Essays about: "Chad"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the word Chad.

  1. 21. Mae La Ma Luang Refugee Camp : access to food entitlements under restrictive encampment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Chad Ellingson; [2012]
    Keywords : Food Security; Food Access; Refugees; Livelihoods; Entitlement Approach; Capabilities; Approach; Burma; Thailand;

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  3. 22. Assessing vegetation changes for parts of the Sudan and Chad during 2000-2010 using time series analysis of MODIS-NDVI

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Salem Beyene Ghezahai; [2011]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; NDVI; MODIS; TIMESAT; time series; land cover; temporal variation; spatial variation; rainfall; phenological parameters; vegetation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Phenological vegetation characteristics are valuable inputs to several ecosystem-related models: including carbon exchange and climate change. Phenological characteristics are effective measures of changes in vegetation in an area and are subject to the seasonal and inter-annual climatic variations. READ MORE

  4. 23. Analysis of Climate Variability and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water Balance of Lake Chad Drainage Basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Elvis Asong Zilefac; [2010]
    Keywords : Lake Chad drainage basin; water balance; Climate Variability; precipitation; Discharge; SST anomalies; multivariate techniques; Regionalization; ITCZ; Trend analysis; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sustainable utilization of scarce water resources requires a conceptualization and understanding of both local and regional climate variability. This work deals with an analysis of climate variability and human impacts on the water balance of the Lake Chad drainage basin of northern Africa. READ MORE

  5. 24. Changes in the Course of the River Komadugu Yobe during the 20th Century at the Border between Niger and Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2010]
    Keywords : thalweg; Lake Chad basin; international boundary; GIS; semi-arid region; Komadugu Yobe; rivers; meander; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The river Komadugu Yobe in the Lake Chad basin is a seasonal river, about 370 km long and with an average highest flow of 34 m3/s during the time period of 1957 to 1976. The river is dynamic with plenty of meanders and oxbow lakes along its sides. READ MORE

  6. 25. An assessment of lake extent Changes Using four sets of satellite imagery from the Terra Look database: a case study of Lake Chad, Africa

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Nelson Eyeni Sambi Ebenki; [2010]
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    Abstract : Lake Chad is located in Central Africa. This lake is shared by four countries namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. The total population of the five urban areas that make up the Lake Chad drainage basin in 1991 was about 22 million inhabitants, with an average density of 22 persons/ km2. READ MORE