Essays about: "climate roles"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 119 essays containing the words climate roles.

  1. 16. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Gwenaëlle Delcourt; [2023]
    Keywords : Organisational learning; resilience; vulnerability and capacity assessments VCAs ; red cross red crescent; Disaster risk management; MMO; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE

  3. 17. The female perspective on a situation of uncertainty : examining gendered and accumulated vulnerability in multiexposure to stressors through a case study in rural Nepal

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

    Author : Filippa Dahlback; [2023]
    Keywords : Multi-exposure; stressors; climate change; Ghorka earthquake; COVID-19; vulnerability; gender; Nepal; life histories; small-scale farmers;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts are becoming more severe globally, with estimations of a continued negative trend in the future. This interacts with increasing natural disasters as well as non-climatic stressors, such as pandemics or social stressors, creating a multi-exposure to stressors especially harmful for rural populations and small-scale farmers who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. READ MORE

  4. 18. Växtval för prefabricerade vegetationsmattor odlade i Sverige

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

    Author : Anna Sundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Växtsammansättning; gröna tak; artval; svenskt klimat; Sedummatta; ängsmatta; ängstak; sedumtak; nordiskt klimat;

    Abstract : Vad ligger bakom växtvalet hos de företag som producerar prefabricerade sedummattor och torrängsmattor i Sverige? Vad säger forskningen om de utvalda arterna och deras lämplighet i svensk natur och klimat? Detta är frågor som jag undersökt i denna uppsats. För att värna om den inhemska floran och faunan i Sverige är det viktigt att veta vilka växter som används. READ MORE

  5. 19. Powering up profits - Integrating Power Purchase Agreements and Battery Systems for Nordic Power Futures

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : William Thorwaldson; Ellen Jinglöv; [2023]
    Keywords : Power Purchase Agreements; Financial Power Trading; Battery Energy Storage Systems; Power Futures; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis aims to assess the profitability and the factors impacting the profitability of entering a short position in financial derivative contracts on the Nordic power market while procuring electricity through a pay-as-produced power purchase contract and on the day-ahead (DA) market, simultaneously the strategy utilizes a battery storage system to mitigate the effects of price spikes. The research adopted a mixed-method approach by combining quantitative analysis with qualitative findings. READ MORE

  6. 20. Dagvatten och urbana ekosystemtjänster på bostadsgården : en platsanalys av Woodhouse Rosendal i Uppsala

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

    Author : Linus Sundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : bostadsgård; dagvattenhantering; regnbädd; ekosystemtjänster; urbana ekosystemtjänster; bostadsgårdens fyra roller; rymlighet; Woodhouse Rosendal;

    Abstract : Den kontinuerliga klimatförändringen resulterar i mer frekventa och intensiva skyfall. Framåt år 2100 förväntas Uppsala ha en ökad årlig medelnederbörd på 20–30 procent. Uppsala har planerat att öka antalet bostäder och utöka stadsdelar för att bemöta sin befolkningsökning. READ MORE