Essays about: "Climate disasters"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 129 essays containing the words Climate disasters.

  1. 1. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND? The ability of EU policies to support the capabilities of stateless people facing climate change-induced disasters

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophie Auckram; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : statelessness; vulnerability; EU; capability approach; climate change-induced disasters;

    Abstract : Statelessness is an issue that has affected Europe since the end of World War II, as nation-state boundaries have constrained which people have a nationality and which do not. In the instance of a climate change-induced disaster, stateless people are hyper-marginalised for two distinct reasons: they tend to live in high-risk locations, and they are in danger of being overlooked by state institutions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Andreas Brandow; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban indicators; Resilience; Urban flooding; Flood protection and mitigation; Luleå;

    Abstract : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bridging the Gap: Assessing the Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction - A Case Study on Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Ragnartz; [2023]
    Keywords : The Integrated Approach; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change; National Adaptation Plan;

    Abstract : There are two primary purposes of this study. One is theory development and the other is empirical. The first aim will be conducted by proposing a framework for the integrated approach between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. READ MORE

  5. 4. The obscuration of climate-induced mobility : A discourse analysis of the EU governance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Josefin Sjöberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; mobilities; EU; Governmentality; Vulnerability; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate changes and disasters are evidently contributing to migration and displacement of people all over the world, including Europe, and yet, climate-induced mobilities seem to be neglected in EUs internal policies. The aim of this study is to use discourse analysis and the Foucauldian inspired framework “analytics of governance”, to analyze and understand the shaping and construction of EU policies on climate-induced mobility. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring Disaster Impacts on Climate Mitigation Policy Change in Latin America

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lotte Petersen; [2023]
    Keywords : natural hazards; disaster; climate mitigation policy; latin america; policy change;

    Abstract : This study aims to empirically explore if there is an association between climate-related disasters and climate mitigation policy change in middle-income countries. This is important for understanding future climate mitigation policy, as disasters are predicted to increase in both frequency and severity. READ MORE