Essays about: "Emergencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 92 essays containing the word Emergencies.

1. 1. Addressing Water Scarcity in La Guajira: A Comparative Analysis of Four Water Systems

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

   Author : Johan Hedstrand Welander; [2023]
   Keywords : Drought; wells; desalination; La Guajira; Colombia; windmills; solar panels; MFS; Minor Field Study; development;

   Abstract : During the recent prolonged drought in La Guajira, Colombia, the child mortality rate surged to 23.4 per 1000. With the focal point in rural Alta Guajira, a lack of rainfall and wind resulted in an acute potable water scarcity. READ MORE

3. 2. Educational Psychosocial Interventions Supporting Childrens’ Trauma Recovery and Academic Achievement : A Comparative Study of NRC’s Better Learning Programme in Gaza and IRC’s Tutoring in a Healing Classroom Program in Lebanon

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Silje Hansen Overvåg; [2023]
   Keywords : Psychosocial Support PSS ; Education in Emergencies EiE ; Social and Emotional Learning SEL ; Children Affected by Armed Conflict; Trauma Recovery; Education; Academic Underachievement; Humanitarian Interventions;

   Abstract : The number of children living in a conflict zone in 2021 reached a staggering 449 million, which represents more than one out of every six children (Save the Children, 2022). When children are exposed to armed conflict the experiences can impair cognitive and social and emotional function. READ MORE

4. 3. Intersectionality in Humanitarian Response: Just added empty words or the way for an impactful action?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Julia Regina Mühlhauser; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : We are facing a continuous increase in humanitarian crises. All humanitarian emergencies affect People in Need differently. The wish for a more inclusive picture of the affected people suitable for humanitarian response is becoming more significant. READ MORE

5. 4. Online Discourses Around Disasters and Migration: Securitized vs Humanizing : A Case Study of Turkey

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Beyza Mumcular Çöplü; [2023]
   Keywords : forced migration; disaster; relational dialectics theory; theory of securitization; human security; online discourses; contrapuntal analysis;

   Abstract : This study explores the discourses related to forced migration in the aftermath of disruptive emergencies through a case study of Turkey. 2 devastating earthquakes hit ten provinces on February 6, 2023, with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, and over 50,000 lives were lost In Turkey. READ MORE

6. 5. Russia-Ukraine War: A Critical Assessment of Youth’s Security Threat Perceptions in Växjö

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Emmanuel Sitta Ngissa; [2023]
   Keywords : Cold War; Russia-Ukraine war; Security threats; Ontological security; Youths; Crisis preparedness; Perceptions;

   Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, security and security threats have transcended beyond the traditional security aspects due to changed global interactions in the facets of economic, political, diplomatic and even domestic policies of individual states. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has not only heightened defence and security concerns in Europe and globally but has also revived the Cold War security tensions in some way necessitating an understanding of how contemporary security threats and crisis preparedness are perceived by civilians in this modern day and age. READ MORE