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Can adaptation to climate variability and change be combined with mitigation of emissions at the local level?
(Master thesis, 2013-10-31)This research investigated how community forest user groups at two sites in Nepal adapt with local weather events and climate variability, and the major factors that affected adaptive capacity of local people. Besides, ... -
Can Hong Kong become independent from China?
(Master thesis, 2017)In the past two years, the independence movement in Hong Kong had gained a lot of attentions from the mainstream media. Various politicians as well as the president of China had commented on the movement via newspaper and ... -
Can markets protect biodiversity? An evaluation of different financial mechanisms
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Can national parks deliver in a modern world? : cases from Mikumi National Park in Tanzania and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2011-12-01)Tanzania and Uganda are two countries in Africa with an outstanding abundance of biodiversity. This biodiversity is usually conserved in Protected Areas such as national parks. Mikumi National Park (MINAPA) and Bwindi ... -
Capacity development for strengthening climate information services : the case of NORCAP as a provider of expert capacity
(Master thesis, 2021)Developing capacities of regional and national entities, as well as local communities, to strengthen the development and delivery of climate information services to foster climate-smart decision-making, is a pressing concern ... -
Capturing cultural values though participatory mapping, a contribution to ecosystem valuation : the case of Oslo’s peri-urban forests, Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)Although ecosystem service valuations have become common within the policy and research communities as a support tool for land management decisions, cultural ecosystem services lack the same representation in ecosystem ... -
Carbon dioxide removal : from international conceptualisation to national policy : a Norwegian case study
(Master thesis, 2022)It is becoming increasingly evident that reaching the 1.5° or 2° C targets set out by the Paris Agreement requires large quantities of CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere using Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) solutions. ... -
Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. : functional genomics studies of host-pathogen responses and disease markers
(PhD Thesis;2012:6, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Since the first description of CMS in the mid 1980s, little research has been conducted to approach an understanding of host-pathogen responses in affected Atlantic salmon. The research presented in this thesis aimed to ... -
Carl Berner bypark : transformasjon av et byrom med fokus på flerfunksjonalitet og overvannshåndtering
(Master thesis, 2022)Det er forventet at klimaet vil by på hyppigere og mer intense nedbørshendelser, samtidig som byene stadig nedbygges og fortettes med impermeable flater. Den kompakte byutviklingen omhandler en kamp om arealer, der ... -
A case study of violent conflict and its impact on food availability in Borno state, Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2022)A major reason for hunger in developing countries is conflict. The paper addresses the link between food availability and conflict. Nigeria is currently experiencing violent conflict; the last decade has seen a rise in ... -
Caught in the crossfire : women finding political influence in the ranks of the Muslim Brotherhood
(Master thesis, 2020)To find out about experiences, perspectives and assumptions other than your own, you need to ask questions to people different than yourself. It is not enough to look at them from afar or to generalise based on the knowledge ... -
Cause and consequences of border killing between Bangladeseha and India
(Master thesis, 2015-04-09)This paper first sheds light on the friendly role of India during the war of Independence in 1971 that led to the birth of Bangladesh. Secondly, the paper makes an attempt to analyze why Bangladesh-India border is violent. ... -
Changes in cocoa farming system and consequences on production and adaptation to climate change in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2018)In the quest to restore her position as the leader in global cocoa production, the Government of Ghana has made several reforms and interventions in the cocoa farming system, in the areas of institution, marketing, social ... -
Changes in the ecosystem services of the Volta Lake and their impacts on local livelihoods along its catchment areas in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)The Volta Lake in Ghana was created due to the construction of a hydroelectric dam, named the Akosombo dam, over the river Volta in the 1960s. This dam currently generates 1020 megawatts of electricity, which provides ... -
Changing seascapes : local adaptation processes in Belizean fishing communities
(PhD Thesis;2015:64, Doctoral thesis, 2015)This thesis analyses how contextual social, economic and political conditions interact and influence adaptation to coastal change, through an in-depth focus on two Belizean fishing communities. Belize is considered to be ... -
Changing up the system : a case study of how changes in waste management systems in Ulstein affect sorting behaviour
(Master thesis, 2014-02-18)To mitigate a climate that is changing in a potentially catastrophic direction due to human influences, we need to develop sound environmental policies that abate these influences. And the changes need to come from changes ... -
Characteristics of Norwegian Green Space Management : Managers’ perspectives on place-keeping. Data Report
(Noragric report;85, Report, 2019-05)This data report presents data produced as part of the PhD project of Claudia Fongar. The aim of this study is to establish a baseline for green space management in Norwegian municipalities by describing managers’ ... -
Child centred Urbanscapes. A case study of Oslo and Yazd.
(Master thesis, 2022)Childhood is one of the most critical developmental stages in human life, powerfully contributing to the productivity of society at large. Although there is evidence about the influence of physiological factors on early ... -
Children in war : a discussion of child soldiers and the concept of childhood
(Master thesis, 2017)Children and young people are affected by conflict in numerous ways, and are seen as constituting one of the groups that are referred to as the primary victims during and after war and conflict. In contemporary conflicts, ... -
China as a game changer in aid and diplomatic relations : a case of Norwegian aid and diplomatic relations in Africa
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)China´s rapidly expanded aid, trade and investment in Africa since the turn of the millennium has attracted a lot of scholars’ attention. Some scholars have criticised China´s engagements as been driven by self-interest ...