Essays about: "UNEP"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the word UNEP.

  1. 1. Formulation development, rheological characterization, and cosmetic evaluation of gel-creams

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Carl Pontén; [2024]
    Keywords : Rheology; Texture analysis; Viscometry; Semisolids; Design of Experiments; Critical Process Parameters; Critical Quality Atttibutes; Pharmaceutical Technology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Oil in water (o/w) emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems composed of small oil droplets dispersed in a continuous aqueous phase. This means that given enough time, the two phases will separate. Pharmaceutical emulsions are used as a method of administering the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for topical applications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate security: How is the United Nations responding to climate change as a source of insecurity and a hindrance to sustainable development in Sudan?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Nahom Kubrom; [2023]
    Keywords : Armed conflict; Climate security; Human security; Sudan; Sustainable Development; United Nations;

    Abstract : Climate security is a subject that focuses on the relationship between climate change and security. Climate security is a subject that supports the notion that climate change is amplifying existing security threats as climate change is having negative impacts on societies, the natural environment, and development which worsen the situation, especially in regions that already experiencing major challenges. READ MORE

  4. 3. Looking into the black box: The roles of development workers in enhancing climate resilience and gender equality for ethnic minority women through the EmPower project in Vietnam

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hong Hanh Nguyen; [2022-01-18]
    Keywords : feminist political ecology; development workers; climate change; gender equality; ethnic minorities; Vietnam;

    Abstract : The climate change-gender nexus has increasingly become the arena in which adaptation interventions take place. One such intervention is the EmPower program in the Asia-Pacific region by UN Women and UNEP. This research is a case study on how one program component on women’s renewable energy entrepreneurship is implemented in Vietnam. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Technology for a Fruitful Future? : Analysing UN Policies on Blockchain for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Niklas Franz; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This Thesis evaluates the relationship between how the United Nations position themselves to utilizing Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Development and human capabilities. Specifically, a human-centric lens with the Capability Approach is applied. READ MORE

  6. 5. International Environmental Governance in the Anthropocene : A Shift Towards Ecocentrism?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mareike Klatt; [2021]
    Keywords : Environment; Anthropocene; United Nations; Ecocentrism; Governance; International Governance; Human Development Report;

    Abstract : We live in the Anthropocene – the Age of Humans – characterized by dangerous environmental degradation, demanding urgent and adequate international environmental governance (IEG). Yet, IR scholarship problematizes the shortcomings of current IEG, demonstrating its failure to fight environmental degradation. READ MORE