Flooding continues to be a major problem for informal urban settlements like Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. The recent heavy rains in early 2024 in Kenya indicate the vulnerability level of individuals living in informal settlements. This thesis explores how effective the current flood prevention, preparedness, …

This study addresses the challenges facing the City of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, in adapting to climate changes and reducing the effects of flash floods. Praia is highly vulnerable to these extreme weather events, due to its volcanic scenery, uncontrolled urbanization, and insufficient infrastructure, …

This paper presents an exploration into how Northern-based development NGOs might change into digital social entrepreneurs while using the Internet or social media for their ICT for Development (ICT4D) related projects. The research explores the role of the Internet and social media in Northern-based …

This study explored the use of cash transfers for increasing resilience of smallholder farmers against drought. Smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture productivity in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia. Their main livelihood portfolio is from the maize crop which they …

The subject of this thesis is the effectiveness of the specific instance procedure of National Contact Points (NCPs), operating in the context of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE Guidelines) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This thesis aims to create …

This PhD research project is about how Dutch development NGOs use social media for their development projects. For this, the following research question has been investigated: how do Dutch development NGOs use social media to further the development activities of their organisations? The purpose of this …

The enriched data in this study, based on qualitative research, confirm on one hand the “goodness” of sustainable tourism development (STD) in developing regions. On the other hand, local stories in the community of Vicos in Peru undermined the “good actions” that were claimed by groups who represented …

In Amsterdam and Beirut, Abdallah has ethnographically researched interactional dynamics between disadvantaged young people, regarding experiences of success, in settings of education, work, sports, and music. He analyzed how focus, mood, and bodily deployment produced shared symbols, emotional contagions, …

The reason for this research is the missing social media strategy for Beauty Oranje, the beauty center of the Hotels van Oranje. Within four months the social media strategy of Beauty Oranje will be formed through a combination of existing literature aimed at formulating a social media strategy. The …

Due to the globalization of communication and transport, diaspora have become important actors in development, peace and conflict resolution in their countries of origin. Although the impact of diasporas’ engagement in peace and conflict processes is highly contested by certain researchers and or practitioners, …