Essays about: "Riesgo"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the word Riesgo.

1. 6. Diving beneath Swedish protected waters : understanding governance and management of the HELCOM Marine Protected Areas (HELCOM MPAs) in Skåne, Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Maria Andrea Cervantes Becerra; [2020]
   Keywords : Baltic Sea; Marine Protected Area Governance; Social-Ecological Systems; Systems Thinking; marineprotection; conservation goals; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Marine protection has gained global attention following international and national goals for coverage percentages of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with effective management. In the Baltic Sea, a network of HELCOM MPAs has been established to contribute to international goals through regional collaboration. READ MORE

3. 7. Climate Blame Below The Glaciers - Challenges to Climate Justice in Peruvian Mountains and German Courts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Line Skovlund Larsen; [2018]
   Keywords : Climate Blame; Climate Justice; Perceptions of Climate Change Causes; Climate Liability; Climate Litigation; Individual Guilt; Collective Responsibility; Diffuse Responsibility; Water Scarcity; Glacial Lake Outburst Flood; The Global South; The Andes; RWE; Huaraz; Peru; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates climate blame amongst a local population in the Northern Andes, Peru, and relates it to arguments on climate liability in German courtrooms. It does so on the backdrop of a climate lawsuit, which in 2017 was accepted by the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, filed by a Peruvian farmer against a German coal- and electricity company. READ MORE

4. 8. Understanding Resilience and Risks : A Qualitative Case Study of International Disaster Policy and Informal Settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : John Hero; [2015]
   Keywords : Resilience; Disaster; Risk; UN; Community; Self-organization; Resiliencia; Desastre; Riesgo; ONU; Comunidad; Auto-organización;

   Abstract : This study is the result of a two-year long minor field study project of informal settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim was to analyse the concept of disaster resilience by describing possible contemporary complications in both theory and practice related to resilience and risks of informal settlements in Buenos Aires. READ MORE

5. 9. Hyogo Framework for Action in Guatemala City : Risk management in hazard-prone informal settlements on slopes

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Katja Gómez Castellanos; [2015]
   Keywords : Socio-ecological resilience; engineering resilience; risk management; informal settlements; hazards; bureaucracy; empowerment; coping strategies;

   Abstract : This study aims at assessing the implementation of the international tool for disaster risk management Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. The implementation is assessed in terms of risk management at the level of vulnerable informal settlements in hazard-prone areas on the slopes of Guatemala City. READ MORE

6. 10. Disaster Risk Reduction contribution to Peacebuilding programmes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Juan Alfonso Lozano Basanta; [2014]
   Keywords : Disaster; Peacebuilding; Risk; Hazard; Post-conflict; Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Risk Management; Desastre; Construcción de Paz; Riesgo; Post-conflicto; Reducción de Riesgos de Desastre; Gestión de Riesgos de Desastre;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide theoretical evidence that a disaster risk reduction perspective within peacebuilding programmes, particularly in countries where disasters and conflict overlap, can contribute positively to the transformation of conflict into sustainable peace. An increasing number of disasters in fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict has brought the attention to know in which way disasters and conflicts collide when they come to occur in the same area, and how disasters can influence on-going peace processes. READ MORE