Browsing PAUWES Master Thesis Series by Title
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Improving the Efficiency and Reproducibility of Organic-inorganic Halide Perovskite Solar Cell
(PAUWES, 2018-09)Organic-inorganic halide perovskites have garnered a lot of attention in the field of photovoltaic materials research. This novel PV material possesses a combination of remarkable optoelectronic properties, such as steep ... -
Influence of Social Factors on Energy Recovery Options from Solid Waste Generated in Markets: A Case of Central Division of Kampala
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Sub-Saharan African cities have faced problems associated with poor Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) as well as inadequate electricity access. This has brought about several economic, social, environmental and ... -
Integrated Water Resources Management in Burkina-Faso through numerical modeling: Case study of the Mouhoun Basin
(PAUWES, 2020-12)This study is being conducted in the Mouhoun watershed, which covers an area of 91,036 km2. It is located in West Africa, in Burkina Faso. This is an area where the pressure on water resources is enormous due to high ... -
Integrating a Solar Pv System with a Household based Backup Generator for Hybrid Swarm Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Study of Nigeria
(2017)Electrification approaches in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has mainly been through centralized national grids besides mini-grids and other stand-alone systems. The existing grids are mainly found in urban areas, leaving many ... -
INTEGRATING GIS AND HYDRAULIC MODELING FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CITY OF BUKAVU IN DR CONGO
(PAUWES, 2022-03-09)Drinking water is one of the vital needs for human beings' survival. However, access to drinking water represents strong inequalities on a global scale. While in some countries, even rural communities have access to a ... -
Integrating Household Water treatment and Safe Storage Practices in Zambia’s National Water Policy for Effective Regulation, Evaluation and Sustainable Water Provision
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Providing safe water to the poor in developing countries is a challenge that has persisted through decades of international development efforts. Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) has been put forth as an ... -
INVESTIGATING THE DEWATERING CHARACTERISTICS OF FAECAL SLUDGE IN THE CONTEXT OF FAECAL SLUDGE WATER BOUNDNESS
(PAUWES, 2021-11-20)Access to adequate sanitation is still elusive in many parts of the world, with approximately 2 billion people lacking sanitation globally. The impacts of poor or lacking sanitation service delivery systems include negatively ... -
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF PREPAID METERS ON COMMUNAL WATER POINTS IN MALAWI: A CASE STUDY OF LILONGWE PER-URBAN AREAS.
(PAUWES, 2021-11-17)Water is usually obtained from communal water points such as kiosks in Lilongwe's peri-urban areas. Increased indebtedness, which resulted in more waterpoints being disconnected, prompted the Lilongwe Water Board to ... -
Investigating the planning process and the environmental regulatory framework in order to promote renewable energy in Algerian cities.
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Under the domination of powerful national actors , cities cross Algeria still struggle to position themselves in the design of policy alternatives to achieve energy transition. The aim of this study was: to ascertain ... -
Investigating The Potential Of Domestic Biogas Production To Enhance Energy Access In Uganda
(2016)Access to energy is recognised globally as a key factor for the socio-economic transformation of every country. However, even with this knowledge, many people worldwide still lack access to modern energy services. As such ... -
Investigation On The Utilization Of Slaughter Waste Potential Towards Energy Self-Sufficiency At Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited In Ghana
(2016)Biogas, a sustainable renewable energy form, is at a starting point of market development in Ghana. Due to its economic growth and development of the regulatory environment, the Ghanaian renewable energy sector is attractive ... -
The Key factors Influencing Access to Finance for Scaling up clean Modern Energy in Rural Areas of Rwanda: A case study of Ngarama Sector
(PAUWES, 2018-09)This study sought to Identify Key factors Influencing Access to Finance for Scaling up Clean Modern Energy in Rural Areas of Rwanda. The study specifically focused on rural population participation in financial institutions; ... -
Life Cycle Assessment On Economic Feedbacks In The Charcoal Value Chain In Lusaka District, Zambia
(2017)Charcoal production and trade in much of southern Africa, Zambia included is presented as a set of activities with adverse environmental impacts largely because the socio-economic benefits of charcoal production and trade ... -
Mainstreaming Gender in Nigeria's Energy Policies
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Energy is central to development and rightfully women are key to economic development of a nation based on the triple role women embrace daily. About 70% of African women are without access to energy, resulting in a ... -
MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABILITY IN PUBLIC SPACE: FORMULATING ENERGY STRATEGIES THROUGH URBAN DESIGN IN GABORONE, BOTSWANA
(PAUWES, 2021-11-16)As cities embrace climate change adaptation and mitigation, it has become critical to address energy issues in public spaces in the quest to achieve sustainable urban development. However, sustainability projects in the ... -
Management of a Sewerage Network in an Urban Area by Coupling GIS and Hydraulic Modeling: Case Study of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)The hydrological cycle is deeply modified by the high rate of urbanization and the population growth this affects the management of the hydraulic infrastructures and the soils’ infiltration rate during runoff. Sewage ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Measuring the Water Governance Efficiency of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin
(2019-10-02)The Nile Basin is shared by eleven riparian countries and is the lifeline for more than 238 million people living in the basin. The Nile water has been crucial for upstream and downstream users with competing needs such ... -
MINI GRID DESIGN FOR POWERING A RURAL COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT UNIT CASE STUDY : MURQAB BIN HAFAF, D JELFA, ALGERIA
(PAUWES, 2021-11-15)A large portion of the African population, more particularly in the rural areas, remains without sustainable access to safe water. Even worse, there is increasing inequality between urban and rural communities' access to ...