Essays about: "water policy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 253 essays containing the words water policy.

  1. 6. From Policy to Practice : Addressing the Challenges of Women Refugees in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda

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

    Author : Johan Diez; [2023]
    Keywords : Peace and Conflict Studies; Refugee Policy; UNHCR; UN Women; Peace; and Security Agenda; Bidibidi Refugee Settlement; Yumbe District; Uganda Refugee Policy; Local Action Plan; National Action Plan; Ethnography; Applied Social Sciences; Case Study; Constructivism; Document Analysis; Thematic Analysis; Interviews; Women in Development; Women and Development; Gender and Development; Women in Forced Migration; Decentralization; Negative Peace; Positive Peace; Situational Peace; Cultural Violence; Structural Violence; Direct Violence; Positive Peacebuilding; Feminist Peace Theory;

    Abstract : This applied social sciences case study examines the efficiency of the ‘Yumbe Local Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security’ in addressing the perceived and experienced adversities of women refugees in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda. This is done by collecting data from the Bidibidi settlement through interviews and discussions with the refugee and host population, as well as with relevant organizations and governmental actors. READ MORE

  3. 7. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  4. 8. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  5. 9. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
    Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

  6. 10. Major forest companies and owner associations interpretation of policies and certification programs regarding riparian buffer zones

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Eric Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Buffer zone; Water quality; Buffer zone policy; Forestry; Policy interpretation;

    Abstract : Human intervention in forests such as clearcut forestry have a negative impact on water quality and biodiversity. To maintain water quality and its biological values a commonly used method is to leave trees and shrubs closest to the water, in so called a buffer zone. READ MORE