PAUWES: Recent submissions
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Regionalisation of AWBM Hydrological model parameters for humid catchments in Kenya
(2019-09-17)Water resource management is critical to economic development in Africa, but surprisingly lack of data and its quality undermines decision making in the water sector. Hydrological simulation is a powerful tool providing ... -
Evaluating the Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Ribb Catchment, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
(2019-09-05)Varies scientific findings indicate there is climate change which affects a given hydrology and, hence, water availability. To quantify its impact on the specific catchment scale since spatial and temporal variability of ... -
A Study of Hydroelectric Power Supply in the West of Algeria
(2019-09-02)There is a growing awareness that climate change is causing major disruptions to the environment with rising sea levels, disruptions to wildlife and plants, and impacting agriculture, health and countries’ economies. Huge ... -
Hydrological Response to Land use and Land Cover Change in Katonga River Basin, Uganda
(2019-09-02)River basins are vital water resources that provide sustainable fresh water for anthropogenic activities. Land use and land cover changes (LULC) in Katonga River basin have had a negative impact on the fresh water resources ... -
Statistical Analysis and Flood Frequency Analysis for Conceiving Flood Management Options in the Volta Basin (Case of Nakambe River Sub-Basin in Burkina Faso)
(2019-09-17)The advent of climate change raises many questions about the evolution of climatic conditions and their impact on the hydrological regime of rivers. In order to evaluate the different significant variations in temperature, ... -
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 ... -
The Comparison of Historical Time Series of Gridded Monthly Precipitation Data from Different Sources CRU, GPCC, and HSM_SIEREM Over Africa for the Period (1940- 1999)
(2019-09-04)Nowadays, many precipitation gridded datasets are used for climatic research in Africa, a way for scientists to complement their observed data for several studies as river-runoff relationship, impact of climate change or ... -
Hydrological Modelling for Water Balance Components and Flood Hazard Assessment under Climate Change in Mono, Lower Basin, Benin and Togo
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Climate change is expected to increase both the magnitude and frequency of extreme precipitation events, which may lead to more intense and frequent river flooding. This study evaluated the impact of climate change on ... -
Flood Inundation Modeling in the Gourou Watershed of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Nowadys, floods and droughts are becoming more and more frequent all other the world. According to the Emergency Events Database, Africa is the third continent most affected by flood events in terms of occurrence, total ... -
Management of a Sewerage Network in an Urban Area by Coupling GIS and Hydraulic Modeling: Case Study of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)The hydrological cycle is deeply modified by the high rate of urbanization and the population growth this affects the management of the hydraulic infrastructures and the soils’ infiltration rate during runoff. Sewage ... -
The System Dynamics of Electricity Demand-Supply Gap in Sudan: The Socio-Economic Impacts and Integrated Modelling Approach
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Efficient and reliable electricity supply is critical for economic growth. Sudan is facing multiple challenges of meeting country's electricity requirement, finding suitable resource transition from depleting fossil fuels ... -
An Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Related Ecosystem Services (WRES) including Hydropower Potential in the Dano Catchment (Volta Basin)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study assesses the impact of future climate change on water related ecosystem services (WRES) including hydropower potential in the Dano catchment (Volta basin). The Catchment covers an area of 196 Km² and is located ... -
Rainfall-Intensity Duration Frequency Analysis and Peak-flow Estimations for Flood Risk Management Options within Gountiyena basin in Niamey, Niger.
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Information on peak discharge and related probabilities is essential for engineering structure designs. Many basins are ungauged and therefore, data for statistical analyses are missing and input for sophisticated ... -
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 ... -
Assessing Climate Change and Variability Impacts on Water Resources and Smallholder Agriculture in the Offin Sub-Basin of Ghana
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Climate change and variability is becoming an issue of global and regional concern as its impacts are increasingly taking hold of diverse sectors of the world. Temperatures increasing and rainfall becoming highly variable ... -
Effects of Urbanization on Groundwater Quality in African Cities: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Population influx in African cities have caused the emergence of slums. Most urban slum dwellers depend on groundwater sources because of their availability and affordability. Due to the dense living conditions of the ... -
The Right of Use and Economics of Irrigation Water in Uganda: A Comparative Analysis of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Eastern, Northern and Western Uganda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study was conducted on the right of use and economics of irrigation water for small-scale irrigation schemes in Eastern, Northern and Western parts of Uganda to examine the extent to which irrigation is accessible ... -
Water Quality Monitoring and Vulnerability of the Community to Cholera: A Case Study of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe Urban Area
(PAUWES, 2019-10)The study was able to identify the risk factors affecting the population of Chitungwiza, in connection with water supply, the study made an analysis of the nature, sources and causes of the problems and identified the ... -
Water Quality Indices as Important Tools for Water Quality Assessment in WWTP: The case of the waste water treatment plan of Ain El Hout Tlemcen
(PAUWES, 2019-10)The scarcity of conventional water resources represents for Algeria, because of its Mediterranean climate arid to semi-arid, a major concern. The global water potential of Algeria does not exceed 13.2 billion m3 of water, ... -
Modelling the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Ghana: A Case study of the Densu River Basin
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Climate change continues to pose a threat to the sustainability of water resources. Global warming can have several effects on the water resources and water demands in the Densu River Basin especially household water use ...