Essays about: "africa s economy"

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  1. 11. Water management for agriculture under a changing climate: case study of Nyagatare watershed in Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Madeleine Green; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change; hydrological model; SWAT; CROPWAT; Nyagatare; Rwanda; marshland; watershed; climate model; irrigation; rice crop;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is today facing a big challenge regarding food deficiency and water scarcity due to climate change. One of these countries is Rwanda, a small landlocked country in the middle of Africa. Rwanda strongly depend on agriculture, both in the aspect of reducing poverty and hunger but also because their economy security depend on it. READ MORE

  3. 12. Mr. Zenawi's "green legacy" - promoting inclusive growth?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Macha Epp; [2019]
    Keywords : Green economy; Sub-Saharan Africa; discourse analysis; social inclusiveness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current state of our environment is alarming. Increasing natural disasters worldwide and rising pollution levels made a conventional economic growth model illogical to abide by. Alternative growth models are of actuality, with the Green Economy being the most popular. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gnuer kontra tamboskap : konflikten mellan gnuer och traditionell hållning av tamboskap i östra Afrika

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Amelia Åkesson; [2019]
    Keywords : gnu; pastoralism; boskap; samexistens; konkurrens; elakartad katarralfeber;

    Abstract : Samexistens mellan vilda och tama djur fungerar inte alltid smärtfritt. Pastoralister, vars djurhållning bygger på att gå med djuren dit bete finns, så kallad frigående betesdrift, påverkas i stor grad av det vilda djurlivet. Ett stort problem för pastoralister i vissa områden i Afrika är gnuer. READ MORE

  5. 14. Profit-making businesswomen or (too) proud women and prostitutes? : change and continuity in the social practice of gender at Kiwira market, Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nora Wahlström; [2019]
    Keywords : market women; rural development; gender; gender practices;

    Abstract : African women’s involvement in the informal economy as market sellers is a topic which has received substantial attention, often with an interest in the possibilty of empowerment which comes from earning money and conducting business outside of the household. However, this topic suffers from an urban bias as well as a focus mainly on West Africa. READ MORE

  6. 15. Sino-African Economic Ties and Democracy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Petja Aki Samuli Karppinen; [2019]
    Keywords : China; Africa; trade; democracy; FDI; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is set to provide quantitative evidence on the effect of China’s growing economic presence on democracy in Africa, with a special focus on the role of trade and FDI, because most of the literature has focused on the role of aid, even though the increase in trade and FDI has been much more prominent in the 2000s. On the basis of a quantitative cross-country analysis, the study attempts to answer the research question ​‘does the increasing economic dependence on China influence democratisation in Africa?’​. READ MORE