Sweden’s foreign aid in Afghanistan from an environmental perspective / Linnea Karlsson ; supervisor Ashok Swain ; evaluator Ian Snowball.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Uppsala : Uppsala University Published, ©2016.Description: iv, 51 pages ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction—2. Background—3. Theoretical framework—4. Method—5. Result—6. Discussion—7. Summary—8. Sources.
Summary: Summary: “This aim of this thesis was to critically analyse how Swedish foreign aid via Sida has contributed to a sustainable environmental development in Afghanistan. To be able to answer the overarching question three sub-questions were used. The first question was how Sida has been working with environmental issues in Afghanistan. The study found that it was a difference between the humanitarian and the development aid in how they are working with environmental issues. In humanitarian aid environmental issues are a natural part of the work. On the development side the environmental focus in Sida’s work in Afghanistan has however been limited. Environmental issues are…”—(page 45).
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Environment Environment Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet GE320.A33.K375 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000547066
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Cover title.
“Uppsala University”—cover page.
“Master thesis in sustainable development 321 ; examensarbete i Hållbar utveckling”—at head of title.
“Department of Earth Sciences ; institutionen för geovetenskaper”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: 1. Introduction—2. Background—3. Theoretical framework—4. Method—5. Result—6. Discussion—7. Summary—8. Sources.

Summary: “This aim of this thesis was to critically analyse how Swedish foreign aid via Sida has contributed to a sustainable environmental development in Afghanistan. To be able to answer the overarching question three sub-questions were used. The first question was how Sida has been working with environmental issues in Afghanistan. The study found that it was a difference between the humanitarian and the development aid in how they are working with environmental issues. In humanitarian aid environmental issues are a natural part of the work. On the development side the environmental focus in Sida’s work in Afghanistan has however been limited. Environmental issues are…”—(page 45).

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