Essays about: "assess rural development africa"

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  1. 1. Keepin’ it Clean(tech) - Assessing South Africa’s cleantech ecosystem to improve a framework for Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Developing Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Rheanna Johnston; [2019]
    Keywords : Cleantech; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Innovation Ecosystems; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Developing Countries; South Africa; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis researched the Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (CIEE) of South Africa with the dual aim to improve and operationalise a conceptual framework as well as to identify areas for intervention in the specific case of South Africa. Supporting the growth of cleantech solutions in developing countries and emerging economies can be an important driver of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, resulting in economic, social and environmental benefits at the local level and supporting the achievement of global environmental and human development targets. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Prefeasibility Analysis of a PV Mini Grid with Ice Plant on Buvu Island in Lake Victoria

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jonathan Daglish; [2019]
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    Abstract : Improving energy access through the provision of sustainable electrification is fundamental to reducing poverty and facilitating development in many areas of rural Sub Saharan Africa. The region currently suffers from severe energy inequality, with 81% of people relying on traditional forms of biomass for direct energy provision. READ MORE

  4. 3. Powering Africa by Empowering its People : An Action Research study at a Zambian microgrid company building local capacity to reach large scale viability

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jonatan Ala-Mutka; [2019]
    Keywords : Microgrids; Off-grid power system; Rural Electrification; Sub-Saharan Africa; solar power; local capacity building; commercial microgrid business; sustainable development; diffusion; training of rural populations; organizational change; Action Research; Mikronät; fristående energisystem; landsbygds elektrifiering; Sub-Saharan Afrika; Solkraft; Lokal kapacitets utveckling; kommersiellt mikronäts företag; hållbar utveckling; Utbildning av lokalbefolkning; organisatorisk förändring; Action Research;

    Abstract : Despite recent advances in the global electrification rates, increasing from 76% in 1990 to 85% in 2012, the United Nations goal of universal access to electricity by 2030 is still far from achieved, with an estimated 1.1 billion people still without access to electricity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

    Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE

  6. 5. Geochemical Investigation of Arsenic in Drinking Water Sources in Proximity of Gold Mining Areas within the Lake Victoria Basin, in Northern Tanzania

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Enrico Lucca; [2017]
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    Abstract : Access to safe drinking water is a challenge for rural communities in many developing countries. Drinking contaminated water endangers human health and impairs social and economic development. Arsenic (As) is a metalloid widely distributed into the environment and is highly toxic in its trivalent inorganic form. READ MORE