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The Impact of Climate Variability and Land Use Changes on Hydrological Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the Dassari Catchment, in Northern Benin

Djidjooh Mathieu Maurice, Ahouansou (WASCAL, 2018-01)

Water is the most essential component for terrestrial ecosystem functioning and it provides different types of hydrological ecosystem services. Beyond the quantification of the hydrological ecosystem services, this work ...
Potential Impacts of Land Use, Land Cover Change and Climate Change on Hydro power Generation in West Africa: The case study of Bui Dam (Ghana)

Obahoundje, Salomon (WASCAL, 2015-11)

The Bui Hydropower dam located in the Black Volta basin plays an important role in the socio economic development of Ghana. The availability of water in the water basin is useful for irrigation, power generation, and ...
Sustainability Assessment of the Bui Hydropower System

Mortey, Eric Mensah (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Sustainable hydroelectric project is judged by the contribution of the project to sustainable development, its long-term viability and ability to integrate all sustainability goals. This thesis analyses the role of the ...
Performance’s Study of Solar Photovoltaic Module in Niamey

Bonkaney, Abdou Latif (WASCAL, 2015-10)

Field test data obtained from 2*100 W mono-crystalline photovoltaic solar modules installed on the rooftop of WASCAL’s building on a tilted surface of 15º facing south and ambient temperature measured around the modules ...
Sensitivity of solar Photovoltaic (PV) efficiency to climate change and dust : Comparative study between Niamey and Abidjan

Dajuma, Alima (w, 2015-11)

With the increasing energy demand and in order to mitigate the impact of climate change, PV system technologies are growing rapidly among alternatives sources of energy. According to previous studies, PV system efficiency ...
Impact of Rainfall Variability, Land Use and Land Cover Change on Stream Flow for Hydropower Generation in the Black Volta Basin

Akpoti, Komlavi (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Potential implications of rainfall variability along with Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULC) in the Black Volta basin on the Bui hydropower plant have been assessed. The aridity index pro le of the Black Volta catchment ...
Long term evolution of temperature and heat waves and impact on electricity consumption over West African cities: Comparative study between Dakar (West Coast) and Niamey (Central Sahel).

Ndiaye, Aissatou (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Heat wave events are increasing in frequency, intensity and duration with climate change in the cities of Dakar and Niamey. Around twenty years ago, the events were rare in these cities compared to nowadays. The purpose ...
Sensitivity of the Efficiency and Power Output of Photovoltaic Modules to Temperature and Solar Radiation: Assessment in climate change perspective in the Gambia

Gassama, Adama (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Solar photovoltaic electricity is a clean and renewable energy used to increase access to energy particularly powering remote communities as well as mitigate climate change. Solar PV technology has gained recognition ...
The Role of Local Institutions in Farmers’ Households’ Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: A Case Study of Bongo District, Ghana

Yomo, Mawulolo (WASCAL, 2015-10)

Low rainfalls are already a challenge for crop production in Bongo district, UER, Ghana. But these last decades, the area experienced a decrease in rainfall, and an increase in temperature associated with frequent droughts ...
Impact Assessment of Flood Disaster On Livelihoods of Farmers in Selected Farming Communities in Oke-Ogun Region of Oyo State, Nigeria

Okeleye, Sunday Opeyemi (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Ogun Area of Oyo State, which is widely known as the food basket of South-Western Nigeria, is a flood prone area exacerbated by climate variability. Therefore, this study was carried out mainly to assess the impact of flood ...
Social Vulnerability to Coastal Erosion: Empirical Assessment of Gunjur Village in The Gambia

Gomez, Leroy Albert Muhammed (WASCAL, 2015-10)

Gunjur village in Kombo South West Coast Region, The Gambia is like several Gambian rural coastal communities vulnerable to the negative impacts of coastal erosion. Wherein such negative impacts are felt by the rural ...
Rural Livelihood under a Changing Climate Pattern in the Zio District of Togo, West Africa

Amou, Martial (WASCAL, 2015-11)

This study was carried out to assess the situation of households’ livelihood under a changing climate pattern in the Zio district of Togo, West Africa. The study examined three important aspects: (i) assessment of households’ ...
Knowledge Exchange Between Policy Makers and Evidence Generating Institutions in Policymaking Process to Address Climate Change in Ghana

Goubalan, Mahouli (WASCAL, 2016-02)

Science-based policies constitute for climate change issue an important and effective weapon that can be used by policy makers to improve conditions of local populations. In order to improve the knowledge exchange process ...
Farming Communities Vulnerability to Malaria under Climate Change Conditions in the Bole District, Northern Region, Ghana

Yao, Apélété Mawuli Komlagan (WASCAL, 2015-10)

This paper assessed farming communities vulnerability to malaria under climate change conditions in an area of northern region of Ghana, namely, Bole district. The study focused on factors influencing the farming households’ ...
Flood Disaster Risk Mapping in the Lower Mono River Basin in Togo

Ntajal, Joshua (WASCAL, 2015-10)

Flood disaster is the most devastating hydro-meteorological event in the Lacs District, Togo. Communities in the Lower Mono River Basin experience flooding almost every two years. In light of this, the study focused on ...
Climate Variability and Rice Production in Mali: A Case Study of ‘‘Office Riz Ségou’‘

Dembélé, Seydou (WASCAL, 2015-11)

Agriculture is a major aspect of the food systems, which is affected by climate variability. This study assessed the effect of climate variability on rice production in “Office Riz Ségou” (ORS), Mali from 1980 to 2014. The ...
Indigenous Knowledge and Resilience in Climate Variability and Change: Chereponi District (Ghana) and Oti District (Togo)

Aryee, Akwele Alberta (WASCAL, 2015-10)

The Chereponi district (Northern Ghana) and Oti district (Northern Togo) along River Oti experience similar potential floods. Local people have indigenous knowledge which is very important in climate change adaption. This ...
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Farmers’ Crop Production-Based Revenue in Togo

Gadedjisso-Tossou, Agossou (WASCAL, 2014-11)

This study employs a Ricardian approach to measure the impact of climate change on smallholder famers’ crop production-based revenue in Togo. A regression of farmer’s revenue on climate, soil and other socioeconomic ...
Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Downstream Area of Mono Basin, South-Eastern Togo: Yoto District

Kissi, Abravi Esssenam (WASCAL, 2014-11)

The Mono River in the Yoto district, presents a challenge in terms of repeated flood hazard. The eight selected communities lie in majority in the floodplains of the Mono River and experience year after year flood disaster. ...
Climate Change and Human Security: The Case of Violent Conflicts Between Crop Farmers and Agropastoralists in the Eastern And Plateau Central Regions of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Sanfo, Abroulaye (WASCAL, 2014-11)

This work focuses on the way climate change may lead to violent conflicts between crop farmers and agro-pastoralists in Burkina Faso. It assesses farmer’s perception of climate change and variability indicators, identifies ...

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