Master's theses titles 2006 - UMB
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<strong>Master's</strong> <strong>theses</strong> <strong>titles</strong> <strong>2006</strong><br />
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Stakeholders' perception of land degradation and the management in Bamba, Mali<br />
Abdramane Dembele (Mali)<br />
Supervisor: Jens Aune<br />
The effect of distance to trees on cattle behaviour in Muy Muy, Nicaragua<br />
Anders Riis Nilsen (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Stein Moe<br />
Crossing the river. Perceptions of 'human trafficking' among villagers in Bokeo province,<br />
Northern Laos<br />
Aslaug Gotehus (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen<br />
Comparative socio-economic analysis of nomadic and agro-pastoralist households in the<br />
Central Province of Mongolia<br />
Batgerel Myagmarsuren (Mongolia)<br />
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad<br />
Rural finance system in transition economies: A study from Strumica Region, Macedonia<br />
Biljana Kostovska (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam<br />
Herder knowledge of landscape scale biodiversity monitoring in Marsabit central, northern<br />
Kenya<br />
Bulle Hallo Dabasso (Kenya)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Tsunami recovery in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka: Livelihood revival and the<br />
performance of aid delivery systems in the fisheries sector<br />
Camilla Marie Risvoll (Norway)<br />
Supervisors: Ian Bryceson and N. Shanmugaratnam<br />
Collective steps towards enhancing rural livelihoods in post-genocide Rwanda<br />
Camilla Peace Sundvoll (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen
Effects of traditional and project water ponds and herder perceptions on the vegetation changes<br />
in Borana rangelands of southern Oromia, Ethiopia<br />
Chaltu Dula Buyo (Ethiopia)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Farmers' perception of socio-economic constraints and coping strategies in crop production<br />
in Mopipi, Botswana<br />
Chimbidzani Leutlwetse (Botswana)<br />
Supervisor: Knut Nustad<br />
Dependence on environmental income by households around Rwenzori Mountain National<br />
Park, Western Uganda<br />
David Mwesigye Tumusiime (Uganda)<br />
Supervisor: Paul Vedeld<br />
An integrated herder knowledge and ecological methods for assessment of rangeland in<br />
Nara, north-western Mali<br />
Drissa Doumbia (Mali)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Community perceptions of rangeland degradation and management systems in Loologane<br />
and Shadishadi, Kweneng North, Botswana<br />
Geofrey Michael Khwarae (Botswana)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Returning to a shattered community: Consequences of child abductions in northern<br />
Uganda<br />
Hege Kristin Iversen (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Knut Nustad<br />
Adoption of farming among the Obbu Borana of northern Kenya<br />
Hussein Tadicha Wario (Kenya)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Interagency cooperation in disaster management: partnership, information and<br />
communications technology and committed individuals in Jamaica<br />
Ina Østensvig (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Stein Bie
Women's access to capitals through participation in community forest management: cases<br />
from a Mid-Hill district of Nepal/Kalpana Shrestha<br />
Kalpana Shresta (Nepal)<br />
Supervisor: Ingrid Nyborg<br />
Privatisation of rangelands, ranch development, management and equity: the case of area<br />
4b, Botswana<br />
Kgomotsego Motlopi (Botswana)<br />
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad<br />
Socio-economic and ecological analysis of a privately managed marine protected area:<br />
Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar<br />
Kjersti Thorkildsen (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson<br />
Adoption of soil fertility improvement techologies among smallholder farmers in southern<br />
Malawi<br />
Linda Lindizgani Robert Chinangwa (Malawi)<br />
Supervisor: Jens Aune<br />
The politics of poverty reduction - Power relations in the making of Uganda's PRSP<br />
Margrethe Ellingseter (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam<br />
