Essays about: "mismanagement of water"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words mismanagement of water.

  1. 6. People’s perceptions from Jabal el-Hussein to Zarqa camps. An analysis of access to water and inequalities in two Palestinian refugee camps of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Giorgia Gusciglio; [2018]
    Keywords : Access to water; Palestinian refugees; Palestinian refugee camps; Jordan; Distributive Justice; Water issues; Inequalities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With population growth, urbanization and political instability affecting the MENA region, people in Jordan have been facing a number of challenges. From the Israeli-Arab war of 1948 until 2011, with the Syrian crisis, waves of refugees arrived to Jordan fleeing conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 7. Pockets of Hope, Pockets of Power. Exploring the potential of benefit-sharing mechanisms to reduce water conflicts in the Coello watershed

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Andreea Cristina Nowak; [2013]
    Keywords : watershed management; power; political ecology; new institutionalism; benefit-sharing mechanisms; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Watersheds are patchy landscapes, hard to understand and deal with. Previous scholarship investigated various institutional arrangements to tackle classical problems related to the overuse, misuse and mismanagement of water resources. READ MORE

  4. 8. Drought in the Sahel : global and local driving forces and their impact on vegetation in the 20th and 21st century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Uta Klönne; [2012]
    Keywords : Sahel; Geography; Physical Geography; Torka; Naturgeografi; Geografi; Vegetation; Drought; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Klimatet i region Sahel varierar på en årlig och decennielång basis. Under slutet av 1900-talet har den utsätts för en period av markant torka. Mellan 1960 och 1990 nådde nederbörden nivåer av bara 40 % av genomsnittet. READ MORE

  5. 9. Stakeholders Participation: Myth or Reality? : A Case study of Community Water Supply Management in Bambui-Tubah Village in Cameroon

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Claude Chia Kiteh; [2011]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Participation; community; water-management; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to make an assessment on rural water supply management with particular focus in sub-Saharan African countries because of the water crisis that has plagued them for decades now. Most sub-Sahara African countries lack potable water supply as a result of mismanagement of resource and / or inadequate infrastructure provided by their governments. READ MORE

  6. 10. Exploring the role of Integrated Water Resource Management in Lake Sevan, Armenia : a systemic approach

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

    Author : Tatevik Kirakosyan; [2011]
    Keywords : integrated water resource management; public participation; systems thinking; common-pool resources;

    Abstract : Lake Sevan is the biggest and the most important lake in the Republic of Armenia. It is a huge freshwater reserve and has a significant role in Armenia’s socio-economic development. READ MORE