Links
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.
Some of the items below are also involved in strategic partnerships with 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. Located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [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. Located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [access]
- Centre for GIS and Earth Observation
- Provides GIS services. Located in Arendal, Norway. [access]
- Church World Service Indonesia
- Located in Jakarta, Indonesia. [access]
- Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (CBNRM Net)
- A global network and community of practice. Provides robust and applied networking tools for local communities and other CBNRM stakeholders, aimed at integrated knowledge management of the field of CBNRM. Collaborates with CBNRM Networking (see below). Located in Kristiansand, Norway. [more] [access]
- CBNRM Networking
- Non-profit that focuses on capacity-building, networking, and training in the area of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), through providing means for local CBNRM practitioners and stakeholders to connect and communicate with like-minded people. Collaborates with CBNRM Net (see above). Located in Kristiansand, Norway. [access]
- Department of Fisheries (DoF), Bangladesh
- Under the administrative control of Min. of Fisheries and Livestock. Located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [access]
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit / German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
- International cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. Located in Eschborn, Germany. [access]
- Development Fund
- NGO that supports development projects through local partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Located in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- DigitalGlobe
- Produces high-resolution satellite imagery. Located in Longmont, Colorado, United States. [access]
- EEA Financial Mechanism / Norwegian Financial Mechanism
- Aims to reduce social and economic disparities within the European Economic Area (EEA), and to enable all EEA countries to participate fully in the Internal Market. Located in Brussels, Belgium. [EEA Financial Mechanism / Norwegian Financial Mechanism]
Comment: See also the NGO Norway Information Portal - Endangered Wildlife Trust
- Located in Johannesburg, South Africa. [access]
- Environmental Protecion Agency (EPA), Ghana
- An implementing agency, a regulatory body, and a catalyst for change towards sound environmental stewardship. Based in Accra, Ghana. [access]
- Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
- Produces advanced desktop GIS software (that Supras is using in its work). Cf. Geodata (see below). Located in Redlands, California, United States. [access]
- European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
- Organization of anthropologists in Europe. [access]
- Forum Sør
- Resource network for organizations 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 south of Norway. Located in Kristiansand, Norway. [access ]
- Fundatie Speologica Suceava / Foundation of Speleology Bucovina
- Protecția mediului Biodiversitate Ape Educație ecologică Schimbări climatice Cultură. NGO with the aim of “protection and sustainable capitalization of natural and cultural resources.” Located in Suceava, Romania. [access]
- FRAME (Knowledge sharing for the natural resource community)
- Online interactive portal for the natural resource management community. A USAID project. Located in Washington D.C., United States. [access]
- Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)
- GLG manages the world’ leading network of experts. Its platform for collaboration and consultation helps the world’ leading financial services firms, professional service firms, corporations, and nonprofits find, engage, and managed experts across a broad range of industries and disciplines. Manages the GLG Councils (see below). Headquarters located in New York, NY, United States. [access]
- GLG Council Partners Program
- Gehrson Lehrman Group (GLG) forms enterprise-level partnerships with leading professional service forms around the world, to help GLG clients forge closer relationships with a broad network of global esperts. An initiative/activity of Gerson Lehrman Group (see above). [access]
- Geodata
- IT company, distributor of ESRI software which Supras is using. Cf. ESRI (see above). Located in Oslo, 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. Located in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. [access]
- GRID-Arendal
- Special project under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Located in Arendal, Norway. [access]
- Impact Assessment, Inc.
- Located in La Jolla, California, United States.
- Inštitut za politike prostora / Institute for Policies of Space (IPoP)
- An independent research institution and think tank. Located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. [access]
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Member of the World Bank Group. Located in Washington D.C., United States. [access]
- International Fund for Agricultural Activities (IFAD)
- Located in Rome, Italy. [access]
- International Ocean Institute (IOI)
- Knowledge-based non-governmental, non-profit international organization 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. Located 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. Located in Washington D.C., United States. [access]
- Kristiansand City
- Located in Kristiansand, Norway. [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]
- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI), Yemen
- Located in Sana’a, Yemen. [access]
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
- Development cooperation is placed under the Ministry. Located in the Haag, Netherlands. [access]
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
- Official Norwegian development aid organization. Located in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Association for Adult Learning (NAAL)
- NAAL is the national NGO umbrella for adult learning in Norway. The 19 members are governmentally approved adult learning associations with a member network of 438 nationalwide adult learning NGOs. Located in Oslo, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU)
- Organization for Norwegian development research experts. Located in Tromsø, Norway. [access]
- Norwegian Church Aid / Kirkens Nødhjelp
- Located 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. Located 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
- Located in New York, New York, United States.
- Society of Industry Leaders (SIL)
- A global network of industry professionals and thought leaders. SIL is a knowledge conduit providing information for Vista Research (see below) clients, and a diverse community of thought leaders. [access]
- Vista Research, Inc., Standard & Poor
- An information service that supports institutiohnal money managers. Vista Research connects clients to professional who can answer their questions. See Society of Industry Leades (above). Headquarters located in New York, NY, United States. [access]
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Authority (Sida)
- Official Swedish development aid organization. Located 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. Located in Tarleton, Texas, United States. [access]
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Located in New York, New York, United States. [access]
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- Located in Geneva, Switzerland. [access]
- University of Agder
- Located in Kristiansand, Norway. [access]
- Water and Culture Institute
- Promotes sustainable management of rivers, lakes, springs, and groundwater through application of indigenous wisdom and cultural traditions that respect the rights of nature. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. [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
- Located in Washington D.C., United States. [access]