Essays about: "sea level rise"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 162 essays containing the words sea level rise.

1. 26. Flowing Coast

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Yanlin Liu; [2022]
   Keywords : Flood response; sea level rise; coastal cities; climate resilience;

   Abstract : As a coastal city, the history and development of Helsinki are very much linked to its harbor. In particular, as the closest harbor to the city center, the South Port "Makasiiniranta" has largely served as the "gateway to the sea" of Helsinki. READ MORE

3. 27. Colonial continuities and their influence on knowledge production on the migration and climate change nexus : A policy analysis of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Agnes Ziegler; [2022]
   Keywords : Global Compact for Safe; Orderly and Regular Migration; climate change and migration; knowledge; modernity coloniality; racial capitalism; policy-making; intergovernmental institutions;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the greatest challenges currectly facing humanity. Its impacts lead to the displacement of people through sea level rise, desertification, drought, flood and other ecological disaster. The global imbalance of power results in people being unequally affected by climate change. READ MORE

4. 28. Void of Sea, Void of Law? : Examining the European Union's treatment of migrants in the Mediterranean: a legal and normative analysis

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

   Author : Aidan McGirr; [2022]
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   Abstract : Approximately eight people have died every single day since January 1, 2014 attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Put another way, more than 23,000 migrants have met their end in the Mediterranean while attempting to enter the European Union. Yet, it has not always been this way. READ MORE

5. 29. Pathways for the Cuban energy transition and its CLEWs interactions

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Malin Pehrs; Sascha Partanen; [2022]
   Keywords : Cuba; energy transition; renewable power production; CLEWs; OSeMOSYS; bagasse; Kuba; energiomställning; förnybar kraftproduktion; CLEWs; OSeMOSYS; bagass;

   Abstract : Transitioning from an energy system based on fossil fuels to an energy system based on renewables is necessary to limit global warming and comes with both opportunities and challenges. National policies in Cuba look toward the domestic sugar industry for synergies in this transition, and bagasse is projected to play a key role in the future electricity system. READ MORE

6. 30. Climate Change, Disappearing Islands and thePerception of Climate Justice : A Content Analysis of the Perception of Climate Justice from thePerspective of Small Island States

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Small island states; climate change; climate in justice; colonialism; climate migration; adaptation and mitigation strategies; sea-level rise; disappearing islands; solidarity;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to establish how, in an emerging era of sinking islands andincreasing environmental degradation, ideas concerning climate justice have been developedin pacific small island states. These ideas have been analysed from a framework of southernand justice theory and, hence, been put in comparison to the global framework of climatejustice and the notion that sovereign states, no matter location or historical circumstances, areleft alone to deal with the worst effects of climate change. READ MORE