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Climate Change in Africa

2023.12.12

COP28 - Africa

In a recent episode of Danish Radio P1 Orientering Udsyn, Associate Professor Stig Jensen talks about the first African Climate Summit and Africa’s position related to the COP 28 meeting. The African agenda focusing on…

Danish Climate Politics

2023.12.12

Critique of Denmark's Poor Listening Skills Towards Africa's Climate Goals

In an article for Altinget, Associate Professor Stig Jensen together with Rune Larsen, points out the hypocrisy of Denmark’s climate initiatives. Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan…

RESEARCH

2023.11.29

The influence of cash assistance on the localisation agenda in Kenya’s humanitarian sector

Pablo V. Holm-Nielsen, Peter Furu and Emmanuel Raju from COPE and the School of Global Health have published a paper in Jàmbá - Journal of Disaster Risk Studies titled: The influence of cash assistance on the…

Research

2023.11.29

Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar vulnerable to underreported extreme heat would not have occurred without climate change

Researchers Nick Baumgard and Emmanuel Raju from COPE and the School of Global Health join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar highly vulnerable to…

Opinion editorial

2023.11.27

The patient is always right

You can easily convince the chatbot ChatGPT to agree with incorrect and garbled information. That can be a health threat, especially for vulnerable groups, according to researchers.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.11.27

Lena Skovgaard Andersen: Mental health challenges of people living with chronic illness

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2023

2023.11.23

Reflections on the Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2023

Three students studying Disaster Risk Management - Katharina Bucsits, Madeline Ewbank and Christos Tsampoulatidis - attended HC Berlin in-person and share their takeaways on key themes below.

Military Coups in Africa

2023.11.22

The Resilience of Africa's Democracies and the Their Military Coups

Associate Professor, Stig Jensen, has recently been in the media to discuss the ongoing military coups that many African counties are experiencing. He explains that many citizens in the countries in Africa that have…

Research

2023.11.22

Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Nordic Journal of African Studies

There is an increase in technological consent forms, in research institutions in both Africa and the Nordics. It is often explained in complex legal terms and presented in written form. This increase in informed consent…

Pastoral Influence

2023.11.01

Book Symposium: Pentecostalism and Politics

Director and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach contributes to Contending Modernities’ book symposium (Symposium on Pastoral Power Clerical State Archives | Contending Modernities) on Ebenezer Obadare’s book Pastoral…

Global Health Research

2023.11.01

Maansi Parpiani: Urban communities in the context of urban floods

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Open Urban Space

2023.10.31

Photo exhibition – ‘Old Parks, New Futures'

In September 2023, Director and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach, participated in the final event and photo exhibition of the British Academy funded project ‘Old Parks, New Futures’. The project has run for over two…

Visiting Researcher

2023.10.31

Visiting Researcher Leonie Jegen

Leonie Jegen is a visiting researcher at CAS in October and November 2023, linked to the CERTIZENS Research Project (https://teol.ku.dk/english/dept/certizens-certifications-of-citizenship-in-africa/). She is a doctoral…

LINKS EU Project

2023.10.27

Targeting communication in disasters

Targeting communication for different groups of citizens based on their individual needs and capacities allow for efficient disaster risk management.

SOCIAL MEDIA

2023.10.26

COPE is on Linkedin!

We're excited to announce that COPE is now on LinkedIn!

CONFERENCE

2023.10.23

NEEDS Conference 2023

The NEEDS conference aims to explore the status quo and to foster new approaches to disaster research and management.

Symposium

2023.10.04

A research agenda for continuity of chronic health care for forcibly displaced persons

On 14 September 2023, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health hosted a symposium on the topic of ‘Continuity of chronic healthcare among forcibly displaced persons’.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.10.02

Vladimir Ariza-Montañez: Social disease and humanitarian interventions in Colombia

Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication platforms.

COVID-19

2023.09.29

Network on Transboundary Pandemic Crises Governance

Over the course of the last two years researchers & practitioners from a range of disciplines gathered online over two workshops to examine matters of governance, policy, inequity and vulnerability in relation to the…

Africa's future and its political relationship with Denmark

2023.09.27

Predicting Africa’s Future and its Political Ties to Denmark

Stig Jensen, Associate Professor at the Centre of African Studies, has recently been in the media to discuss Africa’s future and Denmark’s politics regarding Africa.