Essays about: "Disaster Risk Management"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 112 essays containing the words Disaster Risk Management.

1. 6. “Do You Hear My Voice?”: LGBTIQA+ Solidarity and Resistance in Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Türkiye through Lubunya Earthquake Solidarity Network

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gizem Ece Tiglioglu Gümüs; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTIQA ; solidarity networks; resistance; mutual aid; disaster risk governance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : People-centered, whole-of-society, and gender-sensitive approaches are increasingly recognized in disaster risk reduction. In contrast, consideration of LGBTIQA+ communities and their experiences in disaster settings still has not been globally mainstreamed and integrated into the existing disaster risk management policies. READ MORE

3. 7. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
   Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

   Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

4. 8. Towards an Archaeology of Disaster : Opportunities and Difficulties

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Bex Bodén; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural heritage management; cultural resource management; disaster; disaster archaeology; disaster risk management; disaster risk prevention; emergency relief; forensic archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of archaeology and its contribution to emergency relief work in areas struck by a disastrous event. At a time in our contemporary society where we may be extra vulnerable against disasters, archaeology can help us both prevent and reduce the risks of disasters. READ MORE

5. 9. Climate Change Adaptation in The Swedish Forestry Sector : A Technological Innovation System Analysis

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

   Author : Nils Wikland; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Technological Innovation System; Sustainable Forest Management; Ecosystem Management; Disaster Risk Reduction; Swedish Forestry Sector.; Klimatanpassning; Teknologiskt innovationssystem; Hållbart skogsbruk; Ekosystemförvaltning; Socioekologiska system; Katastrofminskning; svensk skogssektor.;

   Abstract : This study applies the fundamentals of the Technological innovation systems framework to analyze the systemic conditions of the Swedish forestry’s capabilities to facilitate and generate innovation for climate change adaptation. Documentation, together with primary data from two surveys sent to a variety of actors operating inside the system, was assessed and analyzed to get an understanding of the organizational and institutional challenges this industry meets in the new era of the Anthropocene. READ MORE

6. 10. Regional Climate-related Mobility Governance in Southeast Asia: The Role of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Emma Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : ASEAN; Southeast Asia; climate migration; mobility; climate-related mobility; regional governance; policy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study how human mobility in the context of climate and environmental change is governed at a regional level in Southeast Asia, with the regional intergovernmental organisation ASEAN, as a case study. Through a policy review of ASEAN policies on climate, migration, disaster risk reduction and development this study finds that the climate-environment-mobility nexus is not adequately addressed in ASEAN’s policy realm. READ MORE