Sökning: "Kiribati"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 19 uppsatser innehållade ordet Kiribati.

  1. 11. Landscape and Identity in Kiribati

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Jana Gheuens; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Landscape; Identity; Climate Change; Kiribati; Migration;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, I will look into the relationship between landscape and identity on the island nation of Kiribati, a low lying island nation in the Micronesian region of the Pacific that is currently under threat by climate change. Based on qualitative research from several islands in Kiribati (semi-structured interviews and observations), I explore how landscape and landscape changes, identity, and present and future challenges are perceived by Kiribati residents. LÄS MER

  3. 12. 'A Food Culture in Transition'. Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Reasoning in Food Choices - A Grounded Theory Study of Young Mothers in South Tarawa, Kiribati

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Författare :Anna Fallgren; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Public health; Food choices; Healthy eating; Kiribati; Pacific; Qualitative study; Mothers; Non-communicable diseases; Poverty; Climate change; Nutrition; Culture; Food policy; Non-governmental organisations; Participation; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The recent shift towards energy-dense and nutrient-poor diets has led to an increase of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. Due to poverty, geographical remoteness and lack of cultivable land, Kiribati experiences a double burden of malnutrition with high levels of NCDs among adults, and undernourishment among children. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Implementing a Deposit Refund System for P.E.T bottles in the Maldives: An Ex-ante Analysis of Political Feasability Based on the Models of Kiribati and Palau

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Nashfa Hawwa; [2016]
    Nyckelord :SIDS; political feasibility; PET; Maldives; deposit-refund system; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : PET waste is the most visible environmental threat in the Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS). The thesis aims to propose the deposit refund system as a policy intervention, and evaluates the feasibility of introducing the system in the Maldives. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Vart bör Kiribati, Tuvalu och Marshallöarnas befolkningar ta vägen? : En normativ analys inom ämnet för klimatförändringarnas utmaningar

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Författare :Pontus Wallin; [2015]
    Nyckelord :klimatförändring; stigande havsvattennivåer; Kiribati; Tuvalu; Marshallöarna; klimatflyktingar; normativ metod; Edward A. Page;

    Sammanfattning : The effects of anthropogenic climate change are becoming more and more visible as being highlighted by scientists, politicians and media. The causes of droughts, floods, melting ice caps and rising sea levels can all partially be traced back to human activities. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Climate change, relocation and the distribution of responsibility : in search for Kiribati's strongest connection

    L2-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Författare :Miriam Follin; [2015]
    Nyckelord :relocation; migration; climate change; Kiribati; Small Island Developing States; responsibility; the connection theory; Mänskliga rättigheter; Human rights; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This essay addresses the needs of so called ‘climate migrants’. It focuses exclusively on the relocation of the population of Kiribati, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean whose very existence is threatened by the effects of climate change. LÄS MER