| Research Theme Environmental Dynamics: Natural Resource Availability for Livelihoods |
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| Summary: |
Spatio-temporal variations in the availability of natural resources have important consequences for those whose livelihoods depend on them. NCCR North-South research in this area is conducted from a predominantly bio-physical and ecological perspective. Particular attention is paid to climate change and strategies for coping with its effects.
Studies are conducted in the Horn of Africa and in Central Asia, as well as in Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa.
Research Projects:
Environmental dynamics and natural resource use
Livelihoods, communities and coping strategies
Innovations in natural resource use and management
PhD Theses:
recently completed:
Birru Yitaferu, Land degradation and management options of the Lake Tana Basin (LTB), Amhara Region, Ethiopia (PhD)
Amare Bantider, Land transformation and opportunities for sustainable land management in North-Wello, Ethiopia (PhD)
Bettina Wolfgramm, Assessing the Impact of Land Use on Land Resources in the Hill Zone of Western Tajikistan: Degradation and Conservation Processes - Opportunities for Sustainable Land Resource Management (PhD)
Natalia Ershova, Impact of Land Use and Climate on River Flow in the Upper Sokuluk River Basin – Contribution to Sustainable Land Use in the Chui Valley, Kyrgyzstan (PhD)
Jyldiz Shigaeva, Comparative Analysis of Selected Livelihoods, their Land Use Strategies and the Impact on Land Resources in the Sokuluk River Basin – A Contribution to Sustainable Development in Kyrgyzstan (PhD)
in progress:
Gulniso Nekushoeva, Land Use Changes and their Influence on Land Degradation and Land Resource Conservation in the Rainfed Area of Western Tajikistan (PhD)
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| JACS: |
Horn of Africa
East Africa
Central Asia
South Asia
South East Asia
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| Contact: |
Prof. Dr. Urs Wiesmann (Leader of WP4)
Dr. Andreas Heinimann (Coordinator of WP4)
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