Water and Environment: Recent submissions
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Investigating the major contributing factors to increased flooding in the Nyamwamba catchment using SWAT model-based analysis
(Amans TIWANGYE, 2024-04-22)Flooding poses a persistent and critical threat worldwide, impacting lives, infrastructure, and the environment. In the Nyamwamba river catchment, escalating flood events linked to climate change have become increasingly ... -
DROUGHT MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT USING METEOROLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL, AND REMOTE SENSING INDICES, CASE STUDY: WADI KHEMIS BASIN (NW ALGERIAN)
(Kawter SOUADJI, 2024-04-24)Drought poses significant challenges to water resources, agriculture, ecosystems, and livelihoods in semi-arid regions. Understanding and assessing meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural drought dynamics is ... -
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Responses and Sediment Budget in the Ruzizi River Basin
(AHANA BAYONGWA Samuel, 2024-04-20)Evaluating the effects of climate change on water resources is crucial for their sustainable management, particularly in hydrologically sensitive regions like the Ruzizi River Basin (RRB) in the Great Lakes area of ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION ON WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY IN MAGHRIB B DISTRICT IN ZANZIBAR (UNGUJA) ISLAND
(HIDAYAT AME VUAI, 2024-04-20)Zanzibar Island is experiencing a shortage in its water supply, primarily relying on groundwater sources such as shallow wells, boreholes, and cave wells situated on coastal aquifers. The surge in population and the ... -
HISTORICAL WETLAND CHANGE DETECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF LUKANGA SWAMP, ZAMBIA
(LUNGOMESHA STEPHEN, 2024-04-22)Lukanga is one of the listed Ramsar Sites in Zambia, which contains a rich biodiversity and a highly productive ecosystem. However, the valuable landscape has undergone a radical change in its form over the decades. ... -
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical contaminants in wastewater assisted by ecofriendly synthesized ZnO nanoparticles
(Abdelhak TAICHA, 2024-04)In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of cefotaxime (CFM), ciprofloxacin (CIP), and vancomycin (VAN) in aqueous solution was investigated using the green nanophotocatalyst ZnONPs, synthesized from banana peels. ... -
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 ...