Essays about: "Livelihoods"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 381 essays containing the word Livelihoods.

1. 36. 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

3. 37. The Impacts of Climate Change on the Livelihoods of Small-Scale Traders in Zambia: A Case Study of Cross-Border Traders in Kazungula District

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Saidi Victor Phiri; [2023]
   Keywords : Vulnerability; climate change; cross-border trader; and livelihoods; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the global problems that the world is facing today. Previous studies have shown that climate change has negatively affected the livelihoods of the vulnerable population. However, understanding climate change is usually influenced by how it affects a person’s livelihood. READ MORE

4. 38. Socioeconomic impacts of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami (TBTT) plantation project on the participating communities

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

   Author : Javeria Haris; [2023]
   Keywords : tree plantation; socioeconomic; rural livelihoods; sustainable livelihood framework;

   Abstract : Tree plantations are regarded as one of the key components to fight the environmental challenges. Such plantations may impact the livelihoods of the local populations in both positive and negative ways. READ MORE

5. 39. Designing Hope and Resilience : The Architecture Students ́ Role in Improving Living Conditions for Displaced Communities in Turkey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Ellen Moiso; Benjamin Roobol; [2023]
   Keywords : Displacement; Turkey; Refugees; Activism; Proto- typing; Architecture; Participatory Action Research; Design Thinking; Informal Refugee Camps;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to depict Syrian refugees' detrimental livelihoods in the area of Izmir, Turkey and to through mapping, prototyping building and analysing two live projects - developed using a combination of Participatory Action Research and Design Thinking - provide examples on how architects and architecture students can work within the field of displacement. The projects are in two different contexts and have been carried out by students at Umeå School of Architecture, including the authors of this paper. READ MORE

6. 40. Beyond Conservation: Unlocking livelihoods, empowering communities : The case of Mamirauá

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Alejandra Leon Lavandera; [2023]
   Keywords : CBNRM; local livelihoods; participatory approach; protected area;

   Abstract : The spread of Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programs can be attributed to the failure of top-down approaches and the development of more equitable governance strategies. A CBNRM approach seeks to fulfill dual objectives by balancing environmental conservation goals and local livelihood opportunities. READ MORE