Essays about: "tropiska cykloner"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words tropiska cykloner.

  1. 1. Building Resilience in the Age of Disasters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Linda Kivi; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate finance; MDBs; climate disasters; resilience; stakeholder theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The consequences of climate change and increasing disasters jeopardise the livelihoods and resilience of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. Strengthened international efforts to mobilise and allocate additional climate and disaster resilience financing are required to address the needs of the countries that have least contributed to climate change and who currently are at the forefront of its implications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE

  4. 3. Framework for Project Due Diligence of Solar Photovoltaic Installations : Technical and Economical Assessment from a Lender’s Perspective

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

    Author : ALBA FORNS ALBUIXECH; WILLIAM WISEMAN; [2021]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy; Solar Photovoltaics; Due Diligence; Simulation tools; Förnybar Energi; solceller; due diligence; simuleringsverktyg;

    Abstract : Climate change is no longer a problem of the future. Climate change is global, rapid, and intensifying. A reality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluating Physical Climate Risk for Equity Funds with Quantitative Modelling : How Exposed are Sustainable Funds?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Sofia Wiklund; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; ESG; sustainable finance; sustainable investment; ESG; hållbar finans; hållbar investering; klimatförändring;

    Abstract : The climate system is undergoing rapid changes because of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The effects from a warmer climate are already noticeable today with more frequent extreme weather events. These extreme weather events have financial consequences and pose risks to the financial system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Differences and Similarities between Extratropical Cyclones during Summer and Winter

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Stina Olandersson; [2016]
    Keywords : Extratropical cyclones; cyclogenesis; jet; quasi-geostrophic theory; North Atlantic Ocean; GFS; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Extratropical cyclones (ETC) are synoptic scale low pressure systems, which have a large impact on the weather in the mid latitudes. These low pressure systems usually develop during several days and are connected to fronts. Thus, they can bring cloudiness, rain and even severe weather including strong winds. READ MORE