Essays about: "Famine"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 38 essays containing the word Famine.

  1. 26. Detecting changes in cropland extent: A case study within the Lake Chad Basin using classified remote sensing data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Rebecka Jenryd; [2014]
    Keywords : Lake Chad; irrigation; cropland; classified remote sensing data; KYB; Chari-Logone; GLCC; MCD12Q1; Globcover; bi-temporal analysis; multi-temporal analysis; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Access to fresh water is essential for the lives of organisms and for human activities. However, with a growing population that strives after a higher standard of living, the pressure on already limited resources will rise. READ MORE

  3. 27. Identity construction of refugee children : An ethnographic study from an intersectional perspective

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Hanna Gadban; [2013]
    Keywords : Intersectional perspective; recognition; positioning; identity; postmodern perspective; Intersektionellt perspektiv; erkännande; positionering; dentitet; postmodernt perspektiv;

    Abstract : Around the world many people are affected by war, persecution, rebellion, famine, etc. and are therefore forced to move and start a new life elsewhere under new conditions. The struggle for survival is one of the factors that force children to escape. READ MORE

  4. 28. Escaping the Hermit Kingdom An : analysis of China’s policy towards North Korean Refugees

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Catherine Petersson; [2013]
    Keywords : non-reofoulement; North Korea; China; refugees; asylum; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper deals with the issue of migration between North Korea and China. North Korea does not grant its citizens the legal right to freedom of movement, but famine and poverty has forced many to attempt escape through China, hoping to eventually reach South Korea. READ MORE

  5. 29. Prevalence of antibodies for Peste des petits des ruminants virus and Brucella and related risk factors in goat herds in urban and peri-urban agriculture in Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Linn Lernfelt; [2013]
    Keywords : goats; urban and peri-urban agriculture; risk factors; antibodies; seriprevalence; peste des petits ruminants virus; brucella;

    Abstract : The world’s population reached more than 6.9 billion people in July 2011. It is expected that the population growth during the next 40 years will take place mostly in low-income countries and the population increase will be 2.3 billion people during 2011-2050. READ MORE

  6. 30. Significance of soil moisture on vegetation greenness in the African Sahel from 1982 to 2008

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mohamed Ahmed; [2012]
    Keywords : geography; NDVI; soil moisture; time series analysis; Sahel; remote sensing; temporal correlation; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Popular science The Sahel is a semi-arid eco-climatic transition zone in northern Africa separating the Sahara desert from the Africa’s tropical forest. The Sahel word in Arabic language means “shore” which is linguistically describes the appearances of vegetation as a shoreline defining the boundary of the Sahara desert. READ MORE