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  1. 1. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

    Abstract : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Aylin Berber; Cornelia Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Microgrid; renewable energy; bagasse; self-sufficiency; Microgrid; förnybar energi; bagass; självförsörjande;

    Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE

  4. 3. Staying together in times of crisis? The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Eric Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : external shocks; EU; public opinions; euroscepticism; Russo-Ukrainan War; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on public opinions, and applies its methodology and thinking on a present – and ongoing – case. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding the Norwegian Petroleum Industry: How does Oil explain Norwegian Public Expenditure and Social Spending? How vulnerable is it to shocks?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ignacio Ruesta Boceta; [2023]
    Keywords : Norway; Social Public Spending; Oil Exports; VEC; Impulse Response; External vulnerabilities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : There are few people who deny that Norway's social welfare was achieved after Oil Discoveries. But there is concern about the sustainability of the Norwegian economy regarding the volatility of the Oil market. READ MORE

  6. 5. From the Third World to the First

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Minxiao Chang; [2022]
    Keywords : Keywords: Singapore; authoritarian government; government intervention industrial policy; economic development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the past half century, Singapore has gone from a tiny island in Southeast Asia to becoming one of the world's most developed countries. Singapore's achievements are reflected not only economically, but also in its emergence as a global innovation and financial services center. READ MORE