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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 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. ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Citizens attitudes and participation in solid waste management : a case of Gjakova, Kosovo
(Master thesis, 2016-04-01)In the last decade, solid waste management has been one of the most problematic and demanding issues addressed in both local, national and international efforts. With a growth in population and income waste production is ... -
The city as an actor in international relations : the case of cross-border city networks seen from Kristiansand, Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Cities garner increasing interest as an object of study within the field of international relations. Networked social relations is used as a guiding framework to understand cities as actors rather than as sites for ... -
Civil society development in Russia : political actors and power in EU-Russia relations
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This thesis examines non-state actors’ role in International Relations. To accomplish this, the study has two objectives. The first objective is theoretical: to explain that different dimensions of power must be included ... -
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 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 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 ...