Essays about: "ADB"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word ADB.

  1. 1. Synthesis and analysis of potential metabolites of ADB-5´Br-BUTINACA

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kemi

    Author : Alaa Malekshahineia; [2023]
    Keywords : metabolites; NPS; synthetic cannabinoids;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been a rise in the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) that mimic the effects of controlled drugs and licensed medicines, which have become a significant public health concern globally. Synthetic cannabinoids, a rapidly expanding category of NPS, with much higher potency and binding affinity to the cannabinoid receptors than ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), have led to serious psychiatric complications and other adverse effects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  4. 3. Turning a threat of climate migration into an opportunity for development? The gendered logics of the Asian Development Bank’s climate migration discourses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Dayoon Kim; [2021]
    Keywords : climate migration; mobility; gender; Asian Development Bank; poststructuralism; the Logics approach; global economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate migration is an emerging topic of research and policymaking in the region of Asia and the Pacific. Migration in the context of climate change is mediated by social, political, and historical factors not solely dependent on the impacts of climate change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rohingya Refugee and Humanitarian Crisis: Synergies within Bangladesh Government and Humanitarian community (Case study: WASH for Rohingya Refugees)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : MD Mostafizur Rahman; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: Rohingya Refugee; Humanitarian Crisis; WASH; Synergies; Humanitarian Community.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Humanitarian Crisis is an alarming problem throughout the world. Bangladesh also is undergoing Rohingya refugee crisis with grave severity and challenges. Over 1 million Rohingya people have been settled over the top of hills, living without inadequate WASH facilities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rational Institutional Design of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Bounded Rationality Embedded in A Change-through-Continuity Characteristic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Pan Xiao; [2017]
    Keywords : AIIB; Rational Institutional Design; Bounded Rationality; China; IMF; World Bank; ADB; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As a Chinese initiative, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a newly established multilateral financial institution which addresses the daunting infrastructure demands across Asia and furthers interconnectivity and economic development through advancement in infrastructure and other productive sectors. AIIB is envisaged to be built into a first-class multilateral development institution with 21st century governance, to cooperate with and be complementary to existing financial institutions. READ MORE