Sökning: "Disaster risk reduction"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 117 uppsatser innehållade orden Disaster risk reduction.

1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

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

   Författare :Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. LÄS MER

3. 2. DRR in Colombia: The risk of reproducing rather than reducing disasters : A discourse analysis on the local sense-making of DRR in Huila, Colombia

   Master-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

   Författare :Daniel Magnil; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Disaster Risk Reduction; Vulnerability; Knowledge; Discourse Analysis;

   Sammanfattning : The international community has been working on reducing disaster risks for decades, investing millions of dollars and implementing hundreds of projects in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). There is a broad consensus nowadays between academia and practitioners of how disasters result from exposure and vulnerabilities, where it’s essential to reduce these vulnerabilities. LÄS MER

4. 3. Kyliga lösningar för varma städer

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Författare :JoAnna Persson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Heat wave; urban heat island; physical planning; Nyhamnen; Sjöstaden Värmebölja; urban värmeöeffekt; fysisk planering; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Against the backdrop of anticipated increases in both the frequency and severity of heatwaves, this study examines how the municipalities of Malmö and Trelleborg consider future temperature rises. Consequently, the aim of this study has been to explore how heat is perceived as a potential risk in the urban development projects of Nyhamnen and Sjöstaden, and to investigate how the municipalities’ interpretation of the risk concept influences their perception of heat as a risk. LÄS MER

5. 4. Mine Action and Climate Change: A Case Study of Water in Yemen

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Författare :Amani Abdulqader; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Climate change; conflict; Yemen; Mine action; water; peacebuilding; sustainable development; resource management; governance; droughts; floods; climate mitigation; risk and disaster management.; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The following research explores a critical intersection between the work of mine action and the climate. It addresses the amplified impacts of climate change on water in Yemen, a country afflicted by protracted conflict and growing climate threats. LÄS MER

7. 5. The Role of Vertical Collaboration in Local Community Empowerment : Exploring the Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture at a Local Level in Eswatini

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Charlee Salmelin; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Eswatini; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Smart Agriculture; Vertical Collaboration; Community Empowerment; Sustainable Capacity Development Efforts; Minor Field Study;

   Sammanfattning : To strengthen societies and address the increased risks generated by climate change, development projects within disaster risk reduction [DRR] and climate change adaptation [CCA] must ensure the sustainability of capacity development. However, sustainability is currently flawed in such projects, which could relate to the inadequate achievement of empowerment of targeted beneficiaries. LÄS MER