Essays about: "LDCS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word LDCS.

1. 1. Fertile Lands: Fertility and Agriculture in an 8 Billion World : An empirical study on how agricultural output affects fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Isabella Chee-Awai; Clara Lindvall; [2023]
   Keywords : Agricultural Output; Instrumental Variable; Least Developed Countries; Sub Saharan Africa; Total Fertility Rate;

   Abstract : In 2022, the world population reached 8 billion. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region in the world with the highest total fertility rate. As high fertility rates can be a threat to an inclusive and sustainable development in this region, it is of great importance to understand the determinants of fertility. READ MORE

3. 2. Building Resilience in the Age of Disasters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

   Author : Linda Kivi; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate finance; MDBs; climate disasters; resilience; stakeholder theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The consequences of climate change and increasing disasters jeopardise the livelihoods and resilience of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. Strengthened international efforts to mobilise and allocate additional climate and disaster resilience financing are required to address the needs of the countries that have least contributed to climate change and who currently are at the forefront of its implications. READ MORE

4. 3. Inward FDI and InnovationIn the Context of a Least Developed Country - A single case study on the innovation system of Kigali, Rwanda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mette Barten; Aron Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI spillover effects; innovation; innovation systems; innovation capabilities; absorptive capacities; Rwanda; Kigali;

   Abstract : Previous research shows a theoretical debate regarding the relationship between inward FDI and local innovation, where researchers argue for further research with a contextual focus. In the setting of Rwanda and its aspiration to transform from a least developed country to a knowledge-based service economy, this case study aims to understand how local actors perceive the relationship between inward FDI and innovation. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding Climate Justice vis-à-vis LDCs a qualitative case study research exploring EUs fairness towards LDCs in climate adaptation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ebba Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

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6. 5. Improvement of the Rucio implementation for the LDCS platform and search for dark data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Partikel- och kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Piotr Yartsev; [2022]
   Keywords : Dark matter; rucio; digital infrastructure; Root; LDMX; LDCS; dark data; Python; CERN; particle physics; big data; Geant4; Light Dark Matter eXperiment; Lightweight Distributed Computing System; data storage; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : In this work we aim to implement a software package to detect and categorize dark data, data not accessible or not known by the user, generated in the simulations of the Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX). This will involve studying current existing solutions for such problems, attempting to implement them for the Lightweight Distributed Computing System (LDCS), and developing our own Dark Data Search (DDS) toolkit to perform the detection and categorization of the dark data. READ MORE