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1. 6. Allocation of Public Education Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean Explaining Differences in Efficiency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Noora Kovalainen; [2021]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have lagged behind in educational outcomes despite having on par levels of education spending given their level of development. This suggests that LAC suffers from poor efficiency of education spending which could be due to the high level of public investment in tertiary education. READ MORE

3. 7. Solidarity research with Xochicuicatl e.V. : Exploring the dynamics between the organization its beneficiaries and the overall migrant group

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

   Author : Franziska Blanz; [2020]
   Keywords : Solidarity Research; Migrant Women’s organization; Social Movement; Latin American Women; Intersectionality; Subaltern Counterpublic; Invited and Invented Spaces of Citizenship; Global migration movements; Germany; Berlin;

   Abstract : This thesis project is an act of solidarity research with the Berlin based Latin American women’s organization Xochicuicatl. Along the idea that research should be based on the interests and needs of oppressed groups, the research design was developed in cooperation with the organization. READ MORE

4. 8. Addressing the risk of maladaptation in Social Protection: The case of World Food Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Helene Lykke Strøbech; Andreia Bordon Rosa; [2020]
   Keywords : Maladaptation; Social Protection; Climate Change; Climate Change Adaptation; Pathways; Vulnerability; Adaptive Capacity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The need to adapt to climate change has been widely acknowledged as a challenge expanding beyond the discrete realm of adaptation initiatives. Accordingly, social protection has received growing attention due to its potential to promote adaptive capacity, whilst partly addressing both direct and indirect drivers of vulnerability to climate change. READ MORE

5. 9. Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean : a case study of the town of Chía, Colombia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mónica Carlota García Aguilar; [2020]
   Keywords : environmental governance; resource recovery; organic waste; wastewater; circular economy; sustainable urban development;

   Abstract : Sustainable approaches for waste management and sanitation are key to deal with the environmental and health challenges that growing urbanization is creating around the world. Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. READ MORE

6. 10. Global Priority Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Waters:Establishing Baseline Levels on Regional Basis.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Abeer Baabish; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) has been regulated under Stockholm Convention in 2009, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was listed in 2019. Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) is under review and could be included in 2021. READ MORE