Essays about: "Burkina Faso"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 58 essays containing the words Burkina Faso.

  1. 6. CLASSIFYING DOMINANT PARKLAND SPECIES IN A WEST AFRICAN AGROFORESTRY LANDSCAPE USING PLEIADES SATELLITE IMAGERY

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Simon Lunn; [2020]
    Keywords : Remote Sensing; Burkina Faso; Pleiades Satellite; Tree species; Agroforestry;

    Abstract : As we move towards a digital based society, technology continues to improve. It is important to take advantage of this to inform and facilitate our sustainable development goals in the most cost-effective and time efficient manner. READ MORE

  3. 7. Understanding women’s empowerment in WASH. A case study in the cascades and centre-sud regions of Burkina Faso

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Julia Häggström; [2019]
    Keywords : Burkina Faso; Cognitive Validity Testing; Empowerment in WASH Index; Sustainability Science; WASH; Women’s Empowerment.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The understanding of the link between the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and gender has been extensively researched and is widely accepted as foundational for achieving safe and equal provision of WASH-facilities. Interventions aimed at improvements in the sector are common in low- and middle-income countries, however, there is a limited number of approaches for measuring their outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 8. Analysis of Burkina Faso Electricity System

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

    Author : Robert Karisa Masumbuko; [2019]
    Keywords : Electricity; Burkina Faso; LEAP; renewable energy; vulnerability; climate change; Elektricitet; Burkina Faso; LEAP; förnybar energi; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Burkina Faso like many other Least Developed Countries (LDC) in their quest for sustainable development has realized that for there to be meaningful economic and social progress, prioritizing resilience to impacts of climate change is critical. In its National Adaptation Plan, a decrease in average rainfall is forecasted in the order of 150 mm by 2025, in comparison to an average annual value of 798mm for the period 1991 to 2016, and an increase in average temperatures between 1° C - 2. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management on a Local Level in Burkina Faso

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Holmström; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been implemented on a local level in Burkina Faso, by focusing on 1) how the local context has been considered in the top-down implementation, and 2) what role formal and informal institutions play in the Local Water Committees (CLEs). Burkina Faso is facing issues of water scarcity, and in times of climate change management of water resources has become a topic of great concern. READ MORE

  6. 10. Techno-economic analysis of energy storage integration for solar PV in Burkina Faso

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

    Author : Hamza Abid; [2019]
    Keywords : Electrification; Burkina Faso; Energy Storage; Pumped Hydro Storage; Electric Batteries; Solar PV; Elektrifiering; Burkina Faso; Energilagring; Pumpad vattenkraft; Elektriska Batterier; Solenergi PV;

    Abstract : Electrification in rural areas of West African countries remain to be a challenge for the growth of the region. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has set a target of 2030 to achieve 100% electrification in all member countries. READ MORE