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Contributions of Renewable Energy to Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study of Solar Energy in Rwanda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Acknowledging the role of energy in human development and considering the current global
unsustainable consumption of a depleting and polluting source of energy, there is a need to
advocating for sustainable sources ...
Assessing the Role of Water User Associations on Restoration of the Decreased Environmental Flow and Degraded Freshwater Ecosystem in Tanzania
(2018)
Mkoji sub catchment is the populated and intensified sub catchment in Tanzania while being the uppermost sub catchment of the Rufiji basin with the downstream users being critical users like domestic, wetlands, national ...
Climate Change And Natural Disasters In Africa; Case Study Of Rwanda
(2016)
Different theories emphasize the role climate change plays in the actual abnormal occurrence of climate related natural disasters. This is a stressful issue for researchers, Scientifics and politicians due to inevitable ...
Flood Inundation Modeling in the Gourou Watershed of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Nowadys, floods and droughts are becoming more and more frequent all other the world.
According to the Emergency Events Database, Africa is the third continent most affected by flood
events in terms of occurrence, total ...
Soil Loss In A Catchment And Change Of Storage Volume In A Hydropower Reservoir Case Study: Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Dam, East Region Cameroon
(2017)
For many purposes such as water supply, irrigation flood control and hydropower production, many reservoirs are built throughout the planet. However, because of the processes of erosion and sedimentation, these infrastructures ...
Assessment and Optimization of “Flexy-Energy” Approach Case Study: Bilgo Village, Burkina Faso, West Africa
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Access to electricity is essential for infrastructural development, economic growth, and better living
standards in any country. However, the access rate to reliable grid electricity services in West Africa
remains very ...
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 Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Change on Water Resources and its Implication for Smallholder Farmers in Rwanda. A case study of Lake Cyohoha North
(2019-09-02)
The catchment of Lake Cyohoha North is currently faced with climate change, increasing subsistence farming, increasing household numbers, urbanization, declining the quantity and the quality of water resources, population ...
Assessment of Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Resources: Case of Tafna Basin–North West of Algeria
(2018)
Water resources could become scarcer in future decades worldwide. This will significantly affect semi-arid to arid climatic regions. The rapid evolution population, industrial development, and the expansion of agriculture ...