Essays about: "is the united nations necessary"

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  1. 16. A Closer Look at What Sweden is Doing to Achieve SDG 13

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Gustav Skoog; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development Goal 13; Sweden; Agenda 2030; Local Sustainability Planning; Hållbarhetsmål 13; Sverige; Agenda 2030; Lokal Hållbarhetsplanering;

    Abstract : Climate change and its impacts are currently affecting countries all around the world. Sweden is facing an increased risk of landslides, floods and a rising sea level that will cause major damage to infrastructure in the future. READ MORE

  3. 17. Challenges to sustainabilityeducation in Swedish construction programmes : Using sustainability evaluation of university programmes and interviews with programme directors in Swedish universities.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Pranav Garud; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; sustainability education. higher education institutes; HEI; sustainability evaluation; construction education; educating sustainability.;

    Abstract : Construction is an investment intensive industry which has been notoriouslyknown to be cost and time ineffective. Further, the construction industry isknown to be the world’s largest resource utilizer and the largest polluter.Hence sustainability in construction is necessary. READ MORE

  4. 18. Moving from shareholder to stakeholder value : an investigation into blockchain and its ability to govern common pool resources and incentivize collaborative behavior

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : James Michael Stavinoha; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethereum; Blockchain; stakeholder; governance; sustainable development goal; oracle; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The transgression of Earth’s nine planetary boundaries is a phenomena that will have consequences shared by us all. Contemporary political and economic paradigms vow for the substitution of Earth’s limited natural capital with growing human capital for our self-aggrandizing interests. READ MORE

  5. 19. A paradigm shift from voluntary to court-ordered climate change mitigation? The potentials and challenges of a human rights-based approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Kimberly de Bruijn; [2020]
    Keywords : international human rights law; public international law; climate change; climate change mitigation; public interest litigation; actio popularis; human rights approach; united nations framework convention on climate change; paris agreement; rule of law; democracy; right to life; right to respect for private and family life; european convention on human rights; african charter on human and peoples rights; american convention on human rights; right to a healthy environment; environmental law; united nations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is anthropogenic climate change; governments' inability to create an effective, inclusive response mechanism that manages to mitigate anthropogenic emissions; and advocates efforts to coerce States to act by invoking State responsibility in adjudicatory dispute settlement processes. States' failure to act in accordance with scientific risk assessments and to mitigate polluting activities has led underrepresented groups to increasingly lose trust in their respective executive and legislative branches, and, by means of protest, these advocates are now turning to court. READ MORE

  6. 20. Influencing the United Nations Security Council - the role of representative legitimacy : A qualitative comparison of elected members' influence in decisions made on the Syrian Conflict

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Johan Lundin; [2020]
    Keywords : United Nations Security Council; Decision making; Elected members; Legitimacy; Syria;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the topic of elected members of the United Nations Security Council by addressing the research question under what conditions is an elected member of the United Nations Security Council likely to influence decisions in maintaining international peace and security? In investigating the explanatory power of the theoretical argument ‘representative legitimacy’, which suggests that elected members making their proposed actions legitimate by anchoring these with the broader UN membership are more likely to face less opposition and thus increase the likelihood for influence, it tests the hypothesis an elected member anchoring its proposed actions with the broader UN membership is more likely to influence the UNSC decisions. The study is conducted through a structured, focused comparison of three elected members, New Zealand 2015-2016, Japan 2016-2017, and Sweden 2017-2018, and their influence in decisions made on the Syrian conflict. READ MORE