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Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Stand-alone Photovoltaic – Wind Hybrid System: A Case Study of Busitema Health Centre III in Busia District, Eastern Uganda
(PAUWES, 2020-12)The total power generation in Uganda stands at 1,777 MW which is below phase two target of 2,325 MW of the National Development Plan (NDP II). To achieve the NDP II target while ensuring sustainable development, requires ... -
Influence of Social Factors on Energy Recovery Options from Solid Waste Generated in Markets: A Case of Central Division of Kampala
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Sub-Saharan African cities have faced problems associated with poor Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) as well as inadequate electricity access. This has brought about several economic, social, environmental and ... -
Integrating Household Water treatment and Safe Storage Practices in Zambia’s National Water Policy for Effective Regulation, Evaluation and Sustainable Water Provision
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Providing safe water to the poor in developing countries is a challenge that has persisted through decades of international development efforts. Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) has been put forth as an ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the impacts of Climate Change in Senegal: A Case Study of Casamance Region
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Different theories emphasize the role climate change plays in the actual abnormal occurrence of climate related natural disasters. Climate change continues to pose a threat to the sustainability of natural resources. ... -
Evaluation and Comparison of Remote Sensing Based Precipitation Products in Casamance basin, SENEGAL
(PAUWES, 2020-12)The role that rainfall can play in monitoring climate, floods and drought, but also in several socio-economic activities, namely agriculture and water resources management in Africa and especially in Senegal is very ... -
Assessment of the Impact of Land Use Changes and Conservation Practices on Soil Loss and Sediment Yield using GeoWEPP Model; A Case Study of Mwogo Sub-catchment, Rwanda
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Surface water bodies are essential resources that provide water for different activities. However, Soil erosion and runoff generated as a result of human activities contribute to considerable amount of sediment yield ... -
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, ... -
The impact of Climate variability on the flow of wadi Boukiou (Tafna, Algeria)
(2020-12)Wadi Boukiou watershed is a sub-basin of the Tafna located in Northwestern Algeria, in a region of high climatic variability where drought has an important effect on the hydrological behavior. The work focuses on the ... -
Socio-economic and climate change effects on Fishing Yiekds and Farminig in the Mono River Basin: Case Study of Toho Lake
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Fisheries and aquaculture play an important role in western African sub-region countries. Even if its contribution to GDP is not so important compare to agriculture, decrease in productivity affect communities living ... -
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 ... -
Water resources modeling in a context of climate change in Burkina Faso
(PAUWES, 2020-12)This study aims to characterize climate variability in Burkina Faso. The data collected for this research concern daily rainfall recorded in nineteen stations and covering the period 1950-2000. Statistical tests were ... -
Mapping of Groundwater Flow Pattern: A Case study of JUI and Allen Town Community, Sierra Leone
(PAUWES, 2020-12)The groundwater mapping procedure that was employed in this research is a process which was done basically to delineate flow direction, identify possible recharge and discharge areas and generate groundwater maps that ... -
Implications of Water Policy on Coastal Pollution: A Case Study of Mogadishu Coast
(PAUWES, 2020-12)In Somalia, fishery is the back bone of the country economy. In line with African Union Agenda 2063, SDGs and NDP program, MoFMR and SMRRC initiated different programs to develop different marine environments in Somali ... -
Implication of water policy and water utility management systems on the performance of water quality service delivery in Africa Case study from Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso
(2020-12)A well performing water utility is the one that is able to provide sustainable high quality water and waste water services to the community. It should be able to cover its financial and operational costs and provide water ... -
Establishing Efficient Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework of Transboundary Water Governance and Management, the Case of Tanganyika Lake Basin
(PAUWES, 2020-12)As water is in complex circulation, the consideration of the interactions between all types of waters — surface water, groundwater and return waters — is important for the management and protection of these shared ... -
Effect of Non-Revenue Water on the Operation of African Water Utilities: Case studies of Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Non-Revenue Water (NRW) continues to be a threat to water utilities’ technical and financial sustainability in African countries. However, the issue lies in paying little to no attention on the effect that it has on the ... -
Simulation of the spatial distribution of soil erosion risk in Mellah Watershed, North-eastern Algeria
(PAUWES, 2020-12)Mellah watershed is one of the semi-arid regions in Eastern Algeria confronted with the problem of erosion due to the effects of climate change, population growth and rapid expansion of urbanization. The aim of this study ... -
Modelling Maize Yield and Water Requirements under Different Climate Change Scenarios
(MDPI, 2020-11)African countries such as Nigeria are anticipated to be more susceptible to the impacts of climate change due to large dependence on rainfed agriculture and to several uncertainties in the responses of crop production to ... -
Assessment of a Decentralized Grid Connected Photovoltaic (PV) / Wind / Biogas Hybrid Power System in Northern Nigeria
(BMC (Springer Nature), 2020-08-28)Electricity is considered a fundamental service which is highly correlated with sustainable development. Nigeria will serve as a case study that has been experiencing an energy deficit, and severely needs a strong adoption ...