Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research areas
Primary research areas
Please notice: Helle Munk Ravnborg is currently on leave.
Helle Munk Ravnborg is a Senior researcher and her research focusses on land and water governance and how it is shaped by and contributes to shape patterns of inequality and conflict.
Current research
She currently coordinates a multi-partner research programme on Agricultural Investors as Development Agents (2016-2022) focusing on the development outcomes in terms of employment, economic dynamic effects, and land tenure and water security of Danish agricultural investments in Tanzania and Uganda. She has participated in research on territorial development coordinated by the Latin American Center for Rural Development (Rimisp) (2008-2016), undertaking research e.g. on water governance reform in Nicaragua and Ecuador, and prior to that (2007-2011), she coordinated the Competing for Water research programme examining conflict and cooperation in local water governance in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Mali, Zambia and Vietnam.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD Social, Technological & Environmental Planning
Award Date: 10 Dec 1993
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
1 Oct 1996 → 31 Jul 1998
Post-doctoral Fellow, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
1 Jun 1994 → 30 Sept 1996
Senior Researcher
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research output
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Rural Poverty
Mejías-Moreno, P. & Ravnborg, H. M., 19 Mar 2019, The United Nations World Water Development Report 2019: Leaving No One Behind. Paris: UNESCO, p. 106-115 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Book, Anthology, Report › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Water governance reform in the context of inequality: securing rights or legitimizing dispossession?
Ravnborg, H. M., 13 Jun 2018, Legal Mechanisms for Water Resources in the Third Millennium: Select papers from the IWRA XIV and XV World Water Congresses. Nanni, M., Burchi, S., D’Andrea, A. & Eckstein, G. (eds.). Routledge, (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance).Research output: Contribution to Book, Anthology, Report › Book Chapter › Research
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Land governance, gender equality, and development cooperation: past achievements and remaining challenges
Ravnborg, H. M., Spichiger, R., Broegaard, R. B. & Pedersen, R. H., 2016, In: Journal of International Development. 28, 3, p. 412-427Research output: Articles: Journal and Newspaper › Journal Article › Research › peer-review
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Monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: The role of the data revolution
Webster, N. A. & Ravnborg, H. M., 4 Jul 2016, 47 p.. No. EP/EXPO/B/DEVE/FWC/2013-08/Lot5/08Research output: Memorandum, Exposition › Surveys, Commissioned Reports, Evaluations and Policy Studies
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The Importance of Inequality for Natural Resource Governance: Evidence from Two Nicaraguan Territories
Ravnborg, H. M. & Gómez, L. I., 2015, In: World Development. 73, p. 72-84Research output: Articles: Journal and Newspaper › Journal Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Fremtidens udviklingsbistand - hvorfor, hvordan og til hvem?
Ravnborg, H. M. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or Presentation › Communicating lecture/presentation
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Agricultural Investors as Development Actors? (AIDA) Project Results Dissemination
Ravnborg, H. M. (Co-organizer), Lazaro, E. (Organizer), Maro, F. (Organizer), Mutabazi, K. (Organizer), Bashaasha, B. (Participant) & Byaruhanga, M. (Participant)
17 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
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Agricultural Investors as Development Actors (AIDA) Dissemination Workshop
Ravnborg, H. M. (Co-organizer), Bashaasha, B. (Organizer), Byaruhanga, M. (Organizer), Lazaro, E. (Participant) & Maro, F. (Participant)
13 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Conference
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Sult, mad til alle og omstilling af verdens fødevaresystemer - SDG2
Ravnborg, H. M. (Speaker)
23 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or Presentation › Communicating lecture/presentation
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Oplæg om situationen i Nicaragua
Ravnborg, H. M. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or Presentation › Communicating lecture/presentation
Projects
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Inequality and development cooperation
Engberg-Pedersen, L. (CoPI), Fejerskov, A. M. (CoPI), Webster, N. A. (CoI), Lindegaard, L. S. (CoI), Friis-Hansen, E. (CoI), Kolling, M. (CoI), Ravnborg, H. M. (CoI), Winckler Andersen, O. (CoI) & Therkildsen, O. (CoI)
01/08/2020 → 28/02/2021
Project: Other
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AIDA: Agricultural Investors as Development Actors?
Ravnborg, H. M. (PI)
01/03/2016 → 28/02/2021
Project: Research
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Environmental governance and development cooperation: achievements and challenges
Ravnborg, H. M. (PI) & Funder, M. (CoI)
01/06/2012 → 31/05/2013
Project: Other
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Land administration, gender equality and development cooperation
Pedersen, R. H. (CoI), Ravnborg, H. M. (PI) & Spichiger, R. (CoI)
01/08/2011 → 31/03/2013
Project: Research
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Property rights and economic behaviour in Uganda
Pedersen, R. H. (CoI), Ravnborg, H. M. (PI) & Spichiger, R. (CoI)
01/08/2011 → 31/03/2013
Project: Consultancy
Press/Media
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Tre dilemmaer i vejen for fremtidens udviklingsbistand
17/06/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CBS-professor, Diis-forsker og MS-rådgiver valgt til bestyrelsen i P+
23/04/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Dansk ægtepar købte 10 hektar skov i Nicaragua - senere opdagede de, at der voksede kaffe i verdensklasse
17/02/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Prizes
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Indstilling til Timbuktu Prisen 2017: Indstilling af Peter Tygesen på baggrund af projektide "Landmand på savannen"
Ravnborg, H. M. (Recipient), 14 Apr 2017
Prize: Prizes, Scholarships, Distinctions