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Annual Trend and Interactions between the Ozone Layer, Vegetation Cover, and Climate in Africa - Insights from 2003 to 2023 Reanalysis Data
(Ricardo da Crescência MAPULENDE, 2025-04-15)The present research examines the annual trends and interactions among the ozone layer, vegetation cover, and climate variables in Africa from 2003 to 2023 using reanalysis data. The aim was to illustrate the temporal ... -
Assessing the Critical Role of Advanced Biofuels in the African Transport Sector Transformation for a Sustainable Future
(SSRN, 2018)Energy demand continues to rise due to rising population and hence, strong need arises for efficient and judicious utilization of clean and alternative energy sources in ensuring a sustainable future. Focussing on the ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Streamflow in Malaba River Catchment, Uganda
(2018)Malaba River in Uganda a focal area to the Lake Kyoga basin is prone to climate change because of its heavy reliance on rainfall as its major flow contributor. The impacts of climate change on streamflow in Malaba River ... -
Assessing the Potential of Microfinanced Solar Water Pumping to Enable Productive Use of Energy in Rural Areas of Burkina Faso
(2018)The population in Burkina Faso (BF) is rapidly adopting irrigation to adapt to negative impacts of climate change (CC) like prolonged drought, rainfall variability and desertification. However, due to high initial cost of ... -
Assessment of the Impact of Deforestation on Soil Erosion Using Geospatial Techniques and the RUSLE Model in Sudan
(Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ahmed, 2025-04-16)Soil erosion represents a significant environmental challenge in Sudan, primarily attributed to deforestation driven by agricultural expansion, fuelwood extraction, and charcoal production. This study investigates the ... -
Barriers to and Determinants of the Choice of Crop Management Strategies to Combat Climate Change in Dejen District, Nile Basin of Ethiopia
(2018)Climate change without adaptation is projected to impact strongly the livelihoods of the rural communities. Adaptation to climate change is crucial for developing country like Ethiopia due to high population and dependency ... -
Climate and Land-cover Change in Dryland-Catchments, and their Effect on Spate-hydrology of Farming Community in Semi-arid Lowlands of Raya-Valley, Northern Ethiopia
(2018)Spate-irrigation, a system foreseen as a potential means of improving agricultural production in rainfall deficit lowlands, is profoundly threatened by climate and land-cover change upstream. Yet, the actual implications ... -
Combating Climate Change and Land Degradation in the West African Sahel: A Multi-Country Study of Mali, Niger and Senegal
(2018)The West African Sahel is a vast ecological zone separating the Sahara desert to the north and Sudanian savannah to the south; traversing Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, northern Nigeria and Chad. With a population ... -
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 ... -
Drought Forecasting Under Climate Change Scenarios Using Artificial Neural Networks for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
(2018)Climate change has continued to impact negatively on water resources globally. For instance, extreme weather conditions especially the drought phenomena have become frequent in Africa. This has prompted water engineers and ... -
Energy Efficiency in West Africa Economies: Implication for Sustainable Energy use
(2018)In recent years, energy efficiency figures prominently in energy policies of African countries. This study analyzes the total‐factor energy efficiency in West Africa economies over the period 1990‐2013 using DEA model. The ... -
eTrash2Cash
(2018)eTrash2Cash is a social enterprise that helps low income people in Nigeria exchange all their wastes for cash incentives, through that, it raises grassroot awareness on environmental sustainability and climate change. All ... -
Evaluation of Lake Guiers’ (Senegal) water resources availability under climate change and human activities by using WEAP model
(Racky Diallo, 2025-04)This study assesses the future availability of water resources in Lake Guiers, Senegal, by 2050, under the combined impacts of climate change and human activities, using the WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning) model. ... -
Experimental evaluation of thermal performance of selected oils in Uganda for indirect solar domestic cooking applications
(2018)This study experimentally evaluated the thermal performance of selected oils in Uganda for indirect solar domestic cooking applications. The oil samples used were refined sunflower oil, refined palm oil and thermia B; these ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Gaps Analysis for the Integration of the WEF Nexus Technologies in the Elaboration and Implementation of National Climate Policies (NDC and NAP) in Benin Republic, West Africa
(Assou Yves KOKOUVI, 2024-03-22)Climate change poses a serious threat to sustainable development in Africa, particularly in Benin, where agriculture, fisheries, and coastal resources are heavily impacted. The objective of this study was to propose ... -
Gender Access to Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural Communities in Benue State, Nigeria
(2018)Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has become a prevalent issue in Nigeria. Many communities lack WASH facilities in the country. Women in Nigeria are responsible for WASH. To ensure WASH in the family, women depend ... -
The Gendered Patterns of Climate Information Service Use in Africa
(2018)Climate information services (CIS) are increasingly viewed as a means to achieve greater resilience to climate hazards. However, the architecture of CIS is not always sensitive to the needs of all of its users. To understand ... -
Green Kiosk
(2018)Green Kiosk project will use green energy as a catalyst for poverty eradication in Kenya. We are planning to work with women groups where we shall train them to sell green fuels to homes, we shall empower youths by providing ...