Essays about: "Humanitarian communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words Humanitarian communication.

  1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Streamlining UAV Communication : Investigating and implementing an accessible communication interface between a ground control station and a companion computer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Johan Gustafsson; Daniel Mogensen; [2023]
    Keywords : UAV; communication protocol; design science; UAV security; software architecture; programming; Mavlink; UAV protocols;

    Abstract : In the future, the usage of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) will be applied in many different areas. Continued research in UAVs can benefit through its applications in disaster response, humanitarian aid, environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection, improved transportation and delivery systems, and scientific research. READ MORE

  4. 3. NGO Challenges in Providing Aid: Ukraine Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Julija Paskeviciute; [2023]
    Keywords : NGO; Aid; Partnerships; Development; SDGs; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The NGO role in providing aid and internal/external impacts that are occurring during the process are central pillars in analysing the development objective and Sustainable Development Goals for the future. The challenges that the NGOs face during aid processes are not solely dependent on singular sources and rather require complex, and multi-faced approaches. READ MORE

  5. 4. Safety and Security in Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Workers’ Risk Perception

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Magdalena Hix; [2023]
    Keywords : Safety; Security; Risk; Risk Perception; Risk Evaluation; Humanitarian Aid Worker; Sudan; Protection; Security Risk Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Protection of humanitarian aid workers (HAWs) is a challenging task. There are various reports on the topic where much research seems to focus on traditional physical attacks and intentional violence against HAWs (security) rather than the accidental event risks (safety) or discussing it separately. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the Production of the Humanitarian Subject : A Decolonial Exploration of Innocence

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Sarah Nefeli Lola Goosens; [2023]
    Keywords : Humanitarianism; Modernity Coloniality; Innocence; Emotions; Autoethnography; Storytelling; Decolonial Research.;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how humanitarian communication produces subjectivities for individuals. More specifically, it investigates how the innocent modern/colonial humanitarian subject is produced through appeals to emotions. To explore this phenomenon, this thesis develops a decolonial research approach grounded in epistemic disobedience. READ MORE