Essays about: "Risk Assessment in India"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Risk Assessment in India.

  1. 1. Hydro-climatic Risk Assessment and Communication for Smallholder Farmers in Maharashtra

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Elin Ekström; Jonna Halonen; [2021]
    Keywords : Risk assessment; risk communication; smallholder farmers; hydro-climatic risks; Indian Summer Monsoon; dry spells; decision support tool; Riskbedömning; riskkommunikation; småskaliga jordbrukare; hydroklimatiska risker; indiska sommarmonsunen; torrperioder; beslutsstödsverktyg;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers often have great entrepreneurial qualities that build on generations of experience. However, many farm management practices are poorly adapted to current climate change conditions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Implementation of Swedish Risk Assessment Guidelines in Kodaikanal, India : A Study of Mercury Contamination in an Area Near a Former Thermometer Factory

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Lindholm; Carin Hayer; [2020]
    Keywords : Mercury contamination; Thermometer Factory Kodaikanal; Risk Assessment in Sweden; Risk Assessment in India; Environmental Legislation; Remediation Methods; Sustainable Development Goals;

    Abstract : The aim of the project was to make a detailed risk assessment using Swedish guidelines for a factory site in Kodaikanal, South India, and a nearby village called Vellagavi. The study areas were chosen due to previous records of mercury contamination on the factory site and a possible spread to Vellagavi. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rabies, dogs and education : A cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitude and practice in school children in Tamil Nadu

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sabine Osmar-Vitalich; [2014]
    Keywords : rabies; dogs; attitude and practice; Tamil Nadu; education;

    Abstract : Although known and feared for thousands of years, rabies remains a real and present threat to thousands of people, especially in low- and middle income countries. In India, rabies is an endemic disease, causing human deaths every year. The primary mode of transmission is through the bite of an infected dog. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social justice, globalisation and sex trafficking. Subtitle: A qualitative study on support to victims of the sex trade, in an Indian regional context

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Petra Spencer; [2014]
    Keywords : Globalisation; sex trafficking; social justice; social work; victims;

    Abstract : Karnataka har visat sig vara en populär destination för människohandel. Tyvärr faller många migranter och andra offer för människohandlare, ofta på grund av globaliseringens mörka sidor. READ MORE

  6. 5. Water compositions and attitudes to a rooftop rainwater harvesting system : a minor field study in Killarlahalli, India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Lina Jan-Ers; [2012]
    Keywords : rainwater harvesting; rooftop; minerals; rural India; drinking water;

    Abstract : The ground water of about 4500 villages in the state of Karnataka is not fit for drinking purpose due to high fluoride content, iron content or brackishness. Long term consumption of fluoride contaminated water causes the disease fluorosis. READ MORE