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1. 21. Fluid risks : the politics of risk-scaling at urban rivers in Nairobi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Johannes Theodor Aalders; [2015]
   Keywords : riskscapes; Nairobi; urban rivers; risk; scale; multi-sited ethnography; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the importance of scale for power dynamics in the negotiation of risks connect-ed to Urban Rivers in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition to unequal distribution of wealth, global inequalities in the distribution of risk become increasingly important. READ MORE

3. 22. Instrumental Securitization : An Investigation of Contemporary Indo-Pakistani Hydro‐Political Dynamics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Sune Petersen; [2015]
   Keywords : India-Pakistan; International Relations; Security; Hydro-Politics; Securitization Theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Indo-Pakistani rivalry has lasted for more than seven decades, experienced four major wars, countless armed skirmishes and extensive cross-border communal violence, resulting in more than one million casualties, and enormous amounts of resources diverted towards security. The disputed Kashmir region is often cited as the main reason for the persistence of the conflict. READ MORE

4. 23. Living on the water : a social innovation approach to flood adaptation planning in the river basin Eferding, Austria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Tobias Gebetsberger; [2015]
   Keywords : participatory action research; proactive flood-adaptation; social innovation; social media research; resilience; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the summer of 2013, devastating floods caused heavy damage along various streams in central Europe. In the river basin Eferding in Austria, the Danube River reached record water levels and flooded hundreds of homes in the low-lying areas over night. READ MORE

5. 24. Climate change impact on water and temperature conditions of forest soils : a case study related to the Swedish forestry sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Anna Movsisyan; [2014]
   Keywords : forest management; ground frost; climate model; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; climate change; Swedish forestry; soil temperature; wind storm; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate observations have proven the existence of global warming. Projected climate change and its impacts are of great concern for the Swedish forestry sector. Managing forest ecosystem in changing climate is vital for the forest ecosystems and for the country’s overall development. READ MORE

6. 25. A New Stalemate : The Influence of South Sudan's Independence on The Nile Basin's Water Politics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Uppsala centrum för hållbar utveckling, CSD Uppsala

   Author : Jon Roozenbeek; [2014]
   Keywords : South Sudan; Nile; Water Politics; Peace and Conflict; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : : This study assesses how South Sudan’s 2011 vote for independence has influenced the Nile Basin’s debate over water rights. Although it initially seemed that South Sudan was aligning itself with the upstream riparian states such as Ethiopia and Uganda, effectively leaving Egypt and Sudan as the only opponents to a Cooperative Framework Agreement and redefining so-called ‘historic water rights’, the escalation of the South Sudanese internal conflict between President Salva Kiir and ex-Vice-President Riek Machar changed this situation entirely. READ MORE