Essays about: "Colombia"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 339 essays containing the word Colombia.

  1. 26. Flood Simulation in the Colombian Andean Region Using UAV-based LiDAR : Minor Field Study in Colombia

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Simon Höglund; Linus Rodin; [2023]
    Keywords : UAV; Unmanned aerial vehicle; LiDAR; Light detection and ranging; UAV-based LiDAR; UAV photogrammetry; Aerial photogrammetry; Flooding Colombia; UN Sustainability Development Goals; UAV; Obemannade flygfordon; LiDAR; Ljus- och avståndsdetektion; UAV-baserad LiDAR; UAV-fotogrammetri; Flygfotogrammetri; Översvämning Colombia; FN; hållbarhetsutvecklingsmål;

    Abstract : Flooding is a worldwide problem that every year causes substantial damage for the environment and stakeholders nearby, and this impact relates to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Colombia is specially prone to flooding as 17% of its surface area is at risk of extreme flooding. READ MORE

  3. 27. The Influence of International Humanitarian Law in Peacemaking : An Analysis of the Role of IHL During the Negotiations Between the FARC-EP and the Government of Juan Manuel Santos in Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ambre Laurent; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; FARC-EP; International Humanitarian Law; Peacemaking; Humanitarian Implications; Negotiations; Non-International Armed Conflict; Colombia; FARC-EP; Derecho Internacional Humanitario; Procesos de Paz; Implicaciones humanitarias; Negociaciones; Conflictos armados no internacionales;

    Abstract : This research uses the case study of Colombia and more specifically the peace negotiations between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) to identify the influence that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) can have on a peacemaking process and what its humanitarian implications are.  By linking the humanitarian and peacemaking fields, the main objective of this research is to assess the extent to which IHL has influenced the peace negotiations with the FARC-EP. READ MORE

  4. 28. Community awareness regarding the páramos: an exploratory study on Colombian eco-social organizations

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Mariana Caviativa Rojas; Marie Karunaratne Chathurika; [2023]
    Keywords : Rural and urban communities; eco-social work; environmental justice framework; eco-social approach; eco-social organizations; páramos; Colombia.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study explores how eco-social organizations in Colombia work with the communities to protect the páramos, and the issues affecting the páramos. Workers, volunteers, and advisors of the organizations were interviewed to examine the issues affecting the páramos and how they work with the communities to protect this ecosystem. READ MORE

  5. 29. Intra-Cultural Xenophobia : Comparing xenophobia experiences by Chileans towards Colombians and by Colombians towards Venezuelan migrants

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Amanda Santi Aguilar; [2023]
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    Abstract : Xenophobia is often treated as a phenomenon that mostly occurs between people from different cultures. However, xenophobia within the same culture is an ongoing issue that has not received as much research attention. READ MORE

  6. 30. Finding ways to develop a sustainable bioeconomy: The case of industrial cassava in Colombia : Environmental impact and food security insights from a combined life cycle assessment and interview study

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Isabel Nilsson Alarcón; [2023]
    Keywords : industrial cassava; food security; land use; climate change; biodiversity loss; sustainable bioeconomy; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Colombia; industriell kassava; tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning; markanvändning; klimatförändring; minskad biodiversitet; hållbar bioekonomi; livscykelanalys LCA ; Colombia;

    Abstract : Cassava has been identified as a potential key crop for a sustainable bioeconomy in Colombia.However, the bioeconomy is not inherently sustainable, and neither is producing cassava,which makes research on it crucial. Increasing biomass circularity could be key for increasingthe cassava industry’s sustainability performance. READ MORE