Uganda's watchdog: Attacking and attacked. The eole of print press in Uganda's<br />
democratisation and development process<br />
Marte Lia Torskenæs (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Knut Nustad<br />
The effects of legislation and regulation on the microfinance sector in Tajikistan<br />
Nazila Dabestani (USA)<br />
Supervisor: Knut Nustad<br />
Effects of climate variability on livestock population dynamics and community drought<br />
management in Kgalagadi, Botswana<br />
Olaotswe Kgosikoma (Botswana)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Transitional justice in a post-conflict society: The case of Sierra Leone<br />
Omar Drammeh (Norway)
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam<br />
Challenges and possibilities of drip and canal irrigation in northern Sudan<br />
Osman Ali Osman El Makki (Sudan)<br />
Supervisor: Jens Aune<br />
Re-evaluation of Drought Early Warning System (EWS) timeseries data and the role of<br />
indigenous knowledge for drought management in Turkana District, Kenya<br />
Philip Ebei Aemun (Kenya)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Impact of agricultural policy changes on household food security among small-scale<br />
farmers in southern Zambia<br />
Progress Nyanga (Zambia)<br />
Supervisor: Ruth Haug<br />
Contribution of community forest on agriculture farming in mid hills of Nepal<br />
Rabina G. Rasaily (Nepal)<br />
Supervisors: Bishal Sitaula and Ingrid Nyborg<br />
Social participation and exclusion in Morogoro region, Tanzania: a comparison of three<br />
groups<br />
Roberto Andres Carrera Ortiz (Mexico)<br />
Supervisor: Espen Sjaastad<br />
Evolution of the Devolution Plan (2000): Local government system revived or reformed? A<br />
study conducted in district Mardan of the NWFP, Pakistan<br />
Sajjad Ali Khan (Pakistan)<br />
Supervisor: Ingrid Nyborg<br />
Domestication of excreta: a cultural theory analysis of conditions for accepting ecosan toilet<br />
schemes in peri-urban Accra, Ghana<br />
Sammy Kwame Domeh (Ghana)<br />
Supervisor: Randi Kaarhus<br />
Response of biodiversity to radial distances from traditional wells in Haoussa, Mali<br />
Seydou Fongoro (Mali)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Literature study on social and ecological resilience
Signe Sætra Aanby (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson<br />
Sociology and agricultural development<br />
Siri Gilbert (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Paul Vedeld<br />
Understanding the potential of indigenous knowledge and information systems: A<br />
comparative study between the Ariaal and the Rendille of northern Kenya<br />
Stephen Lesoron Gambare (Kenya)<br />
Supervisor: Gufu Oba<br />
Assessment of conservation agriculture from an agronomic, economic and social<br />
perspective in Punjab, Pakistan<br />
Tabasum Noorjamal (Pakistan)<br />
Supervisor: Jens Aune<br />
Local crop genetic resource utilization and management in Gindeberet, west central<br />
Ethiopia<br />
Teshome Hunduma Mulesa (Ethiopia)<br />
Supervisor: Trygve Berg<br />
Migration and livelihoods - the voluntary resettlement program in Ethiopia<br />
Tone Fosse (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Kjersti Larsen<br />
The livelihood of tsunami displaced female headed households in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka<br />
Trine Åndal Steigen (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: N. Shanmugaratnam<br />
Current evaluation tools and dropout from ADDAC's credit program, Pancasán,<br />
Nicaragua<br />
Trine Kolderup Gerlyng (Norway)<br />
Supervisor: Knut Nustad<br />
Adoption of farming among the Obbu Borana of northern Kenya<br />
Wario Tadicha Buke (Kenya)<br />
Supervisors: Espen Sjaastad and Gufu Oba<br />
Seed security in Hambantota District of Sri Lanka
Yasintha M. Habarakada Liyanage (Sri Lanka)<br />
Supervisor: Trygve Berg<br />
Land degradation and its impact on livelihood on Malian semi-arid zone, Nara<br />
Yele Dembele (Mali)<br />
Supervisor: Jens Aune<br />
Social and ecological resilience of mangrove ecosystems: Lessons from integrated coastal<br />
management interventions in Dar es Salaam<br />
Yusuph Katundu Athuman (Tanzania)<br />
Supervisor: Ian Bryceson
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