Essays about: "Natural hazards"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 97 essays containing the words Natural hazards.

  1. 11. Using a social registry to assess household social vulnerability to natural hazards in Malawi

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Petter Sundqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Household Social Vulnerability Index; Principal Component Analysis; Vulnerability Map; Natural Hazards; Disaster Risk Management; Flood Vulnerability; Social Registry; United Beneficiary Registry; Malawi; Nsanje;

    Abstract : Social factors moderate the impacts of natural hazards, which means that households are affected differently when exposed to the same hazard. This differential impact of hazards can be explained by the concept of social vulnerability, which is commonly assessed to inform disaster preparedness and response action. READ MORE

  3. 12. Improving Soil Information with Generative and Machine Learning Models

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Ebrahim Jahanshiri; [2022-06-21]
    Keywords : data augmentation; soil data; mapping; generative adversarial models; random forest;

    Abstract : Soil data observations are among the most difficult data to collect. Low sample density along with the high cost of sampling has made current soil information that are usually presented as maps, unusable for detailed applications such as modelling earth system dynamics, crop modelling, natural hazards prediction and climate change impacts. READ MORE

  4. 13. Assessing the Practical Use of an Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Approach: A Case Study on Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pim Roupé; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Disaster Management; Climate Change; Natural Hazards; Resilience;

    Abstract : The ambition of this thesis is to fulfill two aims. The first aim is theory development, by presenting a theoretical framework where climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are combined. The second aim is empirical, where the theoretical framework is used to analyze an example of DRR with an ambition to include CCA. READ MORE

  5. 14. Controlling the Uncontrollable? : A qualitative content analysis of the United Nations Sendai Framework and its reflection of disaster risk reduction in a risk society.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; natural hazards; the United Nations; climate change; control; resilience; uncertainty; humanitarian aid;

    Abstract : Occurrences of extreme weather events are increasing due to the ongoing climate change driven by human actions. In parallel, this triggers a growing need for humanitarian action in the future to help those impacted by disasters. READ MORE

  6. 15. FindMe Tag - Facilitate rescue efforts during disasters through culture-sensitive design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Ida Dahl; Linnea Kransén; [2022]
    Keywords : human-centered design; culture-sensitive design; wearable; natural hazards; rescue efforts; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, 1.8 billion people worldwide have been affected by disasters triggered by natural hazards and 740 000 lives have been lost. Due to climate change, these numbers are predicted to rise dramatically in the upcoming years. READ MORE