Essays about: "villagers"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 84 essays containing the word villagers.

  1. 16. Let there be rain : An approach to an increased water access in Cameroon

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

    Author : Frida Ljungek; [2018]
    Keywords : cameroon; water access; water purification; rain water harvesting; UV;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis examines the pre-conditions for implementing a rain water harvesting system with additional purification on a school in a rural area of Cameroon. The villagers in this area are in general poor and lack basic access to water. READ MORE

  3. 17. People’s Perception on Development : A case study on Chinese investment in Gunjur, Gambia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isatou Keitta; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study examines how the people of Gunjur perceive the development impacts caused by a Chinese fishmeal factory. Also, how they believe it has affected them. The study highlights the voices of the villagers by viewing development and foreign investment as more complex rather than looking at the increasement of the GDP. READ MORE

  4. 18. Time preferences and community-based conservation: Insights from elephant patrolling efforts in Aras Napal, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Rydberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Indonesia; individual time preferences; social time preferences; patience; community-based conservation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study took place in an Indonesian village in Aras Napal, North Sumatra, which previously has been involved in an elephant patrolling conservation program to mitigate human-elephant conflicts and protect the neighboring Leuser National Park. The study examines the villager’s individual and social time preferences, particularly comparing those who were actively involved in the elephant patrolling unit and those who were not. READ MORE

  5. 19. Design of an Off-grid PV System for Households in Perú and Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Emiliano Gabriel Lorenzo Guevara; [2017]
    Keywords : PV; photovoltaics; Peru; Sweden; off-grid; battery; pvsyst;

    Abstract : Because of global warming and the Paris agreement from 2015, countries need to switch their energy sources into clean sources. For some countries, like Perú, electricity produced from renewable energy sources is still a new technology. Its electricity demand depends entirely on traditional hydropower and thermal plants. READ MORE

  6. 20. Carbon forestry and local livelihoods : a case study on poverty in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tove Ellingsen; [2017]
    Keywords : local livelihoods; capitals; Uganda; villagers; perception;

    Abstract : Green Resources is one of the largest companies engaged in carbon forestry on the African continent. The Green Resources carbon forestry plantation in northern Uganda is a particularly interesting case in a Swedish perspective, because the Swedish Energy Agency is committed to buying its carbon emissions reductions within a clean development mechanism (CDM) project under the Kyoto protocol. READ MORE