. 

Jens Aune and main partner Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
Project title: Research and capacity building in climate smart agriculture in the Horn of Africa. 

Ian Bryceson and main partner University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Project title: Vulnerability, resilience, rights and responsibilities: Capacity building on climate change in relation to coastal resources, gender and governance in coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Sheri Lee Bastien and main partner Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
NORHED 2016 - 2021: Education for Development programme. Project title: Innovations in teaching and learning through contextualized approaches to increase the quality, relevance and sustainability of education in Nepal.

Paul Vedeld and main partner Makerere University, Uganda. Main Norwegian partner: NTNU. This project falls under the NORHED Energy and Petroleum programme (administered by NTNU).
Project title: Capacity building to promote sustainable governance of petroleum resources, biodiversity and livelihoods in East African communities.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Dept. of Food Safety and Infection Biology
Eystein Skjerve and main partner Makerere University, Uganda.
Project title: Capacity building in zoonotic diseases management using the integrated approach to ecosystems health at the human-livestock-wildlife interface in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Short film (YouTube) about the project (English).
Short film (YouTube) about the project (Norwegian sub-titles).
Project on Facebook.

Dept. of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine
Stephen Mutoloki and partner universities in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.
Project title: Capacity building for training and research in aquatic and environmental health in Eastern and Southern Africa (TRAHESA).