Essays about: "cash assistance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words cash assistance.
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1. The Use of Cash and Voucher Assistance for Sustainable Livelihoods in Protracted Crises: Silver Bullet or Double-Edged Sword? : A Case Study of Northeast Syria
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis sheds some light on how cash and voucher assistance (CVA) can promote sustainable livelihood outcomes in protracted crisis settings, analyzing the case study of Northeast Syria. It aims to contribute to the design of CVA programming in Syria and similar contexts in a way that fosters sustainable livelihoods and advances self-sufficiency among affected populations. READ MORE
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2. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development StudiesAbstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE
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3. Fostering Anticipatory Action via Social Protection Systems : A Case Study of the Climate Vulnerability of Flood-Exposed Social Security Allowance Beneficiaries in Bardiya District, Nepal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Rationale – Climate disasters represent a significant and growing proportion of the humanitarian burden and are a key factor in increasing poverty and insecurity. A myriad of studies demonstrate that aid delivered in an ex-ante fashion can be effective in mitigating losses of life, assets and livelihoods associated with climate hazards. READ MORE
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4. Environmental issues from sugarcane plantations in Brazil and how to handle them with market-based instruments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningAbstract : This study is a literature review of three market-based instruments used for land management; environmental offsets, payments for ecosystem services (PES) and certification, and how they could be used to mitigate environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivation in Brazil when purchasing biopolymers. The study showed that certification is the most common market-based instrument in Brazil. READ MORE
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5. Blockchain Technology in Disaster Risk Management: Transforming the Delivery of Emergency Relief
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Persisting challenges such as corruption and a lack of coordination among humanitarian organisations continuously lead to almost a third of all development assistance not reaching those in need. As various attempts of solving this dilemma have not been successful, an innovative approach is required. READ MORE
