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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hydrological Response to Land use and Land Cover Change in Katonga River Basin, Uganda
(2019-09-02)
River basins are vital water resources that provide sustainable fresh water for anthropogenic activities. Land use and land cover changes (LULC) in Katonga River basin have had a negative impact on the fresh water resources ...
Assessing the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies and Socio-economic Development: A Ripple Effect Analysis of Two Policy Choices: Inclusive Clean-burning, Fuel-efficient Cook-stoves and Solar PVs for Street Lighting, Institutional and Home Applications in Hoima District, Uganda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
This study assessed the diffusion of renewable energy technologies and its impact on socioeconomic development of rural livelihoods, focusing on the ripple effect analysis of two policy
choices: disseminating clean-burning, ...
Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater Quality in African Cities: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Population influx in African cities have caused the emergence of slums. Most urban slum dwellers
depend on groundwater sources because of their availability and affordability. Due to the dense living
conditions of the ...
Techno Economic Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials for Container House under Steppe Climate Conditions
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
A building's energy consumption depends on the features of its envelope. In this research,
comparative analyses were conducted to select the best insulation material for a residential
building made of shipping containers. ...
An Open-Source Approach to Wireless Internet of Things (IoT): Smart Agriculture Proof-of Concept Using FIWARE
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Agriculture is considered as a vital activity for providing food to the increasingly growing
population reaching 8.6 billion in 2030, according to the UN. Agriculture is directly tied to the
availability of water and ...
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 ...