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Eliciting consumer WTP for food characteristics in a developing context: Comparison of four methods in a field experiment.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015This paper aims at answering two objectives; 1) assess consumer preference and willingness to pay for organic and food safety inspected tomatoes in a traditional African food market; 2) compare willingness to pay for the tomato attributes in four different elicitation techniques.DocumentGenerosity and sharing among villagers: Do women give more?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015This paper explores generosity among anonymous villagers and sharing within families using a dictator game field experiment that was carried out in rural villages in Ethiopia. We find that generosity among anonymous villagers is very low compared with the findings in the dictator game literature.DocumentSurvive breathing: reduce household air pollution to save lives and help the climate
GRID Arendal, 2015In the early 21st century, nearly 3 billion people still lack reliable, affordable and sustainable access to modern energy services. They have to rely on various forms of solid fuel – animal dung, crop residues and waste, wood, coal and charcoal – to heat and light their homes and cook their food. Most of these people live in low- and middle income countries.DocumentHeading for the hills: risk avoidance drives den site selection in African wild dogs
PLoS ONE, 2014Compared to their main competitors, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) have inferior competitive abilities and interspecific competition is a serious fitness-limiting factor. Lions (Panthera leo) are the dominant large carnivore in African savannah ecosystems and wild dogs avoid them both spatially and temporally.DocumentAttitudes of Maasai pastoralists towards the conservation of large carnivores in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area of Northern Tanzania
Academic Journals, 2014Attitudes towards the conservation of lions, leopards, cheetah, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs were assessed in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area of northern Tanzania in January 2013. Our survey encompassed 181 individuals each representing onehousehold, of which 30 were chosen randomly from six Maasai pastoralist villages.DocumentFactors affecting attitudes of local people toward the red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) in Kondoa District, Tanzania
Academic Journals, 2014Interactions between humans and red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea) in Kondoa District, central Tanzania, have shaped the attitudes of the local inhabitants toward these birds. These birds are considered as serious pest because they consume small grain cereal crops. The red-billed Queleas are caught and consumed as food by local communities.DocumentHow can preventive humanitarian interventions support climate change adaptation? A case study of Siaya, Kenya.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014The communities of fishers and farmers in Siaya, Western Kenya are increasingly affected by climate-related risks such as floods and droughts. The Kenya Red Cross Society and the Norwegian Red Cross have carried out pilot efforts in Siaya to integrate short term humanitarian responses to disasters with long term goals of strengthening the population’s resilience to climatechange.DocumentProceedings. Transformations in a changing world. International conference in Oslo 19-21 June 2013
University of Oslo, 2013What is the relationship between personal, cultural, political, institutional, and systems transformations, and how can these contribute to changes that are both ethical and sustainable? This question was one of the motivations for organizing the conference on “Transformation in a changing climate”, which took place from 19-21 June, 2013 at the University of Oslo, Norway.DocumentEvaluation of Norway’s support to women’s rights and gender equality in development cooperation
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2015The report evaluates Norway’s support to strengthening women and girls ‘rights and gender equality through its development cooperation. It assesses the extent to which results have been achieved and whether they are in line with the Action plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in development cooperation and its four thematic priorities.