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Rainfall-Intensity Duration Frequency Analysis and Peak-flow Estimations for Flood Risk Management Options within Gountiyena basin in Niamey, Niger.
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Information on peak discharge and related probabilities is essential for engineering structure designs. Many basins are ungauged and therefore, data for statistical analyses are missing and input for sophisticated ... -
Rainwater Harvesting for Irrigation in the Wake of Climate Change: A Model-based Design
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Water is a fundamental element in the attainment of food security and socio economic development any country. Spatiotemporal variation in rainfall and lack of scientific research in water resource utilization and management ... -
Realization of a reduced model of a water distillation station by solar energy: Case study in Africa for Consumption or Irrigation
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study concerns the use of clean energy for technical purposes; so we were interested in a simple technique for desalination of seawater, in this case, the distillation by solar radiation. At the beginning of the ... -
Regionalisation of AWBM Hydrological model parameters for humid catchments in Kenya
(2019-09-17)Water resource management is critical to economic development in Africa, but surprisingly lack of data and its quality undermines decision making in the water sector. Hydrological simulation is a powerful tool providing ... -
Renewable Energy Development “An Analysis of Investment Models” Case of Zimbabwe
(PAUWES, 2021-11-25)Zimbabwe is endowed with a vast renewable energy resource base that is currently under-utilized presenting a big scope for investment opportunities. Faced with a growing population and an increase in energy demand, it is ... -
Renewable Energy Planning and Regulatory Policy: Tools for Sustainable Electricity Generation and Low Carbon Development. The Case of Ghana
(PAUWES, 2018-09)Renewable energy is very key to the development of Ghana especially for the replacement of fossil fuels which have become much a talk globally for contributing to climate change. Unfortunately, the country has seen little ... -
Research And Design Of A Portable Breast Milk Storage Unit Using Solar-Powered Thermoelectric Modules: Engendering Renewable Energy Technologies Amongst Zimbabwean Rural Women
(PAUWES, 2021-11-24)Thermo-electric cooling that operate by the Peltier effect coupled with solar power energy; can be a strong candidate to replace traditional refrigeration technologies that contribute to harmful atmospheric emissions. This ... -
Resource Study For The Direct Use Of Low Temperature Geothermal Heat In Uganda
(2016)The use of geothermal energy is a rapidly growing sector around the world. The need to explore less popularly known renewable energy sources, as well as the necessity to curb the currently soring effects of the emission ... -
RICE PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
(PAUWES, 2021-11-17)Cameroon is a country in Africa with a diverse climate and culture. More than 70% of its population is employed in the agricultural sector with rice being the staple food. The aim of this study was to assess the risks ... -
The Right of Use and Economics of Irrigation Water in Uganda: A Comparative Analysis of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Eastern, Northern and Western Uganda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study was conducted on the right of use and economics of irrigation water for small-scale irrigation schemes in Eastern, Northern and Western parts of Uganda to examine the extent to which irrigation is accessible ... -
Role of Community Based Organizations in Transferring Climate Change Information in Rwanda
(Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017)Background and Objective: Climate change poses a threat for agriculture and development in Rwanda. The agricultural sector in Rwanda is the engine of economic growth and modernization. This study examines the role of ... -
Role of Water User Associations on the Restoration of the Ecosystem in Tanzania
(MDPI, 2019-01-15)The Mkoji sub-catchment is the most populated sub-catchment in the uppermost part of the Rufiji basin in Tanzania, with critical users downstream, and it is vulnerable to water shortages. Despite the efforts made by ... -
Runoff Response To Climate Variability: An Analysis Of Thika River Basin In Kenya
(2016)Changes in climatic conditions have greatly affected surface runoff and stream flows both at local and global scale. This has led to adverse effects on surface run off and climatic system as a whole. Research on these ... -
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP)
(2018)This paper will present on the activities of Community Mobilization and Empowerment (CME) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) under the capacity building component of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project ... -
Scanning Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of the Largest African River Basins
(2018)The objectives were to ensemble and analyze the projected signals of climate change recently published in peer reviewed outlets with respect to five African river basins, viz. Nile, Senegal & Volta, Niger, Congo, and Zambezi ... -
SECTORAL WATER AND SANITATION POLICIES: ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY DETERMINANTS FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE Case Study: Burkina Faso
(PAUWES, 2021-11-25)Africa has a number of challenges in terms of water and sanitation accessibility and availability. One critical concern is Africans' ability to acquire clean drinking water in both rural and urban locations. This is due ... -
Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Water and Crop Productivity in Ogun-Osun River Basin, Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2020-12)African countries such as Nigeria are anticipated to be more susceptible to the impacts of climate change due to the large dependence on rainfed agriculture. Also, there are several uncertainties in the responses of rainfed ... -
Simulation and comparison between conventional and interleaved Buck-boost converter for grid-connected PV system
(2018)This paper presents a mathematical modelling of buck boost converter used for grid-connected PV systems. It is related to the optimization of the first input stage of a grid tie inverter PV system. The interleaved buck-boost ... -
Simulation of impacts of land-use and land cover changes on water balance in Oued Fez basin (Morocco)
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Land-use and land cover changes have great impacts on both the hydrology and water balance in a watershed and therefore evaluation of these impacts can greatly help in efficient water resources management. The Oued Fez ... -
Simulation of Land Use Changes and Impacts on the Water Balance of an Unconfined Aquifer, Case Study: Saiss Aquifer, Morocco
(2017)Ground water is widely a used fresh water source upon which plants, animal and human life relies. However, over years this golden source has become under diverse threat of depletion and degradation more so in circumstances ...