Essays about: "La Paz"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words La Paz.

1. 21. The Meaning of the Logical Framework Approach for NGO-officials in Colombia - A phenomenological study of results-based management in development cooperation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alfred Nisses; [2015]
   Keywords : LFA; Results Based Management; International Development; Phenomenology; Aid Effectiveness; New Public Management; Accountability; Colombia; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The quest for effectiveness and results has become a top political priority in the international development sector during the last decade. One of the prevailing tools for effectiveness and goal fulfilment for development projects is the Logical Framework Approach (LFA). READ MORE

3. 22. Thermoregulating behavior and habitat use of Liolaemus aparicioi

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Jennie Frida Linn Gustafsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Thermoregulation; basking behavior; lizard; altitude; Habitat use;

   Abstract : The thermoregulation of lizards depends highly on the environment they inhabit. Thermoregulation is crucial for physiological processes and affects therefore the life history of the lizard. High altitudes are characterized by a colder climate than on lower altitudes, and these environmental factors affects the thermoregulation of lizards. READ MORE

4. 23. Health-care workers caring for children : The Early Childhood Development Program in La Paz, Bolivia

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Anna Lindström; Louise Hellberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Early Childhood Development; Children; Health Promotion; Global Nursing; Ethnography;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Bolivia has a high child mortality rate and many children´s living conditions are inadequate. In order to reach the Millennium Development Goals non-governmental organizations play an important role when the governmental efforts are insufficient. READ MORE

5. 24. Ethnic anti discrimination work in La Paz, Bolivia : A study of the perceptions and beliefs of the employees regarding the ethnic anti discrimination work at a public university.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Pedagogiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Ericson; Sara Widmark; [2015]
   Keywords : Anti discrimination work; ethnicities; performativity; organizational change; attitudes among employees; affirmative actions and implementation.;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on a qualitative research made on a public university in La Paz, Bolivia. The aim was to examine the beliefs and perceptions of the employees regarding the ethnic anti discrimination work at the university. READ MORE

6. 25. Disaster Risk Reduction contribution to Peacebuilding programmes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Juan Alfonso Lozano Basanta; [2014]
   Keywords : Disaster; Peacebuilding; Risk; Hazard; Post-conflict; Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Risk Management; Desastre; Construcción de Paz; Riesgo; Post-conflicto; Reducción de Riesgos de Desastre; Gestión de Riesgos de Desastre;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide theoretical evidence that a disaster risk reduction perspective within peacebuilding programmes, particularly in countries where disasters and conflict overlap, can contribute positively to the transformation of conflict into sustainable peace. An increasing number of disasters in fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict has brought the attention to know in which way disasters and conflicts collide when they come to occur in the same area, and how disasters can influence on-going peace processes. READ MORE