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Assessment of Drinking Water Quality for the Case of Hawassa City in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia
(PAUWES, 2021-11-29)Water quality and the risk of water-related diseases are a serious public health problem in many developing countries like Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to assess the drinking water quality from source to household ... -
RICE PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
(PAUWES, 2021-11-17)Cameroon is a country in Africa with a diverse climate and culture. More than 70% of its population is employed in the agricultural sector with rice being the staple food. The aim of this study was to assess the risks ... -
Evolution of Macronutrients Content during Thermal Drying of Faecal Sludge
(PAUWES, 2021-11-29)Research has shown that an increase in urbanization is an increase in urban population, which relate to increase in waste production. Sub Saharan African countries are experiencing a lot of urbanization and most of the ... -
Simulation of impacts of land-use and land cover changes on water balance in Oued Fez basin (Morocco)
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Land-use and land cover changes have great impacts on both the hydrology and water balance in a watershed and therefore evaluation of these impacts can greatly help in efficient water resources management. The Oued Fez ... -
An analysis of the physico-chemical and microbial quality of sachet water in Lilongwe, Malawi: Implication on public health and WASH Policies
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Informally sachet water is an important source of drinking water for the majority of people lacking access to public piped sources. In Malawi, sachet water is popular but not regulated, and information about its quality ... -
Assessment of the Suitability of Conservation Agriculture Systems as Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change, a Case of Embu County, Kenya
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Globally countries have been on the struggle to get industrialized, trading in their regional setups and internationally. This in return has led to increase in the release of high quantities of greenhouse gases into the ... -
Assessing the Sustainability of Drainage System in Irrigated Agricultural Land: A Case Study of Kano River Irrigation Scheme in Nigeria
(2019-09-03)Large scale public irrigation schemes in Nigeria are underperforming despite the high investment cost and several institutions managing the projects. In fact, out of about 62 reviewed public irrigation schemes managed by ... -
Water Harvesting Structure Sustainability
(PAUWES, 2019-10)WH comprises all forms of activities where water is collected, stored and used either in the blue or green form. It involves the direct collection of rain that falls onto the roofs, grounds and runs off, as well as ... -
Water Quality Assessment of Irrigation Water Used by Informal Peri Urban Vegetable Irrigation Farmers: The Case of Tamale Metropolis, Ghana
(2018)The study assesses water quality of irrigated water used by urban vegetable farmers in Tamale metropolis. It was not only limited to water quality assessment but also dug-out the perceptions of farmers, vendors, consumers ... -
Impact of Land-Use Change and Climate Variability on Soil Hydrologic Processes in the Upper Oum Er Rabia River Basin, Morocco
(2017)Given Morocco’s per capita water availability, basin hydrologic modelling can sustainably help in: planning for the anthropogenic actions and varying climate effect on scarce water resources; reviving ecologically sensitive ...
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