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Effect of Non-Revenue Water on the Operation of African Water Utilities: Case studies of Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
Non-Revenue Water (NRW) continues to be a threat to water utilities’ technical and financial
sustainability in African countries. However, the issue lies in paying little to no attention on the
effect that it has on the ...
Mapping of Groundwater Flow Pattern: A Case study of JUI and Allen Town Community, Sierra Leone
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
The groundwater mapping procedure that was employed in this research is a process which
was done basically to delineate flow direction, identify possible recharge and discharge areas
and generate groundwater maps that ...
Assessing the Potential of Artificial Groundwater Recharge: Case Study of Palla Road Wellfields, Botswana
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
A feasibility study on the assessment of managed aquifer recharge in the Palla Road wellfields which are situated in the Bonwapitse and Serorome Catchment area, Botswana was conducted. Botswana is categorized with a semi-arid ...
Modeling, Simulation and Sizing of a Microgrid in the University Campus
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
The current power grid is one of the most complex engineering systems in the world. Electricity generation in the traditional power grid is very centralized, where energy is delivered unidirectionally from power plants to ...
Socio-economic and Climate Change Effects on Fishing Yields and Farming in the Mono River Basin : Case Study of Toho Lake
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
Fisheries and aquaculture play an important role in western African sub-region countries. Even if its contribution to GDP is not so important compare to agriculture, decrease in productivity affect communities living along ...
Management of a Water Distribution Network by Coupling GIS and HydraulcModeling: A case of Ghazaouet, Algeria
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
The rapid population growth, increase in unaccounted for water along with climate change serve
as a major problem in both rural and urban water supply. For arid regions, this problem may be
aggravated by inadequate ...
Technolo-economic Analysis of Hybrid Energy Systems for Rural Electrification in Liberia
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
Rural Electrification in West Africa has remained a challenge for the growth and development of the region. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has set a target of 2030 to achieve approximately 100% ...
Assessing the impact of research in the water sector for the implementation of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024)Assessing the impact of research in the water sector for the implementation of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024)
(PAUWESPAUWES, 2020-12)
For the realisation of the Science Technology and Innovation goals across water sector in
Africa, the need for frequent assessment of existing scientific research in water programmes
under the auspices of the African ...
Design, simulation, prototyping and IoT-Based testing of an innovative tropical greenhouse with an energy efficient cooling system powered by a standalone Hybrid HAWT-Solar PV energy system: Case study of DR Congo-Kinshasa /Plateau de Bateké weather conditions (savannah tropical climate).
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
Greenhouse is an agricultural structure that creates an optimal growth environment (microclimate) for the crops (especially vegetables and fruits). This work is geared towards identifying the current challenges that exist ...
Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Water and Crop Productivity in Ogun-Osun River Basin, Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
African countries such as Nigeria are anticipated to be more susceptible to the impacts of climate change due to the large dependence on rainfed agriculture. Also, there are several uncertainties in the responses of rainfed ...