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DAFNE: Use of a Decision-Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food NExus in complex and trans-boundary water resources systems of fast growing developing countries. (DAFNE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Global trends in population growth and rising economic prosperity will increase the demand for energy, food and water, with more severe impact in fast-growing economies, such as in several African countries. The constraints on water, energy, and food could well hamper economic development, lead to social and geopolitical tensions, and cause lasting environmental damage. DAFNE advocates an integrat ...
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Reaching out and linking in: Heath systems and close-to-community services (REACHOUT)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

"Countries striving to provide universal health care coverage and achieve the Millennium Development Goals are increasingly implementing close-to-community (CTC) health services. There is a need for health systems to understand the context and conditions in which these services operate in order to realise their potential. Working with some of the most respected and widely quoted close-to-communi ...
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Missed Opportunities in Maternal and Infant Health: reducing maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in the year after childbirth through combined facility- and community-based interventions (MOMI)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Improving maternal and newborn health requires innovative approaches that maximise opportunities for impact throughout the continuum of care. In the past decade, maternal health services have largely focused on the management of intrapartum complications and on rationalising the package of antenatal services to include emergency obstetric care provided by skilled birth attendants. These interventi ...
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European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food production in irrigated farming systems in Africa/ EAU4Food (EAU4Food)

Start date: Jul 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

EAU4Food seeks to address the need for new approaches to increase food production in irrigated areas in Africa, while ensuring healthy and resilient environments. Potential pitfalls of introducing innovations in local farming systems, like limited adoption by farmers and trade-off effects to other (environmental) systems are overcome by, respectively, i) utilizing a true transdisciplinary approach ...
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A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest Management in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS (AGRICAB)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Observation (EO) capacities in Africa by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management processes. Dedicated national applications in various African countries are designed to address particular polic ...
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Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and animal production through scientific innovation and public engagement (ICONZ)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"This project aims at Improving Human Health and Animal Production in developing countries through Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses in animals, based on Scientific Innovation and Public Engagement. Neglected zoonoses, such as anthrax, rabies, brucellosis, bovine TB, zoonotic trypanosomiasis, echinococcosis, cysticercosis and leishmaniasis, are major causes of ill-health in developing coun ...
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Supporting the Use of Research Evidence (SURE) for Policy in African Health Systems (SURE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2014,

Inadequate access to and use of research evidence to inform health policy limits the achievement of universal and equitable access to healthcare, hinders quality improvement and makes it difficult to use healthcare resources wisely. Poorly informed decision-making about health policies and systems is one of the reasons why services fail to reach those most in need, health indicators are off track, ...
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Merging Hydrologic models and EO data for reliable information on Water (MyWater)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

In the entire world we are experiencing changing water resources needs mainly as a result of changes in land use. In developing countries the occupation of natural areas by agriculture is a major cause; economical reasons pushed by world globalization play also a major role. In both cases further global changes are expected as a result of climate change.Water availability is essential for socio-ec ...
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Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa (DEWFORA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The principal aim of the DEWFORA proposal is to develop a framework for the provision of early warning and response to mitigate the impact of droughts in Africa. The proposal has been built to achive three key targets:1. Improved monitoring: by improving knowledge on drought forecasting, warning and mitigation, and advancing the understanding of climate related vulnerability to drought – both in t ...
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Exploiting Nanobodies in development of new diagnostic tools and treatment methods for Trypanosomiasis (NANOTRYP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

African trypanosomiasis is in need of new diagnostic detection tools and new treatment methods. To date the widely used card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis is not very specific as the test is based on the screening for cross-reactive host antibodies. The availability of treatment for Trypanosmiasis on the other hand is limited due to the fact that only very few drugs are registered for use ...
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REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment (REDD-FLAME)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

"The REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment (REDD-FLAME) project will design, prototype and demonstrate a system capable of monitoring tropical and sub-tropical forests using high-resolution radar (and optical) imagery acquired by Earth Observation satellites. By focussing on early detection of logging activities, the system will provide the means to quickly identify the first signs ...
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DREAM - Dynamizing Research and Education for All through Mobility in ACP

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

DREAM includes 20 partners: 8 EU (UP, ULg, ULille, UR, UNICA, ULE, UVA, Cardiff), 9 African (UNDJ, USTM, DU, UA, UJES, UEM, CBU, UNICV, UNN), 1 Caribbean: UWI (ranging 11 countries: Antigua & Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Jamaica; St Kitts & Nevis; St Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; T&T) and 2 Pacific: UNTL (East Timor) and USP (ranging 11 countries: Cook Isl., Fiji, ...
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CARIBU-Cooperation with ACP countries in Regional and International Bridging of Universities

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

The CARIBU consortium consist of 8 EU and 12 non EU HEIs partners of which the general management is shared between the coordinator Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the joint coordinator Jimma University (JU) in Ethiopia. The composition of this consortium takes into account the geographical distribution, teaching languages, study fields, experience as well as types of university (public, priv ...
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