Essays about: "water supply disruption"

Found 3 essays containing the words water supply disruption.

  1. 1. Factors Influencing Farmers’ Readiness for Climate Change Adaptation: Southwest Washington, USA & Skåne, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Zachary Spangler; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; agricultural extension; crop advisory services; climate change adaptation; farmers; egocentric social networks; Skåne; Washington; correlation; survey; USA; Sweden; Social Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts global agricultural systems through changes in average temperature, precipitation quantity and timing, and extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation (CCA) for agricultural systems will be based on changes to farms’ day-to-day operations and long-range planning, governmental policies and regulations, and broad changes in supply chains. READ MORE

  3. 2. Differentiated vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation: A case study on household adaptation to water shortage in Gaborone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Josefine Lund Schlamovitz; [2019]
    Keywords : Adaptive Capacity; Botswana; Climate Change Adaptation; Gaborone; Intersectionality; Vulnerability; Water Shortage.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Provision of freshwater to urban residents remains a significant global challenge. A challenge whose impendent success in many regions is further threatened by climate change and urbanization projections, subsequently increasing the pressure on urban water supply. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards a Robust Society

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Erik Jansson; [2004]
    Keywords : Robusthet; Robust Samhälle; Sydafrika; South Africa; Buffalo City Municipality; Risk Assessment; Riskbedömning; Vulnerability; Sårbarhet;

    Abstract : This is a project where a method for assessing the robustness of a neighbourhood/residential area has been introduced and applied in Buffalo City Municipality in South Africa. The purpose of the project was to investigate and evaluate the use of the Swedish analysis method for assessing the robustness of a neighbourhood /residential area. READ MORE