Essays about: "sustainability and nepal"

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  1. 1. Capabilities in the shadows: An ethnographic study exploring the gendered implications of a solar electrification project in rural eastern Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elena Kleinhofer; [2023]
    Keywords : Solar Electrification; Nepal; Gender Studies; Empowerment; Capabilities; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Access to electricity is vital for rural development in the Global South, but its impact on local power dynamics, especially gender relations, remains underexplored. This thesis examines a solar electrification project in Eastern Nepal to uncover gender-related challenges in experiencing project benefits. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inventory of Taxus walliciana and Swertia chirayita : as a part of the The SLU/KU Greenhouse-project for biodiversity and social justice in Nepal

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Johanne Linstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Biodiversity; medical plants; nature conservation; sustainability; social justice;

    Abstract : To prevent loss of biological diversity and medical plant resources in Nepal, The Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) and Kathmandu University (KU) have started a project with the combined aim of nature conservation and social justice where endangered medical plants have been harvested from naturally growing populations in order to cultivate them in greenhouses to help them recover in their natural habitat. The purpose of my study was to see if the project was fulfilling the intended aim, or not. READ MORE

  4. 3. Empowerment on Western Terms? : A critical exploration of Nepalese women’s rights NGOs’ relations with international donors

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Annika Steele; [2023]
    Keywords : Nepal; feminism; NGOs; post-colonialism; global development; aid industry; civil society; women s rights; South Asia; aid efficiency; North-South relations;

    Abstract : In the last two decades, there has been a significant rise in women’s rights Non-Govermental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal, working on issues ranging from economic and political empowerment to violence against women and discrimination. Most of these local NGOs rely on international funding to pursue their advocacy and project work. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. “They only talk about the trees” - An analysis of relations of power and justice in the (de)construction of Nepal’s Second International Airport

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hanna Geschewski; [2021]
    Keywords : Land rights; Political Ecology; Justice; Nepal; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. READ MORE