Essays about: "Sahel"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the word Sahel.
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11. Impact of social-ecological changes on resilience in the Senegalese Sahel
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Understanding how social-ecological changes influence the resilience of dryland agro-silvo-pastoral systems can offer new perspectives on current sustainability challenges. In this study I use mixed methods to explore how resilience thinking can guide development towards sustainable and just future pathways in the Sahelian part of northern Senegal. READ MORE
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12. A Forever Superior French Self in its former pré carré africain? : A post-structuralist foreign policy analysis of Emmanuel Macron's legitimation discourse around Operation Barkhane in Mali
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Notwithstanding the promises of an end to the Françafrique era, France remains the desired external security actor in francophone Africa. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the discursive legitimation strategies of Emmanuel Macron on France’s military activism in Mali, inquiring ‘How did the French President Emmanuel Macron discursively legitimize France’s military presence in Mali before the announcement of the end of Operation Barkhane?’. READ MORE
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13. Cropland and tree cover mapping using Sentinel-2 data in an agroforestry landscape, Burkina Faso
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Sentinel-2, with high spatial resolution bands and increased number of spectral channels, has provided increased capabilities for vegetation mapping. Cropland masks within heterogeneous areas such as the Sudano-Sahel zone have become useful for monitoring landscapes. READ MORE
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14. NDVI time series analysis for desert locust outbreak detection and quantification analysis of its impact on vegetation productivity of Sahel
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : It has been shown that the semi-arid environment of the Sahelian belt plays an important role in the global carbon uptake as the fluctuation of its primary productivity can be determinant for the global carbon uptake. The insect Schistocerca gregaria commonly known as the desert locust is a disturbance factor that can affect the vegetation productivity for consecutive seasons. READ MORE
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15. The successful legitimization of the French interventions in Sahel
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the scholarship of International Relations (IR) by researching the processes that lie at the heart of military interventions and their legitimization through the lens of securitization theory. Focusing on the case of the French operations Serval and Barkhane in Sahel. READ MORE