Professional links, General
This section lists some of the companies, institutions, NGOs, networks and organizations that Supras is connected with in various ways, as collaborator, consultant, contractor, funder, member, and/or supporter. The descriptions are as a rule copied from the respective websites, and should not be understood an assessments by Supras.
Information about their relevant activities for are available in section Portfolio. Legal considerations in connection with including links are available here.
- Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
- Firm that works on environmental management in Bangladesh. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [access]
- Bangladesh, Dept. of Fisheries (DoF)
- DoF is under the administrative control of Min. of Fisheries and Livestock. [access]
- Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
- BWDB is the leading organization for water resources management and development. BWDB mainly deals with: Flood control and drainage, Irrigation, River bank and town protection, Flood forecasting and warning services, Hydro-meteorological data management, Land reclamation, and Protection against tidal surge. [access]
- Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (CBNRM Net)
- Provides a powerful set of robust and applied networking tools for local communities and other CBNRM stakeholders, aimed at integrated knowledge management of the field of Community-Based Natural Resource Management, which leads to better results on the ground. Located in Kristiansand, Norway. Collaborates closely with CBNRM Networking. Based in Kristiansand, Norway. [more] [access]
- CBNRM Networking
- Norwegian non-profit that focuses on capacity-building, networking, and training in the area of CBNRM, through providing means for local CBNRM practitioners and stakeholders to connect and communicate with like-minded people. Collaborates closely with CBNRM Net. Based in Kristiansand, Norway. [access]
- Centre for GIS and Earth Observation
- Provides GIS services. Based in Arendal, Norway. [access]
- Church World Service Indonesia
- Based in Jakarta, Indonesia. [access]
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- An international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. Based in Eschborn, Germany. [access]
- DigitalGlobe
- Produces high-resolution satellite imagery. Based in Longmont, Colorado, USA. [access]
- Endangered Wildlife Trust
- Based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [access]
- Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
- Firm that produces advanced desktop GIS software (that Supras is using in its work). Cf. Geodata (below). Based in Redlands, California, USA. [access]
- European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
- Organization of anthropologists in Europe. [access]
- Forum Sør
- Resource network for organisations and individuals in the public sector, civil society, and private sector that is concerned with development aid and development cooperation. Forum Sør covers the Agder region in the southern part of Norway. Based in Kristiansand, Norway. [access ]
- Development Fund
- An independent NGO that supports development projects through local partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Based in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- International Fund for Agricultural Activities (IFAD)
- Based in Rome, Italy. [access]
- Knowledge sharing for the natural resource community (FRAME)
- Online interactive portal for the natural resource management community. It is a USAID project managed by International Resources Group (IRG) (see below). [access]
- Geodata AS
- Norwegian IT company. Distributor of ESRI software (that Supras is using in its work). Cf. ESRI (above). Based in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- Ghana – Environmental Protecion Agency (EPA)
- Implementing agency, a regulatory body, and a catalyst for change towards sound environmental stewardship in Ghana. Based in Accra, Ghana. [access]
- GRID-Arendal
- Special project under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Based in Arendal, Norway. [access]
- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
- Non-profit global organization with a membership includes emerging and developing countries, industry and government organizations and individuals. The purpose is to promote international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, and international spatial data infrastructure developments that will allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance. Based in Needham, Massachusetts, USA. [access]
- Impact Assessment, Inc.
- Based in La Jolla, California, USA.
- Inštitut za politike prostora (Institute for Policies of Space)
- An independent research institution and think tank. Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. [access]
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Member of the World Bank Group. Based in Washington DC, USA. [access]
- International Ocean Institute (IOI)
- Knowledge-based non-governmental, non-profit international organisation devoted to the sustainable development of the oceans, founded in 1972 by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. It has Operational Centres located in 23 countries around the world. Based in Gzira, Malta. [access]
- International Resources Group (IRG)
- International professional services firm that helps governments, the private sector, communities, and households manage critical resources to build a cleaner, safer, and more prosperous world. Based in Washington DC, USA. [access]
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)
- International work program designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes. [access]
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Development cooperation is placed under the Ministry. [access]
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
- Official Norwegian development aid organization. Based in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU)
- Organization for Norwegian development research experts. Based in Tromsø, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Church Aid / Kirkens Nødhjelp
- Based in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Network on ICT and Development
- Network for researchers in Norway with interest in ICT related to development issues. The primary objective of the Network is to promote more and better research on the role of Information and Communication Technology in the South. Based in Trondheim, Norway. [access]
- SDER Consult
- Bureau d’étude qui se spécialise dans le domaine de l’environnement et du développement durable. A ce titre, il couvre les aspects relevant du changement climatique (mécanismes de Kyoto), la biodiversité et le développement rural intégré. Dans le cadre du secteur de l’énergie, SDER Consult travaille dans le domaine du développement de projets qui visent l’efficacité énergétique mais aussi plus généralement les projets de diffusion et d’énergie de substitution du bois et du charbon de bois. Il dispose d’une capacité confirmée dans le domaine de l’évaluation des études d’impact environnementales. Basé à Nouakchott, Mauritanie. [access]
- Social Impact Assessment
- Based in New York, New York, USA.
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Authority (Sida)
- Official Swedish development aid organization. Based in Stockholm, Sweden. [access]
- Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TiAER)
- Works on water resources management, including river basin management. Part of Tarleton State University. Based in Tarleton, Texas, USA. [access]
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Based in New York, New York, USA. [access]
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- Based in Geneva, Switzerland. [access]
- Web2.0 for development (Web2forDev)
- Global Community of Practice for people working on Web 2.0 applications targeted at development cooperation. [access]
- World Bank
- Based in Washington DC, USA. [access]
- Yemen, Min. of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI)
- Based in Sana'a, Yemen. [access]