Master's theses titles 2006

Stakeholders' perception of land degradation and the management in Bamba, Mali
Abdramane Dembele (Mali)
Supervisor: Jens Aune

The effect of distance to trees on cattle behaviour in Muy Muy, Nicaragua
Anders Riis Nilsen (Norway)
Supervisor: Stein Moe

Crossing the river. Perceptions of 'human trafficking' among villagers in Bokeo province, Northern Laos
Aslaug Gotehus (Norway)
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen

Comparative socio-economic analysis of nomadic and agro-pastoralist households in the Central Province of Mongolia
Batgerel Myagmarsuren (Mongolia)
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad

Rural finance system in transition economies: A study from Strumica Region, Macedonia
Biljana Kostovska (Norway)
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam

Herder knowledge of landscape scale biodiversity monitoring in Marsabit central, northern Kenya
Bulle Hallo Dabasso (Kenya)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Tsunami recovery in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka: Livelihood revival and the performance of aid delivery systems in the fisheries sector
Camilla Marie Risvoll (Norway)
Supervisors: Ian Bryceson and N. Shanmugaratnam

Collective steps towards enhancing rural livelihoods in post-genocide Rwanda
Camilla Peace Sundvoll (Norway)
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen

Effects of traditional and project water ponds and herder perceptions on the vegetation changes in Borana rangelands of southern Oromia, Ethiopia
Chaltu Dula Buyo (Ethiopia)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Farmers' perception of socio-economic constraints and coping strategies in crop production in Mopipi, Botswana
Chimbidzani Leutlwetse (Botswana)
Supervisor: Knut Nustad

Dependence on environmental income by households around Rwenzori Mountain National Park, Western Uganda
David Mwesigye Tumusiime (Uganda)
Supervisor: Paul Vedeld

An integrated herder knowledge and ecological methods for assessment of rangeland in Nara, north-western Mali
Drissa Doumbia (Mali)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Community perceptions of rangeland degradation and management systems in Loologane and Shadishadi, Kweneng North, Botswana
Geofrey Michael Khwarae (Botswana)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Returning to a shattered community: Consequences of child abductions in northern Uganda
Hege Kristin Iversen (Norway)
Supervisor: Knut Nustad

Adoption of farming among the Obbu Borana of northern Kenya
Hussein Tadicha Wario (Kenya)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Interagency cooperation in disaster management: partnership, information and communications technology and committed individuals in Jamaica
Ina Østensvig (Norway)
Supervisor: Stein Bie

Women's access to capitals through participation in community forest management: cases from a Mid-Hill district of Nepal/Kalpana Shrestha
Kalpana Shresta (Nepal)
Supervisor: Ingrid Nyborg

Privatisation of rangelands, ranch development, management and equity: the case of area 4b, Botswana
Kgomotsego Motlopi (Botswana)
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad

Socio-economic and ecological analysis of a privately managed marine protected area: Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar
Kjersti Thorkildsen (Norway)
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson

Adoption of soil fertility improvement techologies among smallholder farmers in southern Malawi
Linda Lindizgani Robert Chinangwa (Malawi)
Supervisor: Jens Aune

The politics of poverty reduction - Power relations in the making of Uganda's PRSP
Margrethe Ellingseter (Norway)
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam

Uganda's watchdog: Attacking and attacked. The eole of print press in Uganda's democratisation and development process
Marte Lia Torskenæs (Norway)
Supervisor: Knut Nustad

The effects of legislation and regulation on the microfinance sector in Tajikistan
Nazila Dabestani (USA)
Supervisor: Knut Nustad

Effects of climate variability on livestock population dynamics and community drought management in Kgalagadi, Botswana
Olaotswe Kgosikoma (Botswana)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Transitional justice in a post-conflict society: The case of Sierra Leone
Omar Drammeh (Norway)
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam

Challenges and possibilities of drip and canal irrigation in northern Sudan
Osman Ali Osman El Makki (Sudan)
Supervisor: Jens Aune

Re-evaluation of Drought Early Warning System (EWS) timeseries data and the role of indigenous knowledge for drought management in Turkana District, Kenya
Philip Ebei Aemun (Kenya)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Impact of agricultural policy changes on household food security among small-scale farmers in southern Zambia
Progress Nyanga (Zambia)
Supervisor: Ruth Haug

Contribution of community forest on agriculture farming in mid hills of Nepal
Rabina G. Rasaily (Nepal)
Supervisors: Bishal Sitaula and Ingrid Nyborg

Social participation and exclusion in Morogoro region, Tanzania: a comparison of three groups
Roberto Andres Carrera Ortiz (Mexico)
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad

Evolution of the Devolution Plan (2000): Local government system revived or reformed? A study conducted in district Mardan of the NWFP, Pakistan
Sajjad Ali Khan (Pakistan)
Supervisor: Ingrid Nyborg

Domestication of excreta: a cultural theory analysis of conditions for accepting ecosan toilet schemes in peri-urban Accra, Ghana
Sammy Kwame Domeh (Ghana)
Supervisor: Randi Kaarhus

Response of biodiversity to radial distances from traditional wells in Haoussa, Mali
Seydou Fongoro (Mali)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Literature study on social and ecological resilience
Signe Sætra Aanby (Norway)
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson

Sociology and agricultural development
Siri Gilbert (Norway)
Supervisor: Paul Vedeld

Understanding the potential of indigenous knowledge and information systems: A comparative study between the Ariaal and the Rendille of northern Kenya
Stephen Lesoron Gambare (Kenya)
Supervisor: Gufu Oba

Assessment of conservation agriculture from an agronomic, economic and social perspective in Punjab, Pakistan
Tabasum Noorjamal (Pakistan)
Supervisor: Jens Aune

Local crop genetic resource utilization and management in Gindeberet, west central Ethiopia
Teshome Hunduma Mulesa (Ethiopia)
Supervisor: Trygve Berg

Migration and livelihoods - the voluntary resettlement program in Ethiopia
Tone Fosse (Norway)
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen

The livelihood of tsunami displaced female headed households in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Trine Åndal Steigen (Norway)
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam

Current evaluation tools and dropout from ADDAC's credit program, Pancasán, Nicaragua
Trine Kolderup Gerlyng (Norway)
Supervisor: Knut Nustad

Adoption of farming among the Obbu Borana of northern Kenya
Wario Tadicha Buke (Kenya)
Supervisors: Espen Sjaastad and Gufu Oba

Seed security in Hambantota District of Sri Lanka
Yasintha M. Habarakada Liyanage (Sri Lanka)
Supervisor: Trygve Berg

Land degradation and its impact on livelihood on Malian semi-arid zone, Nara
Yele Dembele (Mali)
Supervisor: Jens Aune

Social and ecological resilience of mangrove ecosystems: Lessons from integrated coastal management interventions in Dar es Salaam
Yusuph Katundu Athuman (Tanzania)
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson


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