Essays about: "water politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words water politics.

  1. 1. People help the people: A critical discourse analysis of NGO activism against water privatisation in El Salvador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Line Lundager Olsen; [2022]
    Keywords : activism; El Salvador; water politics; water privatisation; power; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns itself with the current state of water activism in El Salvador. For 20 years the topic has been a point of conflict for the nation, with both wins and losses for the water activists. The previous academic research into this consists of ethnographic studies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development and conflict : India-Pakistan issue on Indus Water Treaty and China Pakistan Economic Corridor

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Hassan Abbas; [2021]
    Keywords : development; conflict; Pakistan; India; Indus Water Treaty IWT ; China- Pakistan Economic Corridor; case study;

    Abstract : Abstract India and Pakistan are at war with each other for over 70 years. To date, the two countrieshave four full scale wars. This thesis evaluates whether the dispute between Pakistan andIndia is linked with the economic development of the rival country or there are otherreasons for it such as terrorism, border disputes, etc. READ MORE

  4. 3. Good Water Neighbours : Direct and indirect effects of community engagement on transboundary water cooperation in the Jordan river basin

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Wanja Kaufmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Jordan river; Jordan; Israel; transboundary water cooperation; community engagement;

    Abstract : The Jordan Valley is a region where water resources are both scarce and disputed. Over a long period of time, the shared water resources in the region have constituted a source of conflict. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prepaid Digital Water Meters and the Challenges of Sustainable Innovation

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ahmed Saleh; [2021]
    Keywords : Digitalization; Sustainable Development; Prepaid Water Meters; Urban Water Management; Digitalisering; Hållbar Utveckling; Förbetalda Vattenmätare; Stadsvattenhantering;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is an increasing problem all over the world. In order to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030, safe and affordable access to drinking water is a key target that needs to be achieved according to SDG6. READ MORE

  6. 5. Water Politics in a Water-Scarce Landscape : Examining the Groundwater Debate in California’s Central Valley

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ayesha Ali; [2020]
    Keywords : Political Ecology; Water law; Groundwater; California; Agriculture; Climate Change;

    Abstract : The history of California is in many ways a story about water, and the outsized effect that droughts, floods, and seasonal precipitation rates have had on the political and economic development of the state over the past 170 years.  This thesis uses discourse analysis of historical and ongoing negotiations that have been presented in federal and state reports, narratives, case laws and legislation to explore how the discourse around water politics has been shaped in the state. READ MORE