Essays about: "Mainstreaming"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 158 essays containing the word Mainstreaming.

  1. 21. Socio-Ecological Resilience: ‘Weaving’ to scale Nature-based Solutions

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Sally Hussain; Obara Carolina; Leon Seefeld; Tijn Tjoelker; [2022]
    Keywords : Weaving; leadership practices; Nature-based Solutions; barriers; enablers; landscape scale;

    Abstract : The sustainability challenge is a complex interplay of interconnected challenges that requires an integrated and systemic approach. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are seen as a key tool for addressing such challenges but are currently not mainstreaming and scaling to the landscape level. READ MORE

  3. 22. Gender mainstreaming - from policy to management : An analysis on Swedish reform cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding issues of gender equality linked to air pollution, within the framework of gender mainstreaming and Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Author : Josefin Ahlqvist Lyzwinski; [2022]
    Keywords : gender equality; gender mainstreaming; air pollution; socioeconomics; discourse; policy;

    Abstract : The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) recognized a need for external help to implement a gender perspective in their project on improving air quality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) extending from 2018-2022, which this thesis is a contribution to. To collect empirical material for the analysis, a cluster interview was conducted on site in Sarajevo with female representatives from ten CSOs working with gender equality nationally, in addition to a household survey targeted at six different cities in BiH through social media with the help of SEPA’s partnering ad agency network. READ MORE

  4. 23. Beyond Climate Finance Pledges: A Critical Exploration of Adaptation Finance Allocation and Access to Sudan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lina Ahmed; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; adaptation finance; vulnerability; allocation; access; Sudan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate adaptation finance is crucial, particularly for the most vulnerable countries, as these countries often face the worst impacts and are the least capable of adapting. While adaptation finance mobilization has increased over the last years, little has actually been channelled to the most vulnerable countries, with no concrete evidence of the prioritization of the most vulnerable countries in allocation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions - The Impact of Societal Dynamics on Risk and Adaptation Perspectives of Pluvial Floods in Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Minja Sillanpää; Sofia Ritthammer; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based Solutions; Blue-Green Solutions; Mainstreaming Adaptation; Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management; Pluvial Flood-Risk; Climate Change Adaptation; Private Stakeholder Engagement; Capacity Development; Grounded Theory; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Cities around the world are not only facing the impacts of climate change but are also increasingly charged with the responsibility to adapt. The city of Malmö in Sweden, facing the consequences of ever-so-present pluvial floods, has set an objective to increase the use of multifunctional Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in its urban stormwater planning. READ MORE

  6. 25. Unlocking Strategies for Co-Financing Urban Nature-based Solutions: A balancing act between the scaling up and justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ismat Fatema Fathi; [2022]
    Keywords : nature-based solutions; co-finance; scaling up finance; social justice; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current reality is that cities are losing green spaces rather than creating more of them, leading to many urban challenges. Urban nature-based solutions (NbS), through renaturing urban landscapes, are seen as a promising solution to help cities deal with climate change and build a better future for communities worldwide. READ MORE