Essays about: "NGO and climate change adaptation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words NGO and climate change adaptation.
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1. Catalyzing climate change adaptation capacity : potential effects of “GALS” Approach in transforming rural farm households towards gender inclusive climate change adaptation in KIREHE District. Rwanda
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This study explores the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of rural farm households and the adaption strategies used to cope with the effects of climate change in Kirehe District. To thoroughly understand the case, a particular attention has been paid to gender dynamics and climatic change adaptation; the main intent was to comprehend how gender relations and adaptation strategies are intertwined in rural households which are exposed to climate-related hazards. READ MORE
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2. Empowering the powerless: Investigating the sustainability of climate change adaptation through the lens of empowerment in Char Shakhahati, Bangladesh
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Climate Change Impacts are a major concern for Bangladesh. The country is expected to face an increase of 11% in precipitation, drier winter periods causing droughts, extremely high temperatures, sea level rise changing the dynamics of discharge of water from rivers, etc. intensifying poverty. READ MORE
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3. In the eye of the storm : a gendered study on climate change adaptation in small-scale farming in Thái Bình, Vietnam
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Vietnam is one of the countries in the world that is projected to be most impacted by climate change. Extreme weather events such as storms and floods are predicted to increase with the changing climate. As such, climate change adaptation is crucial, especially for farmers who are relying on vulnerable livelihoods to climate change. READ MORE
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4. Bridging to the common ground, adapting to climate change through sustainable estuarine land use : a study of the Inner Forth, Scotland
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : This thesis looks at climate change adaptation strategies in the Inner Forth region in Scotland. The region is expected to suffer from climate change induced stresses such as flooding, sea level rise and storm surges. READ MORE
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5. Building capacity to adapt to climate change through local actor support : a case study of an informal settlement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of the most severe weather-related hazards over the coming decades. The poor in developing countries are particularly susceptible to climate change, often living in informal or precarious settlements. READ MORE
