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Modeling of Storm Water Runoff for Improving Floods Resilience, Water Supply, Soil and Ecological Conservation. The Case of Msimbazi Catchment in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(2018)
"In rapidly urbanizing catchments, increase in stormwater runoff quantity may lead to numerous of
serious problems such as flash floods, soil erosion and alteration of an ecosystem. Changes in land
use usually affect ...
Determination of Sediment Yield and Assessment of the Impact of Catchment Management Practices. A Case Study of the Upper Nzoia Catchment
(2018)
Water as a natural resource is becoming under pressure because of the increasing population and other global drivers such as climate change and land-use change. Kenya is classified as a water scarce country because a large ...
Implications of Water Policy on Irrigation Performance in Rwanda. ‘’Case Study Eastern Province’’
(2018)
In Rwanda, Agriculture is the back bone of the country economy, therefore, in line with African Union Agenda 2063, SDGs and CIP program, GoR initiated different programs to develop hillside and marshland irrigation in ...
Assessing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Related Diseases in Selected Schools in Musanze District, Rwanda
(2018)
Poor water supply, lack of adequate sanitation, and bad hygiene practices with attendant diseases are killing many people each year in developing countries, including Rwanda, and children under the age of five are the most ...
Assessing Implementation of Energy Efficiency Practices and Industrial Energy Management: A Case Study of Kenyan Industries
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
The government of Kenya in Vision 2030 aims to turn the nation into a higher middle-income
economy which is driven by industrial transformation. In abide to achieve this, a number of
programmes have been initiated with ...
Experimental Study on Performance of Solar Thermal Driven Cooling System Versus a Hybrid Mechanical Compression Refrigeration-Solar Thermal Assisted System in Hot Areas
(2018)
Refrigeration and air conditioning systems are essential requirements for human needs, and, this followed by an increasing demand for electric energy. The recent trend in research and development find such systems to be ...
Study of Impact of Climate Change on Surface Water Through Hydrological Modeling: Case of Dano Catchment in Burkina-Faso
(2018)
Climate change is one of the most complex and sensitive issues at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In Burkina Faso, a Sahel country, the problem of water resources is closely linked to rainfall, which is both low ...
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 ...
Hydrological Modeling and Climate Change Impacts on River Kuja Basin Using HEC-HMS and HEC-GeoHMS Models
(2018)
Climate change is real and the effects directly influence the general hydrology of a region. The assessment of these effects still remains an uncertainty owing to the fact that modeling of hydrological reactions is a factor ...
Decentralized Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System Design in Nigeria, Case Study of Zaria Municipal
(SSRN, 2018)
Electricity shortage in Nigeria is very critical hence, need arises for joint, adequate and timely intervention especially by incorporating the available alternative energy sources. This paper is aimed at designing a ...