Essays about: "Early Warning"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 essays containing the words Early Warning.

  1. 21. URBAN CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND THE PROMISE OF BIG DATA SOLUTIONS : ASSESSING BIG DATA APPLICATION INTO MADRID’S URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE SCENARIO

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Juan Rojo; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate change Adaptation; Big Data; Resilience; Urban Transformation;

    Abstract : In the midst of a climate crisis like the one the world is facing right now, it is essential to try to find new tools that allow better decision-making both to mitigate climate change and to adapt to it. To this day, data science has yet to develop the necessary knowledge to tackle climate change, even though there are large databases with climate data available. READ MORE

  3. 22. Parliamentary Standing Committees in the EU policy-making process. : A comparative case study of two committees from the Bundestag

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Yannick Stephan; [2020]
    Keywords : EU policy-making; EU integration; Europeanisation; parliamentary standing committees; Bundestag; comparative case study;

    Abstract : The EU integration process has led to severe changes in policy-making. On the one hand, authority shifted from the national level to the EU. On the other hand, national level executives have gained power relative to the national legislatures. READ MORE

  4. 23. Fostering Anticipatory Action via Social Protection Systems : A Case Study of the Climate Vulnerability of Flood-Exposed Social Security Allowance Beneficiaries in Bardiya District, Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sabrina Desroches; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate disaster; climate vulnerability; climate resilience; social protection; Shock Responsive Social Protection; Adaptive Social Protection; Early Warning Systems; Forecast-based Financing; Floods; Nepal;

    Abstract : Rationale – Climate disasters represent a significant and growing proportion of the humanitarian burden and are a key factor in increasing poverty and insecurity. A myriad of studies demonstrate that aid delivered in an ex-ante fashion can be effective in mitigating losses of life, assets and livelihoods associated with climate hazards. READ MORE

  5. 24. Flood Prediction System Using IoT and Artificial Neural Networks with Edge Computing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Eric Samikwa; [2020]
    Keywords : Internet of things; Flood prediction; Artificial neural network; Edge computing; Long short-term memory.; Sakernas Internet; Översvämning av översvämningar; Artificiella neuronnät; Kant datoranvändning; Långt kortvarigt minne;

    Abstract : Flood disasters affect millions of people across the world by causing severe loss of life and colossal damage to property. Internet of things (IoT) has been applied in areas such as flood prediction, flood monitoring, flood detection, etc. READ MORE

  6. 25. Host risk factors in relation to the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs and dogs in northern Vietnam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnéa Gustafsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Japanese encephalitis; JEV; pig; dog; Vietnam; antibodies; risk factors;

    Abstract : Japanese encephalitis is the leading cause of encephalitis in Asia. The disease is caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a vector-borne virus that has an enzootic cycle involving mosquitoes, pigs and birds. READ MORE