Essays about: "vulnerability to poverty"
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1. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE
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2. Bridging the Gap: Assessing the Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction - A Case Study on Nepal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : There are two primary purposes of this study. One is theory development and the other is empirical. The first aim will be conducted by proposing a framework for the integrated approach between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. READ MORE
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3. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). READ MORE
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4. “They’re not granted human rights in our EU”. A study of actors’ responsibility for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Who is responsible for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg? The aim of this study is to explore how different local actors perceive their responsibility, and possibility to affect the situation, for vulnerable EU citizens. Previous research suggests that when multiple actors are involved - both state actors and civil society, guided by different regulations - the cooperation, priorities and target group of actors becomes important. READ MORE
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5. Property Prices and Disaster (In)Justice: Fifty Years of Demographic Change in Hawai’i County’s Lava Hazard Zones
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : While there is a degree of homogeneity in the physical impact that volcanic hazards can cause, the experience of volcanic risk and the politics of exposure are far from equal. The purpose of this thesis is to expand on research citing population growth and property price dynamics as factors encouraging settlement in the Mauna Loa and Kīlauea lava hazard zones. READ MORE