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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 ...
Potential Role of Renewable Energy into Energy Mix to Overcome Energy Shortfall in Niger. Case of Sékoukou Village
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Energy access is closely linked to any development. The lack of access to energy is a major
obstacle to the development and the improvement of living conditions for developing countries.
The most West African developing ...
Potential of Microfinanced Solar Water Pumping Systems for Irrigation in Rural Areas of Burkina Faso
(Springer Nature, 2019-02-28)
Background: The population in Burkina Faso is rapidly adopting irrigation to adapt to negative impacts of climate
change like prolonged drought, rainfall variability and desertification. The solar water pumping systems ...
Statistical Analysis and Flood Frequency Analysis for Conceiving Flood Management Options in the Volta Basin (Case of Nakambe River Sub-Basin in Burkina Faso)
(2019-09-17)
The advent of climate change raises many questions about the evolution of climatic conditions and their impact on the hydrological regime of rivers. In order to evaluate the different significant variations in temperature, ...
Enhanced biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion from food waste and agriculture byproducts
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Several studies have been carried out on the AD process of biogas production using
different substrate.
The co-digestion process was recommended to overcome the difficulties, there have
been a number of published papers ...
Spatial and Temporal Drought Characterization in View of the Best Irrigation Practices in Central Malawi
(2019-09-05)
Recently, in Kasungu Agricultural Development Division (ADD), agricultural production has been challenged by uneven rainfall distribution spatially and temporally leading to constant dry spells and droughts resulting in ...
Assessment of Needs and Options for Sustaining Ecological Water Supply to Ruaha National Park in Tanzania through Damming Ndembera in Iringa Tanzania
(2019-09-05)
Ndembera river is one of the rivers contributing to the Great Ruaha River (GRR) basin in Tanzania. Since 1993, GRR flow started to cease during the dry period due to over-abstraction of water from the river for upstream ...
The Impact of Innovation on Renewable Energy Consumption in Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
This study investigates the impact of innovation on renewable energy consumption in Nigeria using a time series data of 1996Q1- 2017Q4. The data on renewable energy consumption, GDP, innovation, carbon dioxide emissions, ...
An Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Related Ecosystem Services (WRES) including Hydropower Potential in the Dano Catchment (Volta Basin)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
This study assesses the impact of future climate change on water related ecosystem services
(WRES) including hydropower potential in the Dano catchment (Volta basin). The Catchment
covers an area of 196 Km² and is located ...
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 ...