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S ARAHD [email protected]
1. Understandinggender-basedvulnerabilitytowaterandsanitationsecurityrisks(fieldworkinBurkina
Faso,possibilitytolinkwithlargerREACHprogrammeongender-waterissues)
2. Developingaconceptualframeworkofwaterandsanitationsystemsassocio-ecologicalsystems
(desk-based)
3. Understandingcontributionsofsanitationtomitigationandadaptationinthefaceofclimatechange
(desk-basedreview)
4. Assessingavailabilityandvalueofruralwasteandresourcestreamsinsub-SaharanAfrica(fieldwork
component,e.g.BurkinaFaso)
5. HowdoesproductivesanitationalignwithagriculturalneedsinBurkinaFaso(quantitativeanalysis
usingahouseholdsurveydataset)
6. ExaminingsynergiesandtradeoffstoachievesanitationandotherinterlinkedSustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs)(desk-based)
7. Advancingurbanplanningtoolsforintegratedwasteresourcemanagementandrecovery(desk-based,
butpossibilitiestoconductmeetingsandgetfeedbackinacasestudy/testcity)
Forfieldworkthestudentshouldcomfortableworkinginadevelopingcountrywhichmeansthatthestudent
shouldbestrong,matureandindependent.ForBurkinaFaso,Frenchisarequirement,fortheAfricastudies
isEnglishsufficient.ThefieldworkwillbemadetogetherwithSarahinBurkinaFasoandtheAfricaonewith
ourofficeinNairobi.Sarahalsoinformedthatthetopicsabovearesuggestionsandshewillbehappytoshape
thetopicswiththestudentthathasaninterestandideaofwhatworkshe/hewantstodo.Nonecessary
knowledgeonthetopicsareneeded,justalargeamountofinterests.
8. C HUSITA [email protected]
InAsiacenter,wehavesomeprojectsfocusingonapplicationofRobustDecisionSupportframework
byusingWEAPforwaterresourcesmanagement.Widerangeofuncertainties,bothclimaticandnonclimaticfactors,thathaveimpactsonwaterallocationandwaterresourcesmanagementareexplored
andintegratedintowaterresourcesplanning.
9.
R ASMUSL [email protected]
ExaminingthecorporateresponsibilitycommitmentsofSwedishindustriesoperatingonSamilands
(windpower,hydropower,railandroads,forestry,mining).Thestudywouldincludedesktopreview
ofcorporatepolicies,analysisofhowtheymatchwithinternationalandnationalexpectations,anda
comparisonbetweensectors.Itmayalsoincludeacasestudyofaspecificindustry/project,basedon
thestudent’sinterest.Itformspartoftheproject‘Contestedlandscapes’,fundedbytheSwedishEPA,
focusingonwaystoimprovegovernanceofcumulativeimpactsofdevelopmentprojectsonSami
reindeerherding.Thestudentisexpectedtohavesomebackgroundinsocialscience,development
studies,managementstudiesorsimilar.Swedishspeakingstudentsonly.
10. Y LVAR [email protected]
ThemasterstudentwillcontributetoaprojectcalledWaterRain-Him:ChangesinWaterResources
andAdaptationoptionsintheIndian-Himalayanbasins.Inthisproject,wewillevaluatetheimpactsof
climateandenvironmentalchange(i.e.landuseandpopulation)onthewaterstorageandfluxesin
theIndianHimalayan-fedbasins,andadaptationstrategiestodriveplanningforappropriate(i.e.
holisticandefficient)waterresourcesmanagementforfoodsecurityandpovertyalleviation.
Proposedresearchquestions:Whataretheend-userneedsintheregion?Howarefuturemodelbasedprojectionsofclimateandenvironmentalchangeimpactsonwaterflowsbestpresentedto
end-userstomeettheseneeds?Whatareadaptationstrategiesthataremostusefulforend-users
andthesectors“agriculture”,“industry”and“hydropower”?Thethesisshouldpreferablyexplore
thoseadaptationoptionstoclimateandenvironmentalchangethataremostsuitableforallkeyendusersandsectors.Moreover,thethesisshouldreflectonhowmodelscanbemademoreusefulto
end-usersthroughtheirearlyinvolvementinthedevelopmentofmodellingcasestudies.
Wearelookingforastudentwhowouldbeinterestedtoalsoassistintheorganizationandrunningof
theworkshop.Thestudyisdesk-basedbuttherearetravelfundsavailableforthestudenttocome
withtotheworkshopinIndia.Thestudentshouldbeinterestedinthetopic,independentandeager
toorganizingtheworkshop.
11. B JÖRNN [email protected]
AssessingenergysystemdevelopmentsneededforelectrificationofheavyvehiclesinSweden
ThisMScprojectfocusonassessingemergingcombinationsofdrive-trainsolutions,marketsand
manufacturersofelectricbusses,mediumandheavyfreightvehicles,andotherheavydutyvehicles.
Factorssuchascosts,batterytechnology,range,sizeofmarketbutalsotypeofactors,neworold
industrywillbereviewedandhowthesedevelopmentsinfluenceSwedenassessed.Theworkwilllook
athybridsolutions,purebatteryelectricsolutions,andconductive/inductivesolutionsalongroadsto
characteriseinordertothecriticaldevelopmentsneededinordertomaketheroadtransportsystem
carbonneutralin2050withelectrificationasakeystrategy.Criticalquestionsarewhatbatterycosts
andperformanceisneededinordertoelectrifymediumandheavytrucks?Whatcombinationof
infrastructuredevelopmentssuchascharging,batteryswapping,andin-roadchargingwouldbe
possiblesolutionsunderdifferentbatterydevelopments?
Theworkcouldinvolvemoreelaboratequantitateenergysystemmodellingormoreinterdisciplinary
researchandsimplercalculationsofenablingconditionsfordifferenttypesvehiclesanddrivetrains
dependingonthestudent.Otherquestionsandavenuesorresearchthatcouldbeexploredarehow
automatedvehiclesandcharging(stationaryandoralongroads)changetheprospectsof
electrificationofheavyvehicles?
12. T IMS [email protected]
Assessmentoftransferanduptakeofclimatechangemitigationpoliciesinemergingeconomies
Thisassignmentexploresthemechanismsforthetransferandexchangeofclimatechangemitigation
policyinstrumentsbetweentheEuropeanUnionandemergingeconomiesinsupportofenergysector
investment.TheMScstudentwillbebasedpart-timeattheStockholmEnvironmentInstitute(upto3
daysperweek)andundertaketwodistinctbutrelatedtasks:1.Identifyandexploreaspecificcase
studyofpolicytransferandenergysectorinvestmentinanemergingeconomyinSoutheastAsia;and
2.ContributetothedesignandorganisationofaninterdisciplinaryworkshopinStockholmonclimate
changemitigationpolicyandpractice.Researchquestionsassociatedwiththisassignmentinclude:
whatistherelationshipbetweenclimatechangemitigationpolicy,marketcreationandenergysector
investment?Whatarethemeansandconditionsbywhichclimatechangemitigationpolicytransfer
andexchangeoccurs?Whatarethelimitationsofpolicytransferandexchange,takingintoaccount
differingcontextsbetweencountries?Theassignmentwillbenefitfromresearchundertakenbya
previousKTHMScstudentexploringsimilarresearchquestionsinthecontextofLatinAmerica.
13. Y [email protected]
Communicationsthesis:Projectinvolvingpolicyimpactormediapresenceonenvironmentalissues.If
wegetamasterstudenttheycanuseSEIasacase.