Essays about: "climate smart agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words climate smart agriculture.

1. 1. Rättvis vattenfördelning i klimatkrisens tid : en studie om hur Sverige kan ta lärdomar av extrema kontexter

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Veronica Lennefors; Linnéa Saiduddin; [2023]
   Keywords : vattendistribution; vattenhantering; vattenbrist; klimatförändringar; ursprungsbefolkning;

   Abstract : Sverige har hittills varit relativt förskonade från vattenproblematik, men det extrema väder orsakat av klimatförändringarna gör att även vi kan utsättas för bristande tillgångar på färskvatten och de sociala konsekvenser som medföljer. Ett sätt att förbereda oss i kampen mot det förändrade klimatet och dess konsekvenser kan vara att studera extrema kontexter, områden som redan idag visar på resultatet av klimatförändringarna. READ MORE

3. 2. The Role of Vertical Collaboration in Local Community Empowerment : Exploring the Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture at a Local Level in Eswatini

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlee Salmelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Eswatini; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Smart Agriculture; Vertical Collaboration; Community Empowerment; Sustainable Capacity Development Efforts; Minor Field Study;

   Abstract : To strengthen societies and address the increased risks generated by climate change, development projects within disaster risk reduction [DRR] and climate change adaptation [CCA] must ensure the sustainability of capacity development. However, sustainability is currently flawed in such projects, which could relate to the inadequate achievement of empowerment of targeted beneficiaries. READ MORE

4. 3. Putting down new roots: The political economy of relevance for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in rural Uganda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johannes Temm; [2022]
   Keywords : climate-smart agriculture; political ecology; smallholder adaptation; phenomenology; land use management; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. READ MORE

5. 4. MAGASINET

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Mika Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Magasin; Eskilstuna; faluröd; odling; biokol; biochar; Folkets hus; hörnstenar; faltak;

   Abstract : The proposal aims to build on Eskilstuna municipality's work with circular ideas about sustainability to create a lively community house with focus on cultivation and creativity. By utilizing garden waste and processing it into biochar used in both large- and small-scale cultivation, carbon dioxide is bound in the soil for thousands of years. READ MORE

6. 5. Is the Climate Changing for the Climate-Smart? A study on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), Resilience and Hunger

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Beata Ekman; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Could the use of CSA practices stabilize the hunger crisis? Despite the general understanding that CSA practices increase farmers' food security, its resilience to climatic shocks is much less understood. To address this gap, this study analyzes the effect of three CSA practices: inorganic fertilization, intercropping and improved seeding on maize productivity in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda. READ MORE