Sökning: "Communities of Coping"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 41 uppsatser innehållade orden Communities of Coping.

1. 16. The Diaspora of Chin Refugees in Malaysia: Challenges and Coping Mechanisms

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Författare :Michela Pittalis; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Chin; refugees; diaspora; belonging; community; home; Malaysia; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the social dynamics of the Chin refugee group which currently faces great challenges in Malaysia, the host country. Modes of organisation and coping mechanisms are examined in relation to the specific legal and socio-political context. LÄS MER

3. 17. Evaluating the impact of drought on rural communities : a case study of Umuziwabantu Local Municipality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Författare :Nolwandle Made; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Rural livelihoods; rural households; water shortages; resilience; coping strategies;

   Sammanfattning : Droughts are a natural phenomenon that occur in hydrological cycles. However, the effect of climate change will increase the frequency and severity of drought. It is therefore, important that communities and the ecosystem learn to adapt to these abrupt changes. LÄS MER

4. 18. A Phenomenological Study on the pre-migration traumatic experiences of international students in their home countries, their decision to study abroad and their coping mechanisms post-migration

   Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Författare :Jason Dean Holness; [2018]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Internationell student migration anses i migrationslitteraturen som en väg som många studenter använder för att vidareutbilda sig utomlands. På samma sätt koncentreras studerandet av internationella studenter erfarenheter ofta på sina erfarenheter utomlands och hur de anpassar eller klarar av de kulturella skillnaderna i värdländerna. LÄS MER

5. 19. Community Resilience and the Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Republic of Fiji : A qualitative field study on Mudu Village’s ability to recover from natural disasters

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Författare :Nathalie Sjösvärd; Julia Björkdahl; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Climate Change; Fiji; Resilience; Disaster Recovery; Adaptive Capacities;

   Sammanfattning : The ability to recover from the effects of climate change among communities is acknowledged in previous research, where focus is laid on disaster recovery through adaptive capacities and resilience. The objective of this study was to investigate a rural community’s ability to cope with natural disasters in in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston, by using the case of Mudu Village in Koro Island, Fiji. LÄS MER

7. 20. Forecast-based Financing in Urban Informal Settlements - A Viable Disaster Risk Management Strategy?

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Författare :Mads Raun; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Forecast-based financing; disaster risk reduction; preparedness; early action; early warning; urban informal settlements; slums; flooding; inundation; rain; Science General;

   Sammanfattning : Rationale: Urban informal settlements are vulnerable and exposed to hazards. Weather forecasting is possible and provides a “window of opportunity” to push cash or aid to vulnerable dwellers before the disaster strikes. Forecast-based Financing is a framework, which provides this system, and it has had great success with rural pilots. LÄS MER