Browsing PAUWES Master Thesis Series by Issue Date
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Assessment of the Quality of Bottled Drinking Water Produced in African Cities: A Case Study of Kigali, Rwanda
(2019-09-04)The primordial role of water in the survival of all living organisms is well known. Unfortunately, in most of developing countries including Rwanda, many people still lack access even to basic drinking water services. ... -
Spatial and Temporal Drought Characterization in View of the Best Irrigation Practices in Central Malawi
(2019-09-05)Recently, in Kasungu Agricultural Development Division (ADD), agricultural production has been challenged by uneven rainfall distribution spatially and temporally leading to constant dry spells and droughts resulting in ... -
Assessment of Needs and Options for Sustaining Ecological Water Supply to Ruaha National Park in Tanzania through Damming Ndembera in Iringa Tanzania
(2019-09-05)Ndembera river is one of the rivers contributing to the Great Ruaha River (GRR) basin in Tanzania. Since 1993, GRR flow started to cease during the dry period due to over-abstraction of water from the river for upstream ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PV SYSTEM FOR THE MODEL JUA HOUSE: A TYPICAL GREEN AFRICAN HOUSE
(PAUWES, 2019-09-17)In the wake of the current global energy crisis, the African continent is lagging behind with tremendous challenges in energy security and energy efficient buildings. The continent needs a wakeup call and a shift to a new ... -
Contributions of Renewable Energy to Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study of Solar Energy in Rwanda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Acknowledging the role of energy in human development and considering the current global unsustainable consumption of a depleting and polluting source of energy, there is a need to advocating for sustainable sources ... -
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 ... -
Assessment and Optimization of “Flexy-Energy” Approach Case Study: Bilgo Village, Burkina Faso, West Africa
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Access to electricity is essential for infrastructural development, economic growth, and better living standards in any country. However, the access rate to reliable grid electricity services in West Africa remains very ... -
Assessing the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies and Socio-economic Development: A Ripple Effect Analysis of Two Policy Choices: Inclusive Clean-burning, Fuel-efficient Cook-stoves and Solar PVs for Street Lighting, Institutional and Home Applications in Hoima District, Uganda
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study assessed the diffusion of renewable energy technologies and its impact on socioeconomic development of rural livelihoods, focusing on the ripple effect analysis of two policy choices: disseminating clean-burning, ... -
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 ... -
Techno Economic Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials for Container House under Steppe Climate Conditions
(PAUWES, 2019-10)A building's energy consumption depends on the features of its envelope. In this research, comparative analyses were conducted to select the best insulation material for a residential building made of shipping containers. ... -
An Open-Source Approach to Wireless Internet of Things (IoT): Smart Agriculture Proof-of Concept Using FIWARE
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Agriculture is considered as a vital activity for providing food to the increasingly growing population reaching 8.6 billion in 2030, according to the UN. Agriculture is directly tied to the availability of water and ... -
Realization of a reduced model of a water distillation station by solar energy: Case study in Africa for Consumption or Irrigation
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study concerns the use of clean energy for technical purposes; so we were interested in a simple technique for desalination of seawater, in this case, the distillation by solar radiation. At the beginning of the ... -
Potential Role of Renewable Energy into Energy Mix to Overcome Energy Shortfall in Niger. Case of Sékoukou Village
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Energy access is closely linked to any development. The lack of access to energy is a major obstacle to the development and the improvement of living conditions for developing countries. The most West African developing ... -
Enhanced biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion from food waste and agriculture byproducts
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Several studies have been carried out on the AD process of biogas production using different substrate. The co-digestion process was recommended to overcome the difficulties, there have been a number of published papers ... -
The Impact of Innovation on Renewable Energy Consumption in Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study investigates the impact of innovation on renewable energy consumption in Nigeria using a time series data of 1996Q1- 2017Q4. The data on renewable energy consumption, GDP, innovation, carbon dioxide emissions, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...