Large Dams Through the Lens of Resilience: Perspectives on the Pakitzapango Dam Project in Peru

This blog entry is in continuation to the two immediately preceding ones where I asked Stavrianna and Adeniyi more about themselves and their award-wining dissertations. This post features Ana Osuna Orozco from Mexico City. Ana's topic was particularly challenging because at a broader level, she attempted to research a topic that has already been done to death in academia, but from a completely new angle. Her dissertation was entitled, 'Large Dams Through the Lens of Resilience: Perspectives on the Pakitzapango Dam Project in Peru'. Given below are her answers to the same questions I asked all three of them. 

“I don’t get this climate stuff!” - Climate change knowledge, perception and concern among corporate elites in Lagos

In my last post, I featured one of three of my classmates who had won awards for best dissertation (Environment and Development) 2010-11. Read here. This post, in continuation to the last one, features Mr.Adeniyi Asiyanbi, popularly addressed by friends as Niyi. His dissertation was entitled.- '“I don’t get this climate stuff!” -Climate change knowledge, perception and concern among corporate elites in Lagos'. Niyi hails from Nigeria. Given below are his answers to my questions. They tell a story that some of us may relate to. Current students working on their dissertation might particularly find it interesting to know how a successful student chose a topic and leveraged his background to overcome challenges.

The Learnean Hydra of Water Scarcity - A Case Study of Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greece

 

I thought it'd be good idea to feature my classmates who won awards for best dissertation (Environment and Development) 2010-2011 at King's College, London. Unlike other years, 3 people won the award this year. Their dissertations will soon be made available on the King's website. But I'd like to present the people behind that excellent work because I believe we can take a cue from their personal stories. Each of them have been so inspiring to me in their humility, sincerity and hard work that their stories just had to be shared. The first person to be featured here is Stavrianna Kaisari. She's from a place that could be termed as one of the cradles of civilization - Greece. Her award-winning dissertation was titled, 'The Learnean Hydra of Water Scarcity. A Case Study of Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greece'.