Thuita Thenya is ZEF-alumnus and Director of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya Overcoming challenges for young researchers in the Global South ZEF’s focus on the Global South and its interdisciplinary education and training approach represents a valuable and important contribution to the field. It plays a pivotal…
Swati Banerjee is a Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and Coordinator of the Right Livelihood College (RLC) Campus Mumbai ZEF and Right Livelihood: A global network This kind of cooperation is indeed important for the convergence of plural knowledge in the Global South and the Global North, as well as for…
Abiyot Legesse Kura is Dilla University’s Principle Investigator of the ZEF-collaboration project Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from Cultural Landscapes in Ethiopia and Kenya Why ZEF’s Global South focus is important Institutions such as ZEF, which focus on research, education and training with, for and in…
Agriculture and nutrition, nowadays often jointly referred to as “food systems”, play a major role in many dimensions of sustainable development. Talking about food systems Agriculture and nutrition, nowadays often jointly referred to as “food systems”, play a major role in many dimensions of sustainable development. Close to 80% of the world’s poor and undernourished…
Artificial intelligence and robotics offer opportunities but also carry risks. Thus, future research should ensure that AI benefits are accessible to the poor and marginalized, while mitigating potential negative effects. Poverty: Integral ZEF-research Since its inception, ZEF has selected poverty and inequality as integral research themes and committed itself to undertaking inter and transdisciplinary research…
Greater involvement of local communities, indigenous peoples, the private sector and civil society in policy-making processes can increase policy acceptance and impact. How land is linked to biodiversity Biodiversity contributes to human well-being by providing food and materials, water and climate regulation as well as the cultural, educational and spiritual benefits that humans derive from…
ZEF has contributed significantly to understanding the health impacts of climate change. Integrated health approaches are needed This research area examines the complex link between climate change and health, highlighting the need for integrated health approaches. Global changes, like climate variability, are impacting human, animal, and environmental health. ZEF addresses these issues through interdisciplinary research…
Cooperation in international higher education should create more equal conditions for the exchange of knowledge with South-South partners. Creating common grounds for addressing development issues To shape a sustainable future, it’s essential to identify and address development issues collaboratively with political and civil society stakeholders. Traditionally, international donors, guided by the policies of the UN…
“I was impressed by ZEF’s focus on issues that are very crucial to developing countries”. Abay Asfaw’s master’s and PhD research on health issues in his home country Ethiopia brought him to his position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA. Fact sheet Q&A with Abay Why did you choose…
“Effective and implementable research needs to be interdisciplinary in nature”. Rabia worked as a lawyer before she came to ZEF for pursuing her PhD. After finishing her PhD (2019) on the societal role of Pakistan’s military Rabia Chaudhry returned to Pakistan to work at a University in Lahore. Fact sheet Rabia Chaudhry comes from PakistanPhD…