Essays about: "environmental scarcity and conflict."

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  1. 1. A polycrisis of climate change, food insecurity, socioeconomic inequality, and conflict intensity? A statistical analysis of interrelated crises.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alva Linnér; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict intensity; climate vulnerability; food insecurity; socioeconomic inequality; greed versus grievances; environmental scarcity and conflict.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Along with escalating climate change impacts, aggravated hunger and malnutrition, and widening socioeconomic disparities, recent decades have also seen increased casualties during intrastate conflicts. The aim of this thesis is accordingly to investigate the interactions among climate vulnerability, food insecurity, and socioeconomic inequality and their effects on conflict intensity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Don’t go nuts over nuts : an analysis of policy to reduce water scarcity caused by nuts

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hanna Vinberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Consumption; demand; dietary change; elasticity; food policy; nuts; water footprint; water scarcity;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential possibilities of reducing water scarcity, by targeting the water intensive consumption of nuts. Therefore, the research question is if consumption-based policies can decrease the consumption of nuts in Sweden, in order to reduce water scarcity in sensitive areas. READ MORE

  4. 3. IN DEEP WATER? : A quantitative analyze of domestic water cooperation in resource scarce areas

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Annika Wennlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Water scarcity; Water cooperation; Migration-inflow; Non-state actors; Climate change; Peace;

    Abstract : Studies in the conflict-climate field usually aim to examine how environmental scarcities canbe linked to conflict, but positive outcomes are generally overlooked. Lately, attention isbeing drawn to the relationship between water scarcity and migration flows. READ MORE

  5. 4. The environment of conflict. A quantitative analysis of the link between water scarcity, non-state conflict and the quality of government in Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Monica Berenji; [2021-02-12]
    Keywords : Freshwater resources; water scarcity; non-state conflict; impartiality; corruption;

    Abstract : Environmental security has been diligently examined in previous research on both subnational and multinational levels and have not found consensus on the contributing factors for why and how environmental conflict occurs. This thesis aims to contribute to this strand of research, more specifically asking if water scarcities effect the number of non- state conflicts in Africa, depending on the quality of governments. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring frugal innovation and its enablement of sustainable product development

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Patrik Werius; Emma Ytterström; [2021]
    Keywords : Innovation; sustainability; frugal;

    Abstract : In developed countries, companies' product innovation has the problem of not incorporating sustainability in a sufficiently high degree. Companies in developed countries will however continue to innovate since it is required to stay competitive. READ MORE