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Assessment of a Decentralized Grid Connected Photovoltaic (PV) / Wind / Biogas Hybrid Power System in Northern Nigeria
(BMC (Springer Nature), 2020-08-28)Electricity is considered a fundamental service which is highly correlated with sustainable development. Nigeria will serve as a case study that has been experiencing an energy deficit, and severely needs a strong adoption ... -
Hydrologic Response to Climate Change in the Densu River Basin in Ghana
(Elsevier, 2020-08)Climate change continues to pose a threat to the sustainability of water resources. Global warming can have several effects on the water resources and water demands in the Densu River Basin especially household water use ... -
Optimal Design and Comparison Between Renewable Energy System, with Battery Storage and Hydrogen Storage: Case of Djelfa, Algeria
(Springer Nature, 2020-08-20)Algeria’s energy mix is almost exclusively based on fossil fuels (Meriem in Renewable Energy in Algeria Reality and Perspective, pp. 1–19, 2018) [1], especially natural gas. However, the country has enormous renewable ... -
Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Electricity Load Shedding Experiences: A Case Study of Communities in Accra, Ghana
(MDPI, 2020-08-19)In many developing countries, electricity outages occur frequently with consequences for sustainable development. Moreover, within a country, region or city, the distribution of outages and their resultant impacts often ... -
The Trade-off between Gender, Energy and Climate Change in Africa: The Case of Niger Republic
(Springer Nature, 2020-06-25)This article examines the role of gender in climate change adaptation and energy access in Africa. Drawing on the energy situation in Niger Republic, it argues that redressing gender concerns is critical to mitigating the ... -
Design of Stand-alone Solar-Wind-Hydro Based Hybrid Power System: Case of Rural Village in Malawi
(JENRR, 2019)Malawi has current electrification rate of less than 10% for a population of 18 million connected to the grid. The electricity generation company in Malawi (EGENCO) is greatly affected by low water levels making it difficult ... -
COVID-19 Energy Sector Responses in Africa: A Review of Preliminary Government Interventions
(Elsevier, 2020-07-06)The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented shocks across all facets of society, from strained healthcare systems to the closure of schools and economies. The energy sector is of no exception, with several concerns ... -
Investigating Institutional Readiness in Enabling Adaptation to Future Changes in the Climate: A Case Study of Institutions Working with Frafras Farming Communities within the Semi-Arid Ecosystem of Northern Ghana
(JENRM, 2018)Institutional readiness to enable communities’ adaptation to future changes in the climate is a great challenge in developing countries like Ghana subject to limited resources. This study aimed to assess local institutions ... -
Using Every Drop: Rainwater Harvesting for Food Security in Mbale, Uganda
(IWA Publishing, 2020-03-17)The world population is expected to increase with corresponding increase in food production and water withdrawals. To ensure continuous food production throughout the year, increasing irrigation is inevitable. However, ... -
Analyzing Actors’ Engagement in Sustainable Energy Planning at the Local Level in Ghana: An Empirical Study
(MDPI, 2020-04-18)Actors play a crucial role in sustainable energy development yet interaction in different contexts is an area that has not received much scholarly attention. Sustainable energy transitions theories such as the Multi-Level ... -
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Book of Master Thesis Posters 2018
(PAUWES, 2018-12)This book of graduates is dedicated to the PAUWES graduates class of 2018. It is a short summary of the works done by the graduates students of 2018 as reseach contribution on different issues and challlenges on the ... -
Book of Master Thesis Posters 2019
(PAUWES, 2019-11)This Book of Master Thesis Posters is dedicated to the PAUWES graduate class of 2019. It presents a short summary of the topics addressed by the graduates during their Master thesis research in poster format. The research ... -
Sustainable Development in Africa - Shaping the Future of the Continent on Water, Energy and Climate Change Issues
(PAUWES, 2019-12)The Young Earth System Scientists, YESS-community (YESS Africa Team) and the Pan-African University, Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) (PAUWES) Community of Practice (CoP), with the contribution ... -
Estimation of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield using the GEOWEPP Model in Wadi El Malleh Watershed, Morocco
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Soil erosion is the most important soil degradation process in Morocco and a major environmental and economic concern that threatens the sustainability of dam reservoirs and agricultural lands. Moroccan soils face high ... -
The Impact of Climate Change on Erosion and Food Security in the Extrem West of Algeria (Tafna Basin)
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Water and soil are the most valuable capital for man. These fragile resources are undergoing unprecedented qualitative and quantitative degradation. The problem of soil degradation that no country seems to escape, ... -
Assessment of the Suitability of Conservation Agriculture Systems as Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change, a Case of Embu County, Kenya
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Globally countries have been on the struggle to get industrialized, trading in their regional setups and internationally. This in return has led to increase in the release of high quantities of greenhouse gases into the ... -
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 ... -
An Econometric Analysis of the Macroeconomic Determinants of Crbon Dioxide Emissions in Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2018-10)"Global concern for climate change as a result of incessant environmental damaging impacts of greenhouse gas emission is still surging high. Many researchers have examined the linear relationship of carbon emission with ... -
Urban Flood modelling and Floodplain Mapping using ArcGIS, HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS in Abidjan city, Côte D’Ivoire – West Africa: Case study of the watershed of Bonoumin - Rivièra Palmeraie
(PAUWES, 2018-10)"Since 2009, Côte D’Ivoire has been experiencing floods events each rainy season in general and particularly the capital city Abidjan. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, 2014), from ...
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