Essays about: "climate change and agriculture on policy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words climate change and agriculture on policy.
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1. Nature Towards Global Climate Change : The Pertinence of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to Combating Effects of Climate Change on Human Livelihoods on a Global and Country-Specific Context – Zambia as an Example
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : As a result of Climate Change (CC) being one of the most urgent problems facing the twenty-first century, the adoption of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is receiving international attention in the Global Development studies as a sustainable way to mitigate the negative effects of CC. However, there is a lack of grounded information on their effectiveness and efficiency, particularly in the Global South. READ MORE
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2. LFA support in a changing climate : the interaction between the LFA support and drought periods on the use of agricultural land in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : With climate change follows an expectation of more extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods and change in seasonal shifts. How climate variability might impact Swedish agriculture and interact with existing policy aiming at keeping agricultural land in production is not well understood. READ MORE
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3. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE
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4. Towards a Fourth Food Regime? A sustainability analysis on modern agriculture in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : At my thesis’s core is the transformation of the agricultural industry based on the framework of food regimes established by Philip McMichael and Harriet Friedmann. The framework of food regimes will guide the analysis of recent agricultural developments towards sustainability. READ MORE
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5. Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus in the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area, South Africa: A Systematic Review.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The growing importance to finding workable solutions to the problem of unsustainable and inefficient resource use cannot be overstated. In the world facing one of its critical sustainability periods, efficient resource utilization to ensure sustainable development is a problem policymakers should grapple with at a loc, regional and local levels. READ MORE
