Browsing PAUWES Conference Papers by Title
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Integrated Approach on Energy Management, Treatment and Reuse of Industrial Wastewater for Sustainable Agricultural Development – A Green Food Security Concept
(2018)Water is a critical component in the functioning of the earth and of all living forms of life. Raising human population and industrialization have increased tremendous pressures on global freshwater resources and resulting ... -
Non-state actors and climate change adaptation processes: A case study from Tanzania
(2018)Climate change is now considered as one of the most serious global threat to sustainable development. Currently, knowledge is plentiful on how to adapt to climate change and build resilience to its impacts, but putting ... -
Pan-African University and German Government Higher Education Cooperation in Algeria
(Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, 2019-04)Pan-African University (PAU) is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) that started in 2008 with the objective to promote higher education, science and technology on the African continent at a high academic ... -
Past and Projected changes in Rainfall and Temperature over East Africa
(2018)This study presents the past and future variations in mean rainfall and temperature over East Africa (EA) based on reanalyzed datasets, and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). Past climate is limited to ... -
Potential to Produce Biogas from Tannery Waste
(2018)The demand for fuel has been rising exponentially as the population is increasing. This calls for a need for alternate sources of energy and clean technology to address global warming problems. Large scale production of ... -
Power Outages in Africa – An Assessment based on Regional Power Pools
(SSRN, 2018)Africa continues to take significant strides towards power sector transformation and growth. New power plants are being constructed and electricity consumption continues to improve every year. However, amidst all these ... -
Prospect of Wind Energy as a Resource for Water Pumping in Ngaoundere
(2018)The modelling of wind energy conversion systems is of great importance if one intends to develop water pumping applications for a sustainable development. This study presents a technical assessment based on the measured ... -
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP)
(2018)This paper will present on the activities of Community Mobilization and Empowerment (CME) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) under the capacity building component of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project ... -
Scanning Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of the Largest African River Basins
(2018)The objectives were to ensemble and analyze the projected signals of climate change recently published in peer reviewed outlets with respect to five African river basins, viz. Nile, Senegal & Volta, Niger, Congo, and Zambezi ... -
Simulation and comparison between conventional and interleaved Buck-boost converter for grid-connected PV system
(2018)This paper presents a mathematical modelling of buck boost converter used for grid-connected PV systems. It is related to the optimization of the first input stage of a grid tie inverter PV system. The interleaved buck-boost ... -
Small Scale Photovoltaic-Driven Reverse Osmosis (PV-RO) Desalination Plant for Pure Water Production
(2018)Currently, renewable energies can provide a sustainable and alternative solution for generating reverse osmosis systems operating at high pressure. The production of fresh and potable water by solar water desalination ... -
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 ... -
Technology is Culture: Building a Transdisciplinary Team to Address Community Energy and Urban Revitalization Challenges
(2018)Traditional development models assume that countries of the Global South will undergo an economic trajectory roughly equivalent to that of the Global North. The reality of climate change caused by the burning of fossil ...