Essays about: "water crisis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 118 essays containing the words water crisis.

  1. 16. From Conflict to Crisis : Investigating the long-term effects of conflict on public health and the burden of disease attributable to environmental risks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Cecilia Natalie Strom; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict; conflict impact; public health; burden of disease; environmental risk; WASH;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates, if the exposure to conflict impacts the level of morbidity attributed to environmental risks, while addressing a gap in understanding the triple nexus between conflict, environmental hazards, and public health. Utilizing a subset of the Global Burden of Disease Study dataset, the variation of the rate of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) attributable to unsafe access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) due to conflict is examined. READ MORE

  3. 17. Potential for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal in an activated sludge system for greywater

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Mehrzad Ghassemi; [2022]
    Keywords : Greywater; EBPR; Phosphorus; Biological treatment; Water and environmental engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : As the world's population grows, concerns about water scarcity and rising pollution such as phosphorus and nitrogen have increased significantly. Greywater has been considered by researchers as an ideal alternative to fresh water for decades, and several projects have been implemented to treat and recycle it for various reuse purposes. READ MORE

  4. 18. Carbon dioxide separation by disc stack centrifuge at low CO2 concentration

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : David Correa Zapisotski; [2022]
    Keywords : CO2; Absorption; CCS; Separation; ”Disc Stack Centrifuge”; CO2; Absorption; CCS; Separering; ”Staplad Disk Centrifug”;

    Abstract : Medan världen undergår en klimatkris, nya sätt för att mildra den har undersökts till det korta och långa loppet. Koldioxid är ett ämne som uppmärksammats då stora mängder av den släpps ut till atmosfären på grund av förbränningsprocesser. READ MORE

  5. 19. Protecting the Nile : Egypt’s crisis exploitation of the GERD crisis (2011-2021)

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Elisa Andrea Viteri Marquez; [2022]
    Keywords : crisis exploitation; Egypt; water security; GERD; Nile; water management;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the framing and exploitation of the ‘water security’ crisis triggered in Egypt by the construction the Gran Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the period of its construction (2011-2021). Through the analysis of members of the executive statements, policy documents, and actions on the ground, this study contributes to crisis exploitation theory by pointing at other categories that had allowed for policy change, such as funding and the influence of international organizations. READ MORE

  6. 20. Matter Manifesting Itself : Understanding Nonhuman Agency in Ovid’s Metamorphoses

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Koivunen; [2022]
    Keywords : ecocriticism; new materialism; agency; materiality; transformation; nonhuman; latin; ancient literature; roman literature;

    Abstract : This thesis examines transformations of human characters into trees, stones, and water sources in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The current climate crisis is partly the result of a view of nature as a passive object, or inert matter, that humans without consequences can exploit. READ MORE