Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)
The NCCR North-South focuses on international research cooperation and promotes high-quality disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research with the aim of contributing to an improved understanding of the status of different syndromes of global change, of the pressures these syndromes and their causes exert on different resources (human, natural, economic), and of the responses of different social groups and society as a whole.
Research Partnerships
The NCCR North-South is based on research partnerships with researchers and research institutions in the South and East. These partnerships comply with the ethical and egalitarian principles set out in the Guidelines for Research in Partnership with Developing Countries, developed by the Swiss Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries (KFPE). Through its research partnerships with developing and transition countries the NCCR North-South aims to contribute to strengthening the capacity of partner institutions and societies at large, thus eventually enabling these institutions to find sustainable solutions with the means available in their own local contexts. For an overview about the regions (Joint Areas of Case Studies, JACS) in which the different Individual Projects (IPs) of the NCCR North-South are involved, see the table below.
For more information see:
http://www.nccr-north-south.unibe.ch