Essays about: "Botswana"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 92 essays containing the word Botswana.

1. 11. A study of carbon, nitrogen, and biogenic silica concentrations in Cyperus papyrus, the sedge dominating the permanent swamp of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Giulia Lodi; [2022]
   Keywords : Okavango Delta; papyrus; total nitrogen; total organic carbon; biogenic silica; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Okawangodeltat är södra Afrikas största våtmark och en av världens minst påverkade våtmarker. Kunskapen om hur våtmarkssystemet fungerar är begränsad, särskilt vad gäller halter av näringsämnen och omsättning av näringsämnen i de dominerande våtmarksväxterna. READ MORE

3. 12. Swedish and international foreign aid’s impact on democratization processes: A qualitative study on Botswana and Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Ridell; [2021]
   Keywords : Foreign aid; democracy; international development; Botswana; Uganda; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Democracy promotion has received increased attention within development cooperation during the 21st century. The purpose of this study is to investigate foreign aid’s impact on democratization processes. READ MORE

4. 13. Women and water scarcity in Botswana: Challenges and strategies in Kweneng District -The case study of Gakuto Village

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Monicah Tshabatau; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; water scarcity; water access; sanitation; adaptation strategies; vulnerability;

   Abstract : The purpose of the paper is to examine how water scarcity affects women in Gakuto and strategies they use to adapt to water scarcity. Water is a basic necessity and a requirement for all according to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Botswana is one of the countries faced with water scarcity. READ MORE

5. 14. Are the Interests of Women Included in Times of Crisis? : A comparative study of the substantive representation of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southern African Region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Janna Cederquist; [2021]
   Keywords : Representation; substantive representation; descriptive representation; democracy; electoral autocracy; Southern Africa; gender; female political representation; COVID-19; pandemic;

   Abstract : This study set out to answer how and to what extent the gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are addressed in parliamentary debates in the Southern African regional context. As both the proportion of women in parliament and the level of democracy have been established by previous research as important conditions for women to be able to act for women as a group, four countries with varying combinations of these factors are examined. READ MORE

6. 15. Social Media for Social Change: A Case Study of Online News Consumption among the Zimbabwean Diaspora in Botswana

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Eleanor Brooks; [2020]
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   Abstract : Around 1 in 4 Zimbabweans lives outside their home country, with the majority of these having emigrated between 2000-2010 due to economic instability and political repression. The emergence of new technologies and social media means that the 4-5 million members of the diaspora scattered around the world are now connected to the families and friends they left behind, as well as to each other, via an extensive web of online communications networks, which remain engaged in politics by discussing political issues relating to their homeland. READ MORE