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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Amazon.

1. 1. Adolescent pregnancies in the Amazon basin of Ecuador : a rights and gender approach to girls' sexual and reproductive health

   Författare :Isabel Goicolea; Marianne Wulff; Miguel San Sebastian; Johanne Sundby; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :adolescent pregnancy; adolescent motherhood; reproductive and sexual health; right to health; gender relations; gender structures; Ecuador; Amazon; Sexuality; agency; medicin; Medicine;

   Sammanfattning : Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with adverse health and social outcomes, but it has also been favorably viewed as a pathway to adulthood. In Ecuador, where 20% of girls aged between 15-19 years get pregnant, the adolescent fertility rate has increased and inequalities between adolescent girls from different educational, socio-economic levels and geographical regions are prominent: 43% of illiterate adolescents become pregnant compared to 11% with secondary education. LÄS MER

3. 2. In the eyes of the beholder: Leadership and the social construction of power and dominance among the Matsi–genka of the Peruvian Amazon

   Författare :Dan Rosengren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Matsigenka; indigenous people; Amazon;

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4. 3. Electricity access for human development in the Brazilian Amazon

   Författare :Maria F Gómez; Semida Silveira; Elisabeth Ilskog; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electricity access; human development; Amazon region; SRA - Energy; SRA - Energi;

   Sammanfattning : Electricity access is widely recognized as a driver of development. The Brazilian government has incorporated this principle into its national rural electrification program, Luz Para Todos (LPT – Light for all), which has already benefited more than 14 million people in the country since its inception in 2003. LÄS MER

5. 4. Universal Electricity Access in Remote Areas : Building a pathway toward universalization in the Brazilian Amazon

   Författare :Maria F Gómez; Semida Silveira; Hisham Zerriffi; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :Rrural electrification; remote areas; human development; universal access; last mile; Amazon region; landsbygdselektrifiering; avlägsna områden; mänsklig utveckling; allmän tillgång; den sista kilometern; Amazonasregionen; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

   Sammanfattning : Worldwide, policymakers face important challenges in relation to the provision of reliable electricity services in remote areas. Brazil is not an exception. LÄS MER

7. 5. Lead exposure in indigenous children of the Peruvian Amazon : seeking the hidden source,venturing into participatory research

   Författare :Cynthia Anticona Huaynate; Miguel San Sebastian; Ingvar Bergdahl; Mary Jean Brown; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lead exposure; children; indigenous; Corrientes river; participatory research; Peruvian Amazon; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction. In 2006, a Peruvian environmental agency reported the presence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in indigenous communities of the Corrientes river basin. This is a territory in the Peruvian Amazon where oil activity has been associated with serious environmental effects, with impact on an ongoing social conflict. LÄS MER