PAUWES Master Thesis Series: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Stand-alone hybrid renewable electrical system for powering schools in Remote area
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Algeria plays a key role in world energy market as a leading producer and exporter of natural gas and liquefied natural gas. Algeria’s energy mix in 2010 was almost exclusively based on fossil fuels, especially natural ... -
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 ... -
An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Potential in West Africa Case study :Bamboi catchment (Black Volta)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Due to its low adaptive capacity, West Africa is one of the regions which will be severely affected by climate change. This study is carried out in the main framework of the CIREG project, which is centered towards ... -
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 ... -
Techno-ecomic Analysis of a Hybrid Power System for Rural Electrification in Niger: Case of Ngonga Zarma Village .
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Energy is significant in fuelling sustainable development for all by 2030, as is the current global agenda. Renewable energy sources (biomass, solar hydro and others) are defining the energy transition of the world today ... -
Feasibility Study and Energy Applications of Advanced (2G and 3G) Biofuels in South Africa
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Recent advancements in the technology, economy and sustainability of bioenergy from biomass and biofuel have been revolutionized. There is the utmost need for the sustainability of bioenergy and in transmogrifying the ...