Essays about: "climate change and bangladesh"

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1. 21. Empowering the powerless: Investigating the sustainability of climate change adaptation through the lens of empowerment in Char Shakhahati, Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Tahura Farbin; [2019]
   Keywords : Empowerment; collective agency; Climate Change Adaptation; mainstreaming adaptation; Chars; Bangladesh; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate Change Impacts are a major concern for Bangladesh. The country is expected to face an increase of 11% in precipitation, drier winter periods causing droughts, extremely high temperatures, sea level rise changing the dynamics of discharge of water from rivers, etc. intensifying poverty. READ MORE

3. 22. The Road Less Travelled: A Case Study on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Lisa Kenny; [2017]
   Keywords : Ecotourism; Bangladesh; Sustainable Development; Sundarbans; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecotourism has been touted globally as a tool that promotes sustainable development. Yet ecotourism and sustainable development are neither simple to define, nor straightforward in regards to their implementation. The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate ecotourism’s relationship to sustainable development. READ MORE

4. 23. Conceptualizing environmentally displaced people : A comparative case study of Bangladesh and Tuvalu 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Isabell Carlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Displacement; Climate Change; Conceptualization; Bangladesh; Tuvalu;

   Abstract : Despite extensive research on the effects of climate change on the displacement of populations, there is a lack of clarity in how environmentally displaced people should be conceptualized. As yet, there is no legal international definition agreed upon. READ MORE

5. 24. What’s the Problem of ‘Climate Migration’ Represented to be? A Discourse Analysis of Policies in Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Shangchanhui Feng; [2017]
   Keywords : WPR approach; discourse; Bangladesh; migration; climate change; climate migration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the discourses of ‘climate migration’ represented in the policies of Bangladesh, based on the conceptual framework created by existing discursive debate on ‘climate migration’ and migration theories. With the guidance of ‘What’s the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) approach proposed by Bacchi (2009), six national policies of Bangladesh are selected and a full- dimensional analysis on their political discourses is made, answering the research question: how is ‘climate migration’ problematised in the policies of Bangladesh? The analysis has shown that the problem representation of ‘climate migration’ is not homogenous but conflicting and changing, which is politically rational considering its discursive effects. READ MORE

6. 25. An Empirical Study on Socio-Hydrology and the Historical Evolution of Flood Risk in Pori, Finland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Konstantinos Mandilaris; [2016]
   Keywords : Socio-hydrology; urbanization; flooding; stormwater; urban hydrology; Socio-hydrologi; urbanisering; översvämning; dagvatten; urban hydrologi;

   Abstract : Urbanization is continuously growing all over the world. Both developing and developed countries encourage rapid expansion for increased growth and production. However, urbanization in combination with climate change can lead to higher chances of extreme flood events. READ MORE