Projects – Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade

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Third-party funded projects - DFG funded

Poverty dynamics and sustainable development: A long term panel project in Thailand and Vietnam - Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel (TVSEP)

The objective of this project is to extend the panel household surveys in Thailand and Vietnam for another 9 years (6 waves of rural household and two waves for migrant surveys) to generate a much deeper understanding of income and poverty dynamics in rural areas of rapidly changing emerging economies.

Year: 2018

Funding: DFG

Duration: 2018 - 2027 (3rd phase of the long-term project)

Third-party funded projects

Converting food waste into value-added products in Germany and Hong Kong: Solar-driven carbon-neutral technology development, feasibility analysis, and policy implications

The project investigates the potential of solar-driven thermochemical processes to convert food waste into value-added products, such as hydrogen and methanol. The focus lies on a comprehensive analysis of this innovative technology, including optimal process designs, techno-economic feasibility, environmental impacts, key stakeholder identification and derivation of policy implications. The analysis is conducted in two distinct regions: Hongkong and Hannover, each presenting unique conditions and challenges of food waste conversion. Based on the outcomes from both case studies, the project teams aim to provide tailored recommendations for local stakeholders in the respective regions.

Led by: Apl. Prof. Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen

Team: Robyn Blake-Rath, Tobias Müller

Year: 2026

Funding: DAAD

Duration: 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2027
Socio Economic Panel Project in Rural Tanzania

The aim of this research project is to better understand the welfare and nutritional situation of the rural population in Tanzania, the entrepreneurial behavior of households and the resilience of the local people. In addition, the project aims to shed light on the coping strategies used by the rural population and to map long-term rural developments in developing regions characterized by extreme poverty. The research is based on the project "Innovating Strategies to safeguard Food Security using Technology and Knowledge Transfer: A people-centered Approach (Trans-SEC)".

Led by: Ulrike Grote, Anja Faße, Luitfred Kissoly

Team: Nelson Ochieng, Claudio Ngassa, Sebastian Richter, Godliving Shayo

Year: 2022

Duration: seit 2022

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Third-party funded projects - DFG funded

Third-party funded projects