Essays about: "community-based organization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words community-based organization.

1. 1. Beyond Conservation: Unlocking livelihoods, empowering communities : The case of Mamirauá

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Alejandra Leon Lavandera; [2023]
   Keywords : CBNRM; local livelihoods; participatory approach; protected area;

   Abstract : The spread of Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programs can be attributed to the failure of top-down approaches and the development of more equitable governance strategies. A CBNRM approach seeks to fulfill dual objectives by balancing environmental conservation goals and local livelihood opportunities. READ MORE

3. 2. Coliving - Transition towards sustainability : A comparable case study of coliving and single-living

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Lifestyles; Coliving; Practice theory; Clan control theory; Institutional theory; Sharing economy;

   Abstract : Background Modern capitalist societies have consumption at the core of their social and economic activities. This is one of the underlying problems that sustainability is facing. READ MORE

4. 3. To fight for collective food security and social dignity : the role of participation in a community-based organization in shaping community food security: a qualitative analysis

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

   Author : Linnea Plez; [2022]
   Keywords : community; community food security; community-based organization; participation;

   Abstract : The numerous downsides of the global food system lead alternative food systems to try to find other ways to produce and distribute food in rural and urban settings worldwide. Many of these alternatives have been criticized for not considering food injustices which are commonly based on systemic social injustice. READ MORE

5. 4. Smokeless homes : Challenges for Increasing Use of Improved Biomass Cookstoves in Kisumu, Kenya.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Mwanje Dianne; [2018]
   Keywords : Biomass; Dunga wetland community; Improved Biomass Cookstoves; Community Based Organizations; Wise- Kenya; Women’s empowerment;

   Abstract : In Kenya, 69 percent of populations depend on biomass fuels to meet their cooking needs. The incomplete combustion of biomass is performed in insufficiently ventilated settings thus exposing human health and environment to toxic pollution. READ MORE

6. 5. Community-Based Preparedness Trainings to Build and Strengthen Local Capacities for Disaster Preparedness. With lessons learned from Preparedness Trainings in landslide risk communities in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Julian Erjautz; [2017]
   Keywords : Community-Based Preparedness Trainings; Landslide trainings; Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction; Preparedness; Community based societal services; community development; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Disaster response is most effective, if a high level of preparedness is in place before natural hazards strike. As many low-income countries are under-financed when it comes to Disaster Risk Reduction, it is lower-cost interventions such as Community-Based Preparedness Trainings that they often rely on to provide strategies to reduce the vulnerability of communities. READ MORE