Essays about: "global disaster"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 99 essays containing the words global disaster.

1. 26. Diagnosis of Synoptic Weather Patterns Causing Heavy Rainfall Occurrence Using Self-Organizing Maps

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Aoi Kasai; [2021]
   Keywords : Self-Organizing Map; heavy rainfall frequency; classification; meteorological fields; prediction; heavy rainfall risk; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The annual number of events with precipitation over 50 mm/h have increased from 1970s and this trend is likely to be continued due to climate change in Kyushu, Japan. Therefore, it is important to recognize what kind of meteorological fields have contributed to the occurrence of heavy rainfall events and to reveal whether it is possible to diagnose heavy rainfall risk. READ MORE

3. 27. Evaluation of Business Continuity Management - A case study of disaster recovery during the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

   Author : Fredrik Tegström; Filip Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Business continuity; Disaster recovery; BCM; Covid-19; Continuity planning; Case study; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Background The Company produces and sells specialised products and technical solutions worldwide through more than ten different technology-based and decentralised Business Units. While the "Business continuity management"-programme has been implemented throughout the Company for many years, many of the Business Units' "disaster recovery"-capabilities had not been tested until the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

4. 28. If the CSR is an obligation or opportunity : A case study of Bangladesh Apparel Industry

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Md Shahidul Islam; M Ferdous Islam; [2021]
   Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; compliance; productivity; product quality; competitive advantage;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the perspective of CSR in the apparel industries of Bangladesh. The Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 causes some institutional changes in Bangladesh apparel Industry. Apparel firms are facing strict regulations and monitoring by buyers and different governing bodies. READ MORE

5. 29. Typhoon Disaster Response amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Successive Typhoons in The Philippines in 2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Lia Anne Gonzalo Ladera; Auria Tiemroth; [2021]
   Keywords : Disaster response; Typhoons; Compound risks; COVID-19; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyze how typhoon response operations in the Philippines were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-hazard scenario is not a singular case, many places around the world have been exposed to similar dilemmas of natural hazards occurring simultaneously as the pandemic. READ MORE

6. 30. "A Global Concern Through Local Lenses" A Human Rights-Based Approach to Georgia’s Law and Policy Framework on Disaster- and Climate Change-Induced Internal Displacement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Ana Mosiashvili; [2021]
   Keywords : internal displacement; disasters; the adverse effects of climate change; Human Rights-Based Approach; human rights; Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement; IDPs; Ecomigrants; Georgia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Every year, millions of people are internally displaced as a result of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change. Considering that climate change acts as a “threat multiplier”, thus, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights, such as the rights to life, health, food, an adequate standard of living of individuals and communities worldwide, it is expected that the magnitude of this issue will increase. READ MORE