Essays about: "rainy season"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words rainy season.

  1. 11. Migrationsbeteende hos afrikansk elefant (Loxodonta africana) i naturskyddsområdet Ol Pejeta

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Linnea Björkdahl; [2016]
    Keywords : afrikansk elefant; Loxodonta africana; migration; rörelsekamera; viltkorridor;

    Abstract : The group living African bush elephant is a migratory animal which can move up to 3 km/day during rainy season, and up to 6 km/day during dry season. Their home range can cover up to 12 800 square kilometers in habitats with poor food availability. READ MORE

  3. 12. DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FOR NDOLA CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA, ZAMBIA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : David Titus Banda; [2016]
    Keywords : Underbridge; Ndola; Central Business Area CBA ; Sustainable Urban Drainage System SUDS ; Storm Water Management Model SWMM ; Flooding.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Flooding of urban areas is a worldwide problem as cities grow and the amount of impermeable surfaces increase generating more surface runoff. In the Zambian city of Ndola, the capital of the Copperbelt Province, flooding occurs in some parts of the city especially on Dag Hammarskjöld Drive at the underbridge, which has been flooding every rainy season consecutively for 8 years now. READ MORE

  4. 13. Equity in rural water resource development and management : A case study of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania, and the investments delivered by a participatory and demand-driven NGO

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Charlotte Flodin; [2015]
    Keywords : Water resource development and management; demand versus supply driven approach; equity; health; land development and landcover;

    Abstract : The demand-driven and participatory approach to water resource development and management in Tanzania has been both praised and criticized; some see progress where others see increased inequalities. This study focuses on one progressive, demand-driven NGO which has a participatory approach to water resource development and management. READ MORE

  5. 14. Local solutions for water management at Muhanga Resource Center, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Juanhan Guo; [2015]
    Keywords : Uganda; Muhanga; Stormwater; ArcGIS; PRA; Flooding; Drought; Water Harvesting; Sanitation; Solutions; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Uganda has experienced extreme weather for example droughts and flooding for many years resulting from rainfall deficits and variability. With the increased manifestation of negative effects related to climate change and global warming, this challenge is becoming greater and greater. READ MORE

  6. 15. A simple waterbalance of a subcatchment to the Kapuas River

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Sarha Rodin Holst; Johan Persson; [2014]
    Keywords : Kapuas River; Sosok; water balance; simple methods; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In developing countries across the world people are depending on rivers as a source of water for drinking, cooking and bathing. This is also the case in the Indonesian part of the island Borneo where this study was made. The largest river is the river Kapuas which, together with its tributaries, supplies the area with water. READ MORE