Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Livelihood Challenges (Vulnerability) Among the Datoga Pastoralists in Basutu and Basodesh Ward (Tanzania)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-05)This thesis is about pastoralist’s risks to their livelihoods under scenarios of expected climate changes and non-climate change in resource tenure. The study aimed at exploring the livelihood challenge facing by Datoga ... -
Livelihood vulnerability assessment to the impacts of socio-environmental stressors in Raksirang VDC of Makwanpur District Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-05-08)This study was conducted to estimate the level of livelihood vulnerability (Livelihood Vulnerability Index- LVI) for the Chepang community of Rakshirang Village Development Committee of Makawanpur district in Nepal and ... -
Living with climate change : vulnerability and adaptation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2020)The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is a region considered to be among the most exposed to climate change hazards in a global context. When the climate and conditions for farming are changing considerably, adaptation ... -
Local institutions responses to climate governance policies in adaptation to climate change : a case of small scale farmers in Alego Usonga-Siaya County in Kenya
(Master thesis, 2016-11-21)Alego Usonga-Siaya County in Kenya can be considered a climate change vulnerable area with larger population dependent on substance and rain-fed farming and other social-economic activities. Drawing on national climate ... -
Local people's perceptions of and participation in a community and state protection forest, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2017)This study explores the relationships between local people and forest protection initiatives in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The goal of this thesis has been to uncover interactions with and perceptions of local people ... -
Local perspectives on inland fisheries in Kavango River, Namibia : a socio-economic and ecological approach
(Master thesis, 2002-01-01)From ancient time fisheries has been a major source of food for humanity and provider of employment and economic benefits to those engaged in it. Namibia is an arid country and with limited freshwater fisheries, chiefly ... -
Local, livelihoods, community forestry and the REDD+: A case study of a REDD+ pilot project, Ludikhola watershed, Nepal.
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)REDD+ mechanism is considered as a critical step towards curbing greenhouse gas emission and also to store carbon in the forest of developing countries. Nepal's community forests are benefiting a large number of local ... -
Loved and hated : perception and regulation of invasive Tromsøpalme (Heracleum laciniatum auct. Scand. non. Hornem.) in Tromsø (Norway)
(Master thesis, 2014-02-17)This study investigated how invasive Tromsøpalme (Heracleum laciniatum auct. Scand., non Hornem.) was perceived and regulated by locals on Tromsø Island. Although Tromsøpalme has negative impacts on biodiversity and a ... -
Make yourself at home : makerspaces as a tool for resettlement and reconstruction in conflict-affected settings
(Master thesis, 2022)Millions of people worldwide have had their lives upended by violent conflict. In the last decade, the number of people forcibly displaced by conflict has doubled, reaching current heights of more than eighty million. Once ... -
Making EU trade policy : the power of neoliberalism and the poverty of radicalism in the debate on trade and sustainable development chapters
(Master thesis, 2021)Trade and sustainable development chapters (TSD) are included in the European Unions (EU) free trade agreements as a part of the ‘value-based trade agenda’. However, the purpose of these chapters remains unclear, and the ... -
Making space for agency? : a study of the Norwegian delegation to the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the status of women
(Master thesis, 2016-08-12)This thesis is a case study of the Norwegian delegation before and during the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The study has been conducted through data collection in meeting points of ... -
Management and local participation : a comparison of Kosterhavet National Park and Ytre Hvaler National Park
(Master thesis, 2019)Kosterhavet National Park and Ytre Hvaler National Park is situated across the border to eachother in the south of Sweden and Norway. The parks were established ten years ago, and has from the beginning had a strong focus ... -
Managing uncertainty : an examination of adaptive management and progressive reclamation in Alberta's mineable oil sands
(Master thesis, 2017)Alberta’s oil sands are large, naturally occurring deposits of bitumen, a non- renewable, mineral resource. One problem Alberta faces is the scale of ecological disturbance from oil sands mining. Alberta’s current reclamation ... -
Mangroves and urbanization: systems in transition : a study of social-ecological systems of mangroves in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive ecosystems along the coast of tropical countries. The system provides a range of ecosystem services that are valuable for human societies. While most African countries are lacking ... -
Mapping the possibility to apply the Red Cross Red Crescent ERU psychosocial support module to address feeding practices for infants and young children in post disaster contexts: A qualitative study
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)Background: Child undernutrition constitutes a major global public health challenge to children's chances of physical and cognitive development and survival. Disasters affect millions of people every year and have devastating ... -
Marine protected areas in Norway: a study of local participation in the establishment of Jomfruland National Park
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)Bound by the International Convention on Biological Diversity (1992), Norway aims to protect 10 percent of its coastal areas. This ambition imply establishing protected areas in densely populated regions along the coastline. ... -
Masculinities and sexualities matter! : a secondary study on demographics
(Master thesis, 2020)A new demographic era with population ageing and declining fertility as growing demographic phenomena are slowly restructuring societies at multiple levels, with Japan now dealing with the impacts related to this. As home ... -
Material manifestations of an evolving state identity : exploring Norway's relations with the international passport regime from 1920 to present day 2019, and 2020 onwards
(Master thesis, 2019)The initial idea for this thesis began with my interest in objects, and in their ability to say more than their primary function might suggest. An object that has intrigued me for a long time is the passport. Many IR studies ... -
Maternal mortality in Ghana : prospects of meeting the UN millennium development goals
(Master thesis, 2016-03-30)Maternal health has received continuous attention at the global, national and the local levels over several decades. During the UN Millennium Summit in the year 2000, the UN member states including Ghana adopted eight (8) ... -
The meaning of ‘revolution’ in development aid : an exploration into the perceptions of unconditional cash transfers within a continuously changing aid industry
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis looks at the use of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) in the aid industry as a tool to alleviate poverty. UCTs are built on the idea of just giving money to the poor instead of setting up large-scale ...