Essays about: "rainy seasons"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words rainy seasons.

  1. 11. Water availability at farm household level : a case study in the Nyando district in South-Western Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Erika Näslund; [2011]
    Keywords : water availability; water access; small-scale faring; Kenya;

    Abstract : Water is an essence of life, both for animals and plants. Still we are unable of supporting the world’s human population with water. The amount of water on earth is unevenly distributed. READ MORE

  3. 12. An econometric analysis of factors determining charcoal consumption by urban households : the case of Zambia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Misheck Nyembe; [2011]
    Keywords : determinants; charcoal consumption; household expenditure; policy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to pin down the factors determining charcoal consumption by urban households in Zambia. These factors are important in facilitating smooth policy formulation in the areas of health, environment and energy planning. READ MORE

  4. 13. Optimal ways to harvest and purify rainwater in the Western and Nyanza provinces, Kenya

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Anders Odevik; Christian Nordström; [2010]
    Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; storing water; water purification; agroforestry.; Regnvatteninsamling; vattenförvaring; vattenrening; trädjordbruk.;

    Abstract : The access to water in the regions around Lake Victoria varies with the rainy seasons. Today the daily labor of fetching water is a heavy burden for people in the rural areas. READ MORE

  5. 14. The blue pearl of Asia : flooding as an urban asset : a beautiful and resilient future Phnom Penh

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

    Author : Gunilla Englund; Sara Ryttar; [2008]
    Keywords : storm water; urban development; Phnom Penh; Cambodia; developing country; urban design; flooding; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Surface water drainage is together with water supply and wastewater management key parts of infrastructure in urban areas. As landscape architects we aim to find solutions that envisage aesthetical, social and ecological perspectives as well as technical. These aspects often go hand in hand and together they are part of the sustainability concept. READ MORE

  6. 15. An investigation of nutrient levels along the Mbuluzi River - A background for sustainable water resources management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anna Gustafsson; Maria Johansson; [2006]
    Keywords : Civil engineering; Technological sciences; teknisk geografi; nutrients; eutrophication; River water quality; water quality monitoring; Mozambique; Flodvattenkvalitet; Swaziland; näringsämnen; övergödning; vattenkvalitetsövervakning; Hydrogeology; geographical and geological engineering; teknisk geologi; Hydrogeologi; Teknik; hydraulic engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Definition: The Mbuluzi River runs through Swaziland and Mozambique into the Indian Ocean. Due to water shortage, population increase and growing industrial and agricultural sectors, high stress is being put on the water quality. READ MORE