A comparative study of Environmental Policies: A case of the Kyrgyz Republic and Zambia

Sipiwe ZULU

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

In the 1900s, environmental degradation and resource exploitation were some of the biggest environmental concerns. The more recent years have seen the trend towards sustainable development has grown on a national, regional and global scale. Governments are contributing to this by creating policies and laws that protect and govern the environment. Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) are some of the most vulnerable countries to the consequences of the anthropogenic activities that results in global warming and climate change. Additionally, their geographical location results in a tendency towards using natural resources sustain the economy as trade is usually limited. This paper makes a comparison of between the environmental policies of the Kyrgyz Republic and Zambia using the What's the Problem Represented to be? (WPR) approach as a basis for identifying the similarities and differences of the same. Additionally, the paper examines how the countries respond to their commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement by reviewing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

Abstract:

In the 1900s, environmental degradation and resource exploitation were some of the biggest environmental concerns. The more recent years have seen the trend towards sustainable development has grown on a national, regional and global scale. Governments are contributing to this by creating policies and laws that protect and govern the environment. Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) are some of the most vulnerable countries to the consequences of the anthropogenic activities that results in global warming and climate change. Additionally, their geographical location results in a tendency towards using natural resources sustain the economy as trade is usually limited. This paper makes a comparison of between the environmental policies of the Kyrgyz Republic and Zambia using the What's the Problem Represented to be? (WPR) approach as a basis for identifying the similarities and differences of the same. Additionally, the paper examines how the countries respond to their commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement by reviewing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

Keywords

Environmental Policies, Kyrgyz Republic, NDC, MEAs, WPR, Zambia

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 5. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Mgr. Simona Šafaříková, Ph.D.

UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Development Studies and Foresight / Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Global Development Policy