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ZEF’s researchers report about their work

ZEF’s researchers report about their work

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March 15, 2023

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an interdisciplinary research institute with a focus on research in, with and for the Global South . ZEF runs research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. In their blogs our researchers report about their work including projects, conferences, scientific publications, field research, talks and other milestones. Authors …

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January 30, 2023
Biodiversity and Gender: how their bonds were strengthened in the UN Convention on Biodiversity

Biodiversity and Gender: how their bonds were strengthened in the UN Convention on Biodiversity

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This blog post was written by ZEF senior research Isimemen Osemwegie*, who attended the Global Biodiversity Summit in Montreal in December 2022. Osemwegie is an expert on climate change and biodiversity and a member of the UNCBD Women Caucus. Montreal, Canada’s second-most populous city, welcomed parties and different stakeholders from all over the world to …

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October 6, 2022
A One Health momentum in the midst of Accra’s rapid urbanization

A One Health momentum in the midst of Accra’s rapid urbanization

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This blog post was written by Abraham Kidane, Public Health Veterinarian and Jaqueline Hildebrandt, Public Health Scientist. Both researchers belong to the One Health & Urban Transformation Graduate School at ZEF (BIGS-DR batch 2021) and conduct research on One Health issues in Ghana. In this blog post they share their experiences and insights from their …

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September 6, 2022
Doctoral researchers look into conservation of coastal ecosystems in Germany’s north

Doctoral researchers look into conservation of coastal ecosystems in Germany’s north

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PART 2 As part of the partnership-program between ZEF and the International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS) of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo, two groups of doctoral students went on simultaneous field trips to look into the “Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems – Linkages between Agriculture and Marine Environment” in August …

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September 6, 2022
Doctoral researchers look into conservation of coastal ecosystems in Germany’s north

Doctoral researchers look into conservation of coastal ecosystems in Germany’s north

by ZEFeditor

PART 1 As part of the partnership-program between ZEF and the International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS) of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo, two groups of doctoral students went on simultaneous field trips to look into the “Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems – Linkages between Agriculture and …

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July 2, 2022
The Role of Land in Sustainable Development: Observing Science Policy at the UN Land Conference

The Role of Land in Sustainable Development: Observing Science Policy at the UN Land Conference

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Sara Velander is a junior researcher with the LANUSYNCON project at ZEF. In this blog post she shares her experiences and insights from her research trip to the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, May 9-20, 2022. Land Degradation …

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June 22, 2022
The Importance of Knowledge Platforms for Sustainable Cities

The Importance of Knowledge Platforms for Sustainable Cities

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Reflections and impressions from the ICLEI World Conference in Malmö, Sweden, in May 2022. By Niklas Wagner, junior researcher at the One Health and Urban Transformation Graduate School of ZEF/ University of Bonn. Niklas’s research focuses on institutions that connect knowledge and policy in the context of urban climate resilience. He participated in the World …

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March 21, 2022
Could the Ukrainian war spark another revolution in Egypt?

Could the Ukrainian war spark another revolution in Egypt?

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Blog post by Ahmed Abdalla, a doctoral researcher at ZEF and the Right Livelihood Campus Bonn. Egypt is the third most populated country in Africa, with a current population of 104 million people. The majority of Egypt’s inhabitants live on only 7% of the country’s land surface, mainly along the Nile River stretching from south …

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March 9, 2022
Man or machine? How the rental market for farm machines can boost agricultural production in Bangladesh

Man or machine? How the rental market for farm machines can boost agricultural production in Bangladesh

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By Fuad Hassan* Trends of agricultural mechanization have taken on a new significance in developing countries in recent years. These trends have been triggered by the shrinking availability of hired labor and rising labor wages, as more non-farm income opportunities for farmers have arisen over the past 20 years. Whereas crop cultivation used to be …

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March 7, 2022
Why rural development cannot happen whilst Gender-based violence remains endemic across the world

Why rural development cannot happen whilst Gender-based violence remains endemic across the world

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Written by Tina Beuchelt, Dennis Aviles, and Emily Brown* Despite decades of campaigns and action against Gender-based violence by feminist groups and movements worldwide, women and girls’ experiences of domestic, intimate partner and sexual violence remain stubbornly high: One in three women worldwide experience sexual or physical violence during her lifetime, most often perpetrated by …

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February 22, 2022
CSDAC students in Niger receive funding for training 17 Nigerien women in advocacy and digital campaigning for the 17 SDGs

CSDAC students in Niger receive funding for training 17 Nigerien women in advocacy and digital campaigning for the 17 SDGs

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In December 2021, the students of the Climate and Sustainable Development Actions Club (CSDAC) were awarded another grant by Plan International West and Central Africa. The new project plans to build human capacities in advocacy and digital campaigning: Seventeen Nigerien girl-leaders will receive training on how to best disseminate and promote the 17 SDGs on social media …

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December 8, 2021
Water and sanitation for all? About the challenges of providing access to drinkable water in Niger

Water and sanitation for all? About the challenges of providing access to drinkable water in Niger

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6 targets: “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”. But what are the challenges on the ground in rural West Africa? Lémonla Armel Otekpo, a master student in the DAAD-funded and ZEF-run project «West African Center for Sustainable Rural Transformation» (WAC-SRT) and Segbedji …

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November 24, 2021
Darkest before dawn: Reflections on my COP 26 experience

Darkest before dawn: Reflections on my COP 26 experience

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In this blog post, ZEF- and Right Livelihood College (RLC) junior researcher Irene Awino Ojuok from Kenya relates about her impressions, experiences and insights of her participation in the COP 26 in Glasgow, United Kingdom (October 31-November 13, 2021). She was invited by the Global EverGreening Alliance (GEA) whom she represented as an Ambassador. Irene …

March 8, 2022
Warum ländliche Entwicklung nicht möglich ist, solange geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt überall auf der Welt existiert

Warum ländliche Entwicklung nicht möglich ist, solange geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt überall auf der Welt existiert

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Blog von Tina Beuchelt, Dennis Aviles und Emily Brown* Trotz jahrzehntelanger Kampagnen und Maßnahmen gegen geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt, die von feministischen Gruppen und Bewegungen auf der ganzen Welt geführt werden, ist die Zahl der Frauen und Mädchen, die häusliche, partnerschaftliche und sexuelle Gewalt erleben, nach wie vor erschreckend hoch: Eine von drei Frauen weltweit erfährt im …

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