Essays about: "Famine"
Showing result 31 - 35 of 38 essays containing the word Famine.
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31. MODIS NDVI satellite data for assessing drought in Somalia during the period 2000-2011
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : This thesis studied the drought monitoring and assessing in Somalia environment during the period 2000-2011 with more details about the drought in 2010- 2011. Time series analysis of remote sensing data as well as rainfall data were used to achieve the aim of the study. READ MORE
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32. Variability and change in Koga reservoir volume, Blue Nile, Ethiopia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Ethiopia has long since been an area strongly affected by drought. Although there is a relativelylarge amount of fresh water present in the country, variability in rainfall and lack ofinfrastructure lead to the result that most of the population is undersupplied with water. READ MORE
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33. International Security : Crossing Borders: International Migration and National Security
University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan; IHH, StatsvetenskapAbstract : One of the most dynamic events of our time is the large extent of population movements within and across national boundaries. The causes of this movement of people include economic hardship due to various natural calamities such as earthquakes, droughts, famine and floods, as well as economic hardship due to lack of income. READ MORE
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34. Food security and food sufficiency in Ethiopia and eastern Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Food insecurity is a major problem in the developing countries of the world, where sub- Saharan and eastern Africa is some of the most affected areas. With rapid population growth and lack of means to adapt to a changing climate, the region is in the danger zone for famine. READ MORE
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35. Protecting the Unprotectable: Humanitarian Crisis and the International Community’s Kantian Responsibility to Protect in North Korea
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The famine in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has once again reached a point of emergency wherein the international community has a moral duty to protect the population from their government. Although the member states of the United Nations have affirmed a global Responsibility to Protect, the ways in which that responsibility are carried out are often contradictory and help to sustain the regime – which further threatens the North Korean people. READ MORE
