Development research at University of Copenhagen

The university contributes through its research significantly to solving the challenges of developing countries. Nine core research areas in relation to developing countries are defined: Health, Natural resources, climate change, water, food safety and food security, economics, governance and globalisation, culture and society and migration.

• Health

  Prevention, treatment and monitoring of widewpread health concerns, potential and safety of traditional medication and health implications of the double burden of desease.

• Natural resources and ecosystems

  Sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation, cultural values and social relations between poverty, farming, natural resources and institutions.

• Climate change

  Change in ecosystems and biodiversity, mitigation potential from land use changes, vulnerability and adaptation of land utilization, adaptation strategies, disaster preparedness.

• Water

  Changes in water supply, impatcts of climate change, interactions between water and sanitation, health, nutrition and cultivation, water management and irrigation.

• Food safety and food security

  Global agro-industrial value chains, sustainable food production, food supply and safety, food safety regulations, nutrition and health for plants, animals and humans.

• Economics

  International trade, trade rules, development policies and social priotization, understanding of growth and change processes and individual welfare.

• Governance and globalisation

  State building in fragile states, conflict management and resolution, law reform, human rights, international law, globalisation processes, urbanisation.

• Culture and society

  Cultural understanding and intercultural communication, history and foreign languages, history and identity, religion, sexuality and youth.

• Migration

  Social, economic and cultural aspects of regional and transnational population movements, mobile migration processes, remittances and development.