Sökning: "Risk and vulnerability reducing"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 33 uppsatser innehållade orden Risk and vulnerability reducing.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Bridging the Gap: Assessing the Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction - A Case Study on Nepal

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Ebba Ragnartz; [2023]
    Nyckelord :The Integrated Approach; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change; National Adaptation Plan;

    Sammanfattning : There are two primary purposes of this study. One is theory development and the other is empirical. The first aim will be conducted by proposing a framework for the integrated approach between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Victor Bergenek; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

    Sammanfattning : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Författare :Rawan Yacoub; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Supply chain incentive alignment; Supply chain incentives; Bottom of the pyramid; Base of the pyramid; Multinational Corporations; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Omvärldsanalys i samhällsviktig verksamhet : En studie om regioners arbete med risk- och sårbarhetsanalys utifrån en verksamhetsteoretisk ansats

    Master-uppsats, Karlstads universitet

    Författare :Mimmi Selin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Horizon scanning; risk- and vulnerability analysis; county council.; Omvärldsbevakning; omvärldsanalys; risk- och sårbarhetsanalys; regioner;

    Sammanfattning : Introduktion: Omvärldsbevakning/analys är ett förekommande krav för organisationer som ett led i att tidigt identifiera omvärldens påverkan på den egna organisationen samt som underlagför att kunna fatta gynnsamma beslut. Det finns ingen allmängiltig definition eller vedertagen metod när det gäller omvärldsbevakning/analys i offentlig verksamhet. LÄS MER