Essays about: "deforestation in kenya"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words deforestation in kenya.

  1. 1. Future solar kitchen design with backup facility

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Mohanad Al-Daghestani; [2020]
    Keywords : Scheffler reflector; Biogas; Solar cooking; Nairobi Kenya; National park;

    Abstract : Firewood has been used as fuel since the beginning of mankind resulted in health problems and deforestation. The solar cooking technology has been first developed in 1767 by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure but did not find development due to lack of reliability. Studies showed the necessity of having a backup facility. READ MORE

  3. 2. Remote sensing-based land cover classification and change detection using Sentinel-2 data and Random Forest : A case study of Rusinga Island, Kenya

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Malena Hesping; [2020]
    Keywords : Land cover classification; post-classification change detection; Random Forest; remote sensing; Sentinel-2;

    Abstract : Healthy forests and soils are crucial for the very existence of mankind as they provide food, clean water and air, shade and protection against floods and storms. With their photosynthetic carbon storage ability, they mitigate climate change and fertilise and stabilise soils. READ MORE

  4. 3. “If you take the woman from the family for only a week, everything will crumble down.” : An Ecofeminist Perspective on Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lundberg; Linnéa Lundeborg; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecofeminism; Social Entrepreneurship; Kenya; Case study; Ethnographic Study; ASAL land;

    Abstract : The Kenyan society is patriarchal, has an alarming rate of deforestation where rural farmers, especially women, are highly affected by climate change. There is little research on companies operating in dry areas with a mission to address poverty, ecology and women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Energy Access for the Most Vulnerable Groups : A Study on the Long-Term Effects of Energy Access in a Refugee Camp Context with Inclusion of the Host Community

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Marie Stjernquist Desatnik; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlines 17 goals to end poverty and ensure the right to development for everyone. Previous research has found that 2/3 of the goals partly depend their success upon whether SDG 7 Ensure access to sustainable, affordable and modern energy for all is achieved or not. READ MORE

  6. 5. Design Improvements for Top-Lit UpDraft Biochar-Producing Gasifier Stove in Rural Kenya from the Users’ Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Made Sania Saraswati; [2018]
    Keywords : adoption study; co-designing; design for environment; mixed methods; participatory technology development; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Energy plays a significant role in a country’s development. Usage of an improved stove that produces biochar could help to reduce the pressure of deforestation, amend soil productivity, and provide cleaner technology for cooking. READ MORE