Essays about: "freshwater resources"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words freshwater resources.
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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)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
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2. Evaluating the effects of climate change on Arctic char : including impacts of brown trout competition
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Climate change is predicted to increase the average global temperature with 1.5 °C between 2030 and 2052. The areas that are most vulnerable for climate change are the arctic regions. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is a cold-water salmonid species with the most northern distribution of all freshwater fish species. READ MORE
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3. Freshwater Security in Small Island Developing States: A case study of Anguilla
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Freshwater scarcity leads to serious effects on the socioeconomic and commercial development of a country. The management of freshwater resources will be one of the most pressing issues of this millennium making it a catalyst for war and peace. READ MORE
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4. Simulation based optimizing of fog mesh structures for enhanced fog collection
University essay from KTH/Teknisk mekanikAbstract : Water scarcity has been an increasing problem in many places around the world. According to the World Resources Institute, in 2019 nearly 2.6 billion people which takes a third of the world's population live in the area with 'high water scarcity', with 1.7 billion people in 17 countries living under 'extreme water scarcity'. READ MORE
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5. Hydropolitics of conflict prevention: Effective transboundary freshwater resource management as a driver of peace
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Global water scarcity is increasingly acknowledged as an issue of peace and security. Declining water availability as well as rising freshwater demand increase the likeliness of military action and violent conflicts over transboundary surface and underground freshwater resources. READ MORE