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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 ...
Renewable Energy Planning and Regulatory Policy: Tools for Sustainable Electricity Generation and Low Carbon Development. The Case of Ghana
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Renewable energy is very key to the development of Ghana especially for the replacement of
fossil fuels which have become much a talk globally for contributing to climate change.
Unfortunately, the country has seen little ...
Development of a Sugarcane Crop Water Use Based Water Budgeting Calibration Tool for Catchment Water Management. Case Study: Zimbabwe’s South-Eastern Lowveld
(2018)
Zimbabwe’s Lowveld sugarcane farmers depends on at least 70 % irrigation for their crop production. Small scale sugarcane farmers (Out-growers) in the area are lacking technical capacities and finances to hire consultants ...
Optical Characterisation and Modelling of Films and Organic Solar Cells
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
This thesis describes the optical characterisation and modelling of films and organic solar cells. Different organic solar cell layer films were deposited on glass substrates and their optical constants were determined. ...
Water Demand Simulation Using WEAP 21: A Case Study of the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-03-01)
The competing water uses within the Mara River Basin MRB has increased water demand, which has affected the Mara river. In this paper, water resources and demands were modelled using Water Evaluation and Planning system ...
Environmental and Economic Cost Analysis of a Solar PV, Diesel and hybrid PV-Diesel water Pumping Systems for Agricultural Irrigation in Rwanda: Case study of Bugesera district
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Rwanda agriculture sector has a significant impact on country’s economy whereby 80% of population depend on agriculture. Poor performance of agriculture sector affects economic development in different angles as 91% of ...
Assessment of Socio Economic Impact of Rwanda Rural Electrification Strategy on Livelihood Transformation a Case Study of Busoro, Rulindo District
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
This study aimed to assess the socio-economic impact of Rwanda rural electrification strategy on livelihood transformation; using a case study of Busoro cell- Rulindo District. The main goals of Rwanda rural electrification ...
Flood Risk Assessment in the Niger River Basin in Support of the Conception of a Flood Risk Management Plan: Case Study of the District of Malanville, Benin
(2018)
This thesis was carried out to evaluate the flood risk in the district of Malanville located along the Niger River. The knowledge produce by this study is useful in the implementation of adaptation and/or mitigation measures ...
Assessing Impacts of Rural Electrification Program on Narrowing Gender Gap among Rural Farmers in South East Tanzania; A Case Study of Gairo Village
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
The majority of rural population in Tanzania is not served with modern energy; an improved energy supply in the rural areas will ensure improvement in the livelihood of the rural population and the attainment of sustainable ...
Exploring Africa's Potentials of Biopower for Low Carbon Development
(SSRN, 2018)
Clean and Improved energy access is the topmost priority in the African continent and the globe at large due to persistent energy demand rise and the challenge of climate change. The persistent increase in the energy demand ...