International environment and development
NIVA's Section for International Environment and Development works with solutions to complex environmental problems locally, nationally, and globally. We work interdisciplinary, qualitatively, and quantitatively and we combine social science and natural science methods to create holistic analyses and solution proposals.
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Kathinka Fürst
Emmy Falk Nøklebye
Hans Nicolai Adam
Sara Noémie Plassnig
Cecilie Baann
Rachel Hurley
Marianne Mosberg
Vilde Kloster Snekkevik
Christoffer Grønstad
Our section participates in many of the processes related to international conventions that will help solve the climate and nature crisis. We contribute relevant knowledge to the formulation of national and international politics, and we study which knowledge is used and how it is understood in different contexts.
Key actors outside the research sector, many of whom have practical experience in waste management and the use of natural resources, do not always have a seat at the negotiating table. Nevertheless, they possess expertise and networks that are crucial to solving climate and environmental problems locally and globally. We aim to change environmentally harmful behaviours and systems that lead to climate change. Therefore we use research-based methods to get different actors to work together across sectors, borders, and disciplines.
The section has broad and interdisciplinary expertise on pollution, especially on various aspects of plastic pollution – from macro- to microplastics. The section also has projects on climate and marine management. We take a methodical approach to competence development and the science-policy interface. We also work systematically to involve stakeholders in research and development.