Essays about: "Nepal"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 171 essays containing the word Nepal.

  1. 21. Ambient temperature and risk of preterm birth in three Nepalese regions from March 2019 to May 2020: a retrospective secondary data analysis using distributed lag non-linear models

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Katharina Albert; [2022]
    Keywords : preterm birth; ambient temperature; neonatology; Nepal; DLNM;

    Abstract : Background: Preterm birth is a global health problem which causes significant short- and long-term morbidity and mortality. Pathophysiology is not entirely clear and due to climate change environmental risk factors, such as extreme temperatures, should be considered as emerging and modifiable risk factors. READ MORE

  3. 22. Dynamics of Hydro-power Development in Nepal: Water-Energy-Food Security Prospect

    University essay from

    Author : Jaya Lal Neupane; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Hydropower; WEF Security; Benefit-sharing; Trade-offs; Benefits;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns with water, energy, and food (WEF) security in Nepal in relation to hydropower development. Hydropower is challenging to WEF security in three ways: First, the focus is only on energy generation which overlooks the impacts on land, forest, water and biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 23. From Identification to Implementation: The Use of Local Knowledge in Disaster Management : A case study on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescents Societies response to the Nepal earthquake 2015-2019

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Natalie Brossé; [2022]
    Keywords : Local Knowledge; Indigenous Knowledge; IFRC; Disaster Response; Disaster Assistance; Disaster Management;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how local knowledge is identified and implemented in disaster responseand recovery programmes conducted by international aid organizations. The case that isexamined in the analysis is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties response and recovery operations conducted in the aftermath of the Nepalearthquake 2015-2019. READ MORE

  5. 24. Spatio-temporal analysis of groundwater-dependent precipitation based on Lagrangian moisture tracking

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Daowei Li; [2022]
    Keywords : Groundwater abstraction; groundwater dependent precipitation; ERA5 precipitation; Utrack; Lagrangian model.;

    Abstract : Groundwater abstraction for irrigation use has steadily increased over the past decades, resulting in additional evaporation to the atmosphere, and increased precipitation. The precipitation stemming from groundwater irrigation (or Groundwater-dependent precipitation) has received little attention during recent years and is solely researched by the Eulerian model. READ MORE

  6. 25. When Women’s Experiences go Unrecognized : A qualitative content analysis of women’s diverse experiences of conflict in Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lovina Sundström; [2022]
    Keywords : women in conflict; Nepal; WPS; feminist theory; gender; victimhood; agency.;

    Abstract : Conflict is a gendered phenomenon and in later years research have discovered how women play several different roles in conflict. They can experience it as victims and hence be vulnerable to forms of violence, as well as agents where the women are either a warring actor or works an agent of change. READ MORE