Search for dissertations about: "drought policy"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words drought policy.

  2. 1. Addressing water scarcity in the Bolivian Altiplano for sustainable water management

    Author : Claudia Canedo Rosso; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Hydrology; Climatology; climate modes; Drought; Water balance; ENSO; Soil moisture; crop yield; Remote sensing; Bolivian highlands; arid and semiarid regions; Climate anomaly;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is a consequence of complex interactions between water access and water use. In fact, the time period over which precipitation deficit accumulates is a determing factor for the occurrence of drought. Drought induces crop production losses and far-reaching societal effects. In the South American Altiplano, drought is a major hazard. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Poverty, Risk and Consumption Dynamics in Ethiopia

    Author : Abebe Shimeles; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; poverty; income distribution; policy simulations; poverty spells; vulnerability; chronic poverty; consumption risk; transitory shocks; liquidity constraints; poverty traps.;

    Abstract : Paper 1. This paper analysed the state of poverty and income distribution in rural and urban Ethiopia during 1994-2000. Poverty declined from 1994 to 1997, and then increased to 2000. READ MORE

  5. 3. Changes in Hydrological Risk Perception and Implications for Disaster Risk Reduction

    Author : Elena Mondino; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Johanna Mård; Teun Terpstra; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk perception; floods; droughts; disaster risk reduction; sociohydrology; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot miljöanalys; Earth Science with specialization in Environmental Analysis;

    Abstract : Economic losses caused by hydrological extremes, such as floods and droughts, are exacerbating because of increased anthropogenic activities and global environmental changes. Understanding how individuals and communities interact with hydrological extremes thus becomes fundamental to develop effective strategies for disaster risk reduction. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Malnutrition, Savings and Preferences

    Author : Tharshini Thangavelu; Jesper Stage; Runar Brännlund; Wisdom Akpalu; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four self-contained papers addressing three different topics in economics, namely preferences, savings and malnutrition. In Paper I, an instrumental variable approach was employed to analyse how malnutrition affects children’s psychosocial abilities. READ MORE