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  1. 1. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  3. 2. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

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

    Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
    Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

    Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

  4. 3. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding Access to Clean Cooking Fuels in Kenya

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

    Author : Manuel Enrique Salas Salazar; [2023]
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    Abstract : Adoption of clean cooking fuels is conditioned by factors known as barriers and enablers, which characterize the decision-making environment of a household. Access to clean cooking is a target part of the Sustainable Development Goals, yet it currently stands at 19.5% in Kenya. READ MORE

  6. 5. FISCAL POLICY AND GENDER INEQUALITY : A CASE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Adetutu O Emmanuel; [2023]
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    Abstract : Over the years governmental efforts to resolve the issues of gender inequality particularly in the developing countries appear to be less significant, and some scholars have identified this failing as the bane of economic growth and development in such countries. It is argued that the consequences which stems from discrimination against women who constitute about 70% of agricultural labor market in Nigeria and their low empowerment in Nigeria's agriculture sector led to the overall low productivity in the country's agriculture sector. READ MORE