Browsing PAUWES Master Thesis Series by Issue Date
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Sizing of A Hybrid Solar PV-Wind-Fuel Cell Power System for Isolated Location
(2016)At 23%, Rwanda electrification rate is still very low. Most of remote and rural areas are not connected to the grid network due to the insufficient power production and high capital cost for grid network extension. A large ... -
Avoided Greenhouse Gases (Ghg) Emissions By Implementing Clean-Energy Mini-Grids In West Africa: Calculation And Carbon Market Opportunities
(2016)Since the Industrial Revolution, the anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions have notably increased. With their ability to trap heat and their important level of concentrations, the greenhouse gases are the source of the ... -
Flood Modeling And Floodplain Mapping Based On Geographical Information System (Gis) And Hec-Ras In Oued Fez Watershed (Morocco)
(2016)Maps give a more direct and stronger impression of the spatial distribution of the flood risk than other forms of presentation such as diagrams or verbal description. The urban flood risk appears among the major environmental ... -
Evaluation of Erosion and Deposition Process of Soil by Using RUSLE and GIS on Wadi El Malleh Watershed, Morocco
(2016)Soil erosion by water considered as serious problem in the Mediterranean region due to the aggressive characteristics of the Mediterranean climate, the mountainous terrain, the traditional farming and other anthropogenic ... -
Effects of Land Use Changes on Sediment Yield and Its Potential Contribution to Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Reservoirs
(2016)Sedimentation is becoming a big challenge worldwide to water resources development in general and to the reservoirs in particular by reducing the storage capacity and then useful lifetime of the dam. Tekeze dam is the ... -
Assessing the Needs, Gaps and Capacity Development Requirements for Open Source Tools for Energy Planning and Investment for Climate Action in Africa
(PAUWES, 2016-08-28)Africa is highly endowed with all forms of energy resources – both fossil and renewables. Yet, the continent is the only region in the world with the lowest access rate to electricity and clean energy for cooking. Accelerated ... -
Soil Loss In A Catchment And Change Of Storage Volume In A Hydropower Reservoir Case Study: Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Dam, East Region Cameroon
(2017)For many purposes such as water supply, irrigation flood control and hydropower production, many reservoirs are built throughout the planet. However, because of the processes of erosion and sedimentation, these infrastructures ... -
Modelling Runoff, Soil Erosion And Sediment Yield In Sosiani Catchment In Kenya Using Arcswat
(2017)Sosiani catchment hosts Eldoret Town, a major agricultural, education and medical center in the Rift valley region of Kenya. Recent research has established that the quality of water in Sosiani River is rapidly deteriorating ... -
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Of Decentralized Hybrid (Photovoltaic & Genset) Technology In Rural Areas Of West Africa Case Study: Burkina Faso
(2017)Access to electricity is the key and driving force of all economic and social development of populations. Access to electricity is a collective supply that modernizes rural areas. It favours quantitative and qualitative ... -
Barriers And Driving Forces For Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvements In Kenya
(2017)Kenya having a Vision 2030 of transforming into an industrialized, middle income country has plans of increasing its power generation to meet the growing demand by the industries. However, this has to be done in a sustainable ... -
Utilizing A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach To Evaluate Sustainability Of Renewable Energy Generation Sources In Uganda
(2017)There are increasing concerns on utilization of energy resources ranging from perceived economic, technical, environmental and socio political risks in the deployment of renewable energy systems which affects the suitability ... -
Assessing The Potential Of Micro-Financed Solar Water Pumping To Enable Productive Use Of Energy In Rural Areas Of Burkina Faso: A Case Study Of Korsimoro Reservoir
(2017)Climate change (CC) has become a universal threat which requires urgent action. In Burkina Faso (BF), prolonged drought, severe variability in rainfall and risk of desertification are the key CC impacts directly posing a ... -
Impacts Of Sustainable Land Management Practices On Soil Physical Properties And Agricultural Drought Adaptation In Eastern Cape, South Africa
(2017)Intensive removal of soil resources through the use of repeated tillage, crop residue removal, intensive aftermath grazing in croplands, biomass burning, use of crop straw and animal pats for fuel, deforestation and ... -
Modeling Subsurface Drainage to Control Water-Tables in Selected Agricultural Lands in South Africa
(2017)Like many other arid parts of the world, South Africa is experiencing irrigation-induced drainage problems in the form of waterlogging and soil salinization, like other agricultural parts of the world. Poor drainage in the ... -
Assessment Of Climate Change Impact On Hydrology Of Lower Awash Sub Basin, Ethiopia
(2017)This thesis research focusing on assessing the impact of climate change on hydrology over Lower Awash Sub Basin using downscaled climate projection from GCM product outputs of HadCM3. The Statistical Down Scaling Model ... -
Assessment Of Soil Erosion Potential And Its Impacts On Hydroelectricity Generation And Potable Water Treatment In Sebeya Catchment, Rwanda
(2017)This study assessed the potential of erosion and its impact on Gihira Water Treatment Plant and Gisenyi Hydropower Plant in Sebeya catchment, Rwanda. The study determined the perception of the population on the existence ... -
Dynamic Modeling And Economic Analysis And Optimisation Of Photovoltaic Ground Water Pumping System For Irrigation In Hot Arid Climate
(2017)Remote areas do not have access to electricity and therefore mostly use diesel water pumping systems (DWPS) to irrigate their crops. It has been, however, found to be expensive and unsustainable in the long run especially ... -
Experimental Design for Optimizing the Removal of Heavy Metals Ability from Wastewater by Ficus Benjamina
(2017)Excessive and cumulative release of toxic metals from industrial effluents due to rapid industrialization has posed hazard to aquatic ecosystem integrity and environmental/ human health. The inadequacy and high cost of ... -
Simulation of Land Use Changes and Impacts on the Water Balance of an Unconfined Aquifer, Case Study: Saiss Aquifer, Morocco
(2017)Ground water is widely a used fresh water source upon which plants, animal and human life relies. However, over years this golden source has become under diverse threat of depletion and degradation more so in circumstances ... -
Impact Evaluation Of Soil And Water Conservation Measures On Ecosystem Services In Thikachania Catchment, Kenya
(2017)Across the world, ecosystem services such as water provision, sediment trapping and floods regulation are threatened by the increased degradation of catchments. This is as a result of increased pressure from population ...