Essays about: "Burkina faso"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 58 essays containing the words Burkina faso.

1. 16. Linking science and policy for climate change adaptation: The case of Burkina Faso : A stocktaking of the integration of scientific information on climate change into national adaptation and development policies

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Emily Theokritoff; [2018]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Burkina Faso; Science; Policy;

   Abstract : Africa, especially tropical West Africa, is increasingly affected by climate change making it one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. Developing countries, including Burkina Faso, are severely hit due to their high exposure to climate stress and low adaptive capacity. READ MORE

3. 17. Preliminary design of an off-grid photovoltaic system for smallholder water pumping in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

   Author : Asier Jauregui Prada; [2018]
   Keywords : Photovoltaic; smalholder; water pump; PVWP; irrigation; cooperation;

   Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is the region in the world that suffers the most from poverty and its worst effects: hunger, lack of water and diseases. And the problem is not even decreasing: in the past years there has been a peak in undernourishment in the continent. READ MORE

4. 18. Father groups in Burkina Faso – towards changed behaviors and a reconstruction of masculinities?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

   Author : Andrea Hallberg; [2017-06-22]
   Keywords : Africa; Burkina Faso; Nakamtenga; Yennenga Progress; father groups; fatherhood; family life; masculinities; gender roles;

   Abstract : Introduction: The importance of the involvement of men when it comes to increasing quality of life for women and children as well as for men themselves are evident, and has been shown repeatedly in academic research. Women globally are the ones responsible for children and household. READ MORE

5. 19. An evaluation of the long-term functionality of Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) projects in rural Burkina Faso : Reuse of sanitized human excreta as fertilizer in local agriculture

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskaplig kommunikation och lärande (ECE)

   Author : Anna Jonsson; Anna Land; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable sanitation; Ecological Sanitation; EcoSan; UDDT; Human; Hållbar sanitet; Ekologisk sanitet; Ecological Sanitation; EcoSan;

   Abstract : 2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to basic sanitation solutions, with major health and environmental impact as a result. The recently adopted worldwide Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aim to reduce this problem and extend the access to basic sanitation. READ MORE

6. 20. You can only write about Africa as seen with a European eye : You have no other

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Lea Rauch; [2017]
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   Abstract : This research looks at the French press coverage of the 2014 uprising in Burkina Faso. The aim is to focus on the nature of the coverage by Libération and Le Figaro. Another goal is to find out how these newspapers framed their reporting and whether there are similarities and differences in their coverage. This research draws upon news framing. READ MORE