Essays about: "non-governmental organizations"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 242 essays containing the words non-governmental organizations.

1. 6. Analyzing the risk of Maladaptation: Implications for adaptation projects among development agencies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Bikram Sedhai; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Maladaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Transformational Adaptation; International aid; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The need for climate change adaptation is widely acknowledged and adaptation projects around the world are proliferating. Despite being one of the key actors for the implementation of adaptation projects, significant knowledge gaps persist regarding the potential maladaptive outcomes of such projects for international non-governmental organizations. READ MORE

3. 7. Transforming more woth less? : Exploring NGO Communication on Sustainable Anti-Consumption in the Context of Clothing

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   Author : Stephanie Birk; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Communication; Anti consumption; Sustainable consumption; Clothing consumption; Textile industry; NGOs; Thematic analysis;

   Abstract : The textile industry is an unsustainable industry that contributes to many environmental and social challenges. As a promising approach to its transformation, this thesis explores the con-cept of anti consumption. It investigates how non governmental Organizations (NGOs) com-municate the concept in the context of fashion on Instagram. READ MORE

4. 8. The Capabilities of Children with Hearing Loss on Unguja, Zanzibar : A Minor Field Study

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lisa Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Disability; Childrens Rights; Zanzibar; Capability Theory; Inclusive Schools; Hearing Loss; Peace and Development; Field Study.;

   Abstract : This field study explored the lives of children with hearing loss on the biggest island of Zanzibar, Unguja. Through a qualitative method the collecting of data was performed by interviewing one ministry, one organization, two non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and 14 children with hearing loss. READ MORE

5. 9. Community awareness regarding the páramos: an exploratory study on Colombian eco-social organizations

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Mariana Caviativa Rojas; Marie Karunaratne Chathurika; [2023]
   Keywords : Rural and urban communities; eco-social work; environmental justice framework; eco-social approach; eco-social organizations; páramos; Colombia.;

   Abstract : This qualitative study explores how eco-social organizations in Colombia work with the communities to protect the páramos, and the issues affecting the páramos. Workers, volunteers, and advisors of the organizations were interviewed to examine the issues affecting the páramos and how they work with the communities to protect this ecosystem. READ MORE

6. 10. Collaborative Governance in the Municipal Solid Waste Sector : Understanding the Collaboration Process in the Jakarta Collaboration Forum

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Sri Pascarini Agustina; [2023]
   Keywords : solid waste; collaboration; collaborative governance; developing countries;

   Abstract : Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a global concern due to urban population growth, particularly in developing countries. Collaboration among stakeholders in the MSW sector is vital for addressing the challenges associated with MSW management. READ MORE