Essays about: "latin america"
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36. Rethinking Partnerships: Exploring the EU’s Development Cooperation in Central America via Critical Discourse Analysis and Expert Interviews
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : The European Union (EU) is the largest provider of development aid in the world, considering the funds given by its institutions and Member States. Development cooperation has been a central policy theme since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, thus constituting a significant sphere of the EU’s foreign affairs. READ MORE
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37. The fund seeking road map : A tool to help finance Nature-based Solutions
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Nature-based Solutions are gaining traction as a concept both in academia and in practice. However, creating a business case and seeking funding for NbS remains a significant obstacle in many cases. One ongoing project that works on addressing this challenge is the Horizon 2020 funded Conexus project. READ MORE
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38. Planners’ notions of power : Analysis of practice stories about participatory planning in Latin America
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Participatory processes are becoming widely established in areas such as policy and planning. They promise to achieve more inclusive, sustainable, and democratic outcomes. However, this is often only an ideal that is not achieved in reality due to dynamic power relations that shape planning practice in various forms. READ MORE
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39. Sustainable Development in Latin America – Linking Renewable Energy, Economic Complexity and GHG Emissions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyses the interrelations of economic complexity, greenhouse gas emissions, and renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), using annual data from 1998 to 2018. Economic development in the region is characterised by the exploitation of natural resources and low economic sophistication. READ MORE
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40. Factor Models for Futures Contracts to Improve Estimation of the Correlation Matrix
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : In this paper regularization of the correlation matrix between futures contracts is examined. With starting point in the recently established HPCA framework (Avellaneda, 2019), a couple of different extensions to the one-factor model is suggested. Extensions are made in terms of adjusting the model according to different cluster structures. READ MORE