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Cleaning Schedule based on Soiling Effects on Photovoltaics in Kalkbult, South Africa
(Master thesis, 2017)Scatec Solar’s solar photovoltaic power plant in Kalkbult, South Africa, is in an area with excellent properties for harvesting solar energy. Vast areas with little or no conflict with agriculture and high irradiance. This ... -
Clicks and bricks : assessing the viability of a food cooperative in Central Pennsylvania
(Master thesis, 2017)As interest in local foods reaches previously unfathomable heights in the United States, there is a growing diversity of business models to bolster local food economies and increase access to a wider range of high quality ... -
Climate Action Through Transnational City Networks: Lessons from Oslo
(Master thesis, 2023)Cities have emerged as imperative actors in the global effort to address climate change, independently and collectively in transnational city networks. This study delves into Oslo's ambitious climate goals, analyzing its ... -
Climate activism amongst young Norwegians and their understanding of the #FFF movement
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the motivation behind involvement in collective action to tackle climate change. By focusing on the #FFF movement and the climate activist’s reflection on own engagement, this study tries to grasp how ... -
Climate Adaptive Stormwater Management: A comperativ study of Oslo and Helsinki
(Master thesis, 2023)The world is facing the consequences of climate change and needs to adapt. The increasing temperature is a central change and with it comes several consequences. One of these is an increase in precipitation, and therefore ... -
Climate and environmental change drives Ixodes ricinus geographical expansion at the northern range margin
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Congo basin forest of Cameroon : strategies for synergy
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)Climate change mitigation through Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and land Degradation (REDD), is dominating climate policy processes in many tropical forests countries. However concerns have been stressed about the ... -
Climate change adaptation in Turkana´s political economy of aid
(Master thesis, 2020)This qualitative master thesis research analyses how global questions of climate change adaptation manifest in Turkana´s local political economy of aid and how that affects vulnerability reduction. Growing awareness of the ... -
Climate change adaptation in vulnerable crop and livestock production systems in Mgeta, Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Increased occurrence of drought and dry spells during the growing season have resulted in increased interest in protection of tropical water catchment areas. In Mgeta, a water catchment area in the Uluguru Mountains in ... -
Climate change adaptation processes seen through a resilience lens: Norwegian farmers’ handling of the dry summer of 2018
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Climate change adaptation through humanitarian aid? Promises, perils and potentials of the `new humanitarianism?
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Climate change and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : four approaches to modeling rural households
(PhD Thesis;2015:7, Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-28)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to increased knowledge of potential impacts of climate change on the welfare of households in developing countries. It focuses on impacts of changing temperature and precipitation ... -
Climate change and communal conflicts. A disaggregated study of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1989-2008.
(Master thesis, 2013-07-15)Does climate change lead to violent conflicts? This question worries world leaders, but research has not yet reached consensus on the topic. Inspired by theories of the Environmental Security School, many studies have been ... -
Climate change and disasters: Institutional complexities and actors? priorities for mitigation, adaptation and response
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Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change
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Climate change and hunter-gatherers in montane eastern DR Congo
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Climate change and its impacts on crop production: A case study in Khotang district of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-08-12)This research was carried out to study climate change and its impacts on major crops production in Khotang district of Nepal. The effect of climate variables on crops yield and farmers` respond to climate change in the ... -
Climate change and uncertainty from ‘above’ and ‘below’: perspectives from India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Climate-related uncertainty refers to the inability to predict the scale, intensity, and impact of climate change on human and natural environments. Debates of uncertainty in climate change have emerged as a ‘super wicked’ ... -
Climate change impacts on natural forest disturbances : bark beetle damage potential and management adaptations
(PhD Thesis;2024:27, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Across the world, forests offer essential resources for humans and many other species, but they are now threatened by increasing wind damages, wildfires, droughts, and insect outbreaks due to climate change. This thesis ...