Essays about: "Maldives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Maldives.

  1. 1. Climate Change, Disappearing Islands and thePerception of Climate Justice : A Content Analysis of the Perception of Climate Justice from thePerspective of Small Island States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Small island states; climate change; climate in justice; colonialism; climate migration; adaptation and mitigation strategies; sea-level rise; disappearing islands; solidarity;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to establish how, in an emerging era of sinking islands andincreasing environmental degradation, ideas concerning climate justice have been developedin pacific small island states. These ideas have been analysed from a framework of southernand justice theory and, hence, been put in comparison to the global framework of climatejustice and the notion that sovereign states, no matter location or historical circumstances, areleft alone to deal with the worst effects of climate change. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Comparison of the Ecological, Social and Economic Sustainability in Adaptation Strategies in The Maldives and Kiribati

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Charlotte Blomberg; Sandra Blomvall; [2020]
    Keywords : Maldives; Kiribati; sustainable development; sea level rise; climate change; adaptation; SIDS; NAPA;

    Abstract : Havsnivån stiger över hela världen på grund av termisk expansion och smältande glaciärer orsakade av den globala uppvärmningen. Maldiverna och Kiribati är några av de lägst liggande atolländerna i världen vilket gör dem särskilt utsatta för den förväntade havsnivåhöjningen. READ MORE

  4. 3. Agroecological analysis of Maldivian agricultural system to improve nutrient management

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Gasith Mohamed; [2018]
    Keywords : Agroecology; Maldives; Nutrient management; Systems analysis; SAFA analysis;

    Abstract : An agroecological analysis with focus on nutrient management was carried out for the farming systems of Northern Maldives using ‘Peanut model’- agroecosystem analysis framework described by Bawden et al (1986). Even though much of the practices are similar throughout the country, the focus of the study was on the farming activities of inhabited islands in northern region. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma massspectrometry method for measurement of stable sulphur isotope ratios in aerosol sulphate

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Analytisk kemi

    Author : Katerina Rodiouchkina; [2018]
    Keywords : Sulphate aerosol; isotope ratio; sulphur isotope; δ34S and δ33S measurements; MC-ICP-MS; method development; inter-laboratory comparison;

    Abstract : Sulphur stable isotope ratios are useful tracers in geological and environmental studies. They can for example be used to trace the origin of atmospheric sulphate aerosols, because anthropogenic sulphate and natural sulphate have distinguishable δ34S-values (δ34S value of approximately +0 to +8 ‰ for anthropogenic and approximately +12 to +19 ‰ for natural). READ MORE

  6. 5. Implementing a Deposit Refund System for P.E.T bottles in the Maldives: An Ex-ante Analysis of Political Feasability Based on the Models of Kiribati and Palau

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Nashfa Hawwa; [2016]
    Keywords : SIDS; political feasibility; PET; Maldives; deposit-refund system; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : PET waste is the most visible environmental threat in the Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS). The thesis aims to propose the deposit refund system as a policy intervention, and evaluates the feasibility of introducing the system in the Maldives. READ MORE