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SIMULATING EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION RATE IN GOLINGA DAM CATCHMENT USING SWATPLUS MODEL, GHANA
(THELMA NTOW, 2025-04-21)Soil erosion and sedimentation pose significant challenges to water resource management, particularly in dam catchments. Assessing the sediment yield and erosion rate on dam catchment is vital for sustaining the ... -
Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Standards in Healthcare Facilities in Bawku West District, Ghana
(Rahama Alhassan, 2025-04-20)This study assessed the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) standards in healthcare facilities within the Bawku West District of Ghana. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving 49 healthcare facilities and ... -
ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER UTILIZING FAYALITE SLAG AS A LOW-COST ADSORBENT: BATCH STUDIES, ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND ADAPTIVE NEURO FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION
(GOBUSAONE MOKOKWE, 2025-04-21)This study investigated the adsorptive removal of three heavy metal ions (Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe²⁺) from wastewater using fayalite slag (FS), a low-cost industrial by-product. The media was characterized using XRD, XRF, SEM, ... -
Modelling and Simulation of Wastewater Treatment Plants: Exploring Scenarios with GPS-X Simulator
(Mohammed Ayoub Rebahi, 2025-04-17)Wastewater treatment establishes critical functions to safeguard the environment together with water conservation especially within arid and semi-arid regions experiencing water scarcity. The research examines El Kerma ... -
Evaluating the impact of armed conflict on the water education-gender nexus in Adar village, West Darfur, Sudan
(Mohammed Abakar Hasan Abdalrahman, 2025-04-14)Adar village in West Darfur, Sudan, faces severe challenges due to armed conflict, water scarcity, and gender disparities, which intersect to impact education and community well-being. This study evaluates the impact ... -
Assessment of the Influence of Agriculture and Domestic Waste on Surface Water Quality A case study of Senegal River (Rosso, Mauritania)
(Aissata Abdallahi M’BAYE, 2025-04-13)The physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics of the Senegal River in the Rosso region were meticulously examined across various sampling stations (Back, Djourbel, Iset, and M’Pourier) and were assessed for ... -
THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE OF URBAN WATER SECURITY IN KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)
(Elie Katya Muyali, 2025-04)Low water security is widely recognized by policymakers and academics as a global risk and policy challenge especially in rapidly urbanizing cities. Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of ... -
Assessing Meteorological and Agricultural Droughts in the Mitidja Plain- Algeria: Trends and Impacts on Agricultural Productivity
(Eldaw Ahmed Mohammed Eldaw, 2025-04)Droughts threaten water resources and agricultural productivity, particularly in semi-arid regions like the Mitidja Plain, Algeria. This study comprehensively assesses meteorological and agricultural droughts using the ... -
Hydraulic modeling of flood risk on the scale of an African agglomeration in Cote d’Ivoire
(PAUWES, 2021-11-30)In the context of urban flood control, it is essential to develop tools and methods to model surface runoff at the scale of the agglomeration. The process of flooding is relatively common in some regions of the world, ... -
FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE NAKAMBE BASIN, BURKINA FASO
(PAUWES, 2021-11-18)Flood is the most disastrous natural disaster in the world due to its devastating effects that endanger lives and cause property damage to the affected areas. Flood events are alarmingly increasing all over the world; ... -
Trends Drivers and Implications of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Lake Ziway Catchment, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
(PAUWES, 2021-11-24)This study aimed to examine the trends, drivers and implications of land use land cover change (LULC) in the Lake Ziway catchment, central rift valley of Ethiopia. To address these objectives, the study followed a mixed-method ... -
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 ... -
Operational Performance of a Seawater Desalination Plant: Case study: Chatt El Hilal Desalination Plant (Ain Temouchent)
(PAUWES, 2020-12)In Algeria, even if water resources are abundant, they are inadequate to satisfy all demand. Although Algeria as the biggest country in Africa, it used to have the most important freshwater reservoirs. In recent years, ... -
Improvement Strategy for reducing environmental impact of a wastewater treatment plant
(PAUWES, 2020-12)A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) must be able to operate satisfactorily during critical situations, service shutdowns and power outages. That makes the management of the wastewater plant difficult because of disturbances ... -
Implications of Water Policy on Coastal Pollution: A Case Study of Mogadishu Coast
(PAUWES, 2020-12)In Somalia, fishery is the back bone of the country economy. In line with African Union Agenda 2063, SDGs and NDP program, MoFMR and SMRRC initiated different programs to develop different marine environments in Somali ... -
Simulation of the spatial distribution of soil erosion risk in Mellah Watershed, North-eastern Algeria
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Mellah watershed is one of the semi-arid regions in Eastern Algeria confronted with the problem of erosion due to the effects of climate change, population growth and rapid expansion of urbanization. The aim of this study ... -
Estimation of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield using the GEOWEPP Model in Wadi El Malleh Watershed, Morocco
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Soil erosion is the most important soil degradation process in Morocco and a major environmental and economic concern that threatens the sustainability of dam reservoirs and agricultural lands. Moroccan soils face high ... -
The Impact of Climate Change on Erosion and Food Security in the Extrem West of Algeria (Tafna Basin)
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Water and soil are the most valuable capital for man. These fragile resources are undergoing unprecedented qualitative and quantitative degradation. The problem of soil degradation that no country seems to escape, ... -
Rainwater Harvesting for Irrigation in the Wake of Climate Change: A Model-based Design
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Water is a fundamental element in the attainment of food security and socio economic development any country. Spatiotemporal variation in rainfall and lack of scientific research in water resource utilization and management ... -
Urban Flood modelling and Floodplain Mapping using ArcGIS, HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS in Abidjan city, Côte D’Ivoire – West Africa: Case study of the watershed of Bonoumin - Rivièra Palmeraie
(PAUWES, 2018-10)"Since 2009, Côte D’Ivoire has been experiencing floods events each rainy season in general and particularly the capital city Abidjan. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, 2014), from ...
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