Sökning: "rural poverty"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 285 uppsatser innehållade orden rural poverty.

  1. 1. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
    Nyckelord :ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

    Sammanfattning : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Adriana Fernandez Villalobos; [2023]
    Nyckelord :energy; women; gender; justice; rural; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Plight of the Pangolin: Key patterns enabling the illegal wildlife trade of pangolins in Namibia - A multi-perspective case study

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Författare :Sophie Berstermann; Carina Martens; [2023]
    Nyckelord :pangolin; illegal wildlife trade; wildlife trafficking; conservation; Namibia; poaching; communities; power; political ecology; social-ecological system; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on earth and is believed to be on the brink of extinction. However, in many affected countries including Namibia, research and conservation efforts do not match their endangered status. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Optimization of an energy system in rural Thailand

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Författare :Axel Lund; Mattias Malmberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Rural energy; Thailand; Microgrid; Biomass; Solar PV; Sustainable development goals; Minor field study; stand-alone; HOMER pro; Landsbyggdens energi; Thailand; Microgrid; Biomassa; Solceller; Hållbara utvecklingsmål; Minor field study; fristående energi system; HOMER pro;

    Sammanfattning : By 2020, Thailand ensured 100% electricity access to its 72 million inhabitants. This was partly done by promoting off-grid energy systems in rural areas instead of using costly grid extensions. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Managing trees and power relations : analysing power in two tree restoration projects in central Tanzania

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

    Författare :Linus Linse; [2023]
    Nyckelord :nature restoration; power relations; carbon forestry;

    Sammanfattning : Nature restoration and carbon forestry projects in the Global South are considered central tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proponents claim that projects have the potential to deliver win-win solutions, supporting poverty alleviation and local empowerment in addition to environmental benefits and carbon sequestration. LÄS MER