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Assessment of Technical Potential of Agricultural Waste to Bio-Energy in Botswana
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
"The global impact of energy demand and the unstable fuel prices to power national economies have not only affected the industrious countries but all countries and the most hard hit are poor and developing nations. The ...
Assessing the Sustainability of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in Rwanda
(MDPI, 2018-12-05)
Kigali city, the capital of Rwanda, relies on decentralized, on-site, wastewater systems due to the absence of central sewerage systems and the limited finances to construct sustainable sanitation infrastructures. However, ...
Drought Forecasting Under Climate Change Scenarios Using Artificial Neural Networks for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
(2018)
Climate change has continued to impact negatively on water resources globally. For instance, extreme weather conditions especially the drought phenomena have become frequent in Africa. This has prompted water engineers and ...
Energy Efficiency in West Africa Economies: Implication for Sustainable Energy use
(2018)
In recent years, energy efficiency figures prominently in energy policies of African countries. This study analyzes the total‐factor energy efficiency in West Africa economies over the period 1990‐2013 using DEA model. The ...
Climate and Land-cover Change in Dryland-Catchments, and their Effect on Spate-hydrology of Farming Community in Semi-arid Lowlands of Raya-Valley, Northern Ethiopia
(2018)
Spate-irrigation, a system foreseen as a potential means of improving agricultural production in rainfall deficit lowlands, is profoundly threatened by climate and land-cover change upstream. Yet, the actual implications ...
Analysis of Abattoir Waste for Biogas Production in Kumasi Ghana
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Animal rumen content and blood waste have been found to increase the economic feasibility of biogas plants. However, there are problems that may occur in a full-scale biogas plant using abattoir waste which can have ...
Design and Analysis of an Off-grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System to Supply Electricity in Small Industries: A Case of Tanzania
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
"The off-grid hybrid power systems were attracting to supply electricity to small companies and interprices in different aspects like reliability, sustainability and environmental protections. Hybrid power system with ...
Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping in the Karstic System of Ghar Boumaza, Using the C.O.P. Method
(2018)
After an extensive literature review on the methods of vulnerability mapping, analysis of the European project COST action 620, a geological and hydrological study of Merchich watershed, we saw the possibility of the ...
eTrash2Cash
(2018)
eTrash2Cash is a social enterprise that helps low income people in Nigeria exchange all their wastes for cash incentives, through that, it raises grassroot awareness on environmental sustainability and climate change. All ...
SolarSack
(2018)
SolarSack is a water container that uses the sun to kill bacteria and virus in water, making it safe to drink.
SolarSack combines a clever design, with the right material, resulting in a retail price of only 2€. With a ...