Essays about: "international rivers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words international rivers.

  1. 1. Hydro-political Security Complexes and the Role of International Organizations in Bringing Cooperation or Conflict to Shared Transboundary Rivers

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

    Author : Noha Yasser; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Cooperation; Nile River Basin; Indus River Basin; Egypt; Ethiopia; India; Pakistan; World Bank; International organizations.  ;

    Abstract : Transboundary water treaties are established to prevent disputes over shared rivers between states. Nevertheless, empirical studies indicate that international organizations manage to bring cooperation between states in some cases and fail in others. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soot Pollution in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A Grand Societal Challenge

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Faith Ayomikun Omisakin; [2022]
    Keywords : Soot pollution; Air pollution; Grand societal challenges; Environmental Governance; Illegal bunkering; Stakeholder Theory; Sensemaking Theory; Climate Change;

    Abstract : Soot pollution is a form of air pollution that can severely damage public health and the environment. The Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and its environs have been suffering from the negative environmental effects of particle (soot) pollution since the fourth quarter of 2016. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dynamics of Hydro-power Development in Nepal: Water-Energy-Food Security Prospect

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    Author : Jaya Lal Neupane; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Hydropower; WEF Security; Benefit-sharing; Trade-offs; Benefits;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns with water, energy, and food (WEF) security in Nepal in relation to hydropower development. Hydropower is challenging to WEF security in three ways: First, the focus is only on energy generation which overlooks the impacts on land, forest, water and biodiversity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact of Extreme River Flows on Bridges An Application to River Lagan in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden Using HEC RAS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Assad Mohammad Tahir; [2022]
    Keywords : HEC RAS; Extreme River Flow; River Bridges; Ljungby; Lagan; Climate Change.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The role of bridges in the transportation network has become increasingly important as they ensure the smooth and safe passage of people and goods across rivers and other bodies of water. Flowing water impacts bridges over rivers primarily in two ways: (1) Hydrodynamic forces that directly impact the structure and (2) scouring at the pier and abutment, including contraction scour. READ MORE

  6. 5. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Diana Sacco; [2022]
    Keywords : Alps; Aosta Valley; Oyace; Artificial lake; Climate change; Fiction; Cinematic; Novel; Narrative; Village; Staging; Performative; Future landscapes; awareness; Movie; wilderness; artefice; constructed;

    Abstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE