Essays about: "Stockholm conference"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Stockholm conference.

  1. 6. Can NGOs make a difference? - The role of NGOs in agricultural water development policy processes in Tanzania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Susanne Skyllerstedt; [2013]
    Keywords : agricultural water management; networks; non-governmental organisations; participation; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Agricultural water management (AWM) has been identified as a mean for small-scale farmers to increase productivity and to overcome challenges posed by occurring climate changes, holding them in a poverty trap. Stakeholder participation has been included in national plans since the development of the Agenda 21, from the Rio Conference in 1992. READ MORE

  3. 7. The adaptation of CSR within the timber supply chain : attitudes, behaviour, and perceptions of practitioners

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Aidan Kelly; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable supply chain management; Corporate Social Responsibility; Timber Industry; Corporate sustainability; Social network theory;

    Abstract : It has been 40 years since the 1972 Stockholm conference and 20 years since Rio de Janeiro, Earth Summit in 1992. Since then the world of business has changed dramatically with the growth of NGOs environmental social movements, and globalisation has affected every industry in huge way. READ MORE

  4. 8. From Resistance to Cooperation : The Evolution of Brazilian Foreign Policy in the Area of Environment

    University essay from Institutionen för spanska, portugisiska och latinamerikastudier

    Author : Magnus Franzén; [2012]
    Keywords : Brazil; Foreign Policy; International Negotitations; Constructivism; Environmental Regime;

    Abstract : Brazil has been one of the most active actors in international environmental negotiations and is an up-and-coming developing country with huge reserves of natural resources, biodiversity, and ecosystems that are of interest to the rest of the world, such as the Amazon rainforest. This pa- per provides an analysis of Brazilian foreign policy in the area of environment. READ MORE

  5. 9. Järva Community Center : A social, cultural and religious hub for Järva

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Faisal Mahmud; [2011]
    Keywords : mosque; cultural center; järva; kista; tensta; rinkeby; sports;

    Abstract : Why this proposal makes sense... The aim of this project is to research the relationship between a mosque and the functions of a community center. READ MORE

  6. 10. A FORGOTTEN CULTURAL HERITAGE - revitalized into a conference hotel

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Ninni Byrelid; [2011]
    Keywords : architecture; military complex; revitalized cultural heritage; conference hotel; Varmdo; Stockholm; arkitektur; militära; bunker; anläggningar; kulturarv; ombyggnad; konferens; hotell; Värmdö; Stockholm;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE