Essays about: "water and sanitation in africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words water and sanitation in africa.

1. 1. Women and water scarcity in Botswana: Challenges and strategies in Kweneng District -The case study of Gakuto Village

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Monicah Tshabatau; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; water scarcity; water access; sanitation; adaptation strategies; vulnerability;

   Abstract : The purpose of the paper is to examine how water scarcity affects women in Gakuto and strategies they use to adapt to water scarcity. Water is a basic necessity and a requirement for all according to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Botswana is one of the countries faced with water scarcity. READ MORE

3. 2. ANSYS Fluent usage in product development : Aqualitative analysis of Volume of Fluidsimulations in the internal design of a dry toilet

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

   Author : Daniele Origuella; [2021]
   Keywords : ANSYS Fluent; product development; VOF; ANSYS Fluent; Produktframtagning; VOF;

   Abstract : The World Health Organization estimates that over two billion people did not have access to a toilet in 2017. The dejects produced often end up in bodies of water and, as one in every ten crops is watered with wastewater, this is estimated to cause half a billion deaths per year. READ MORE

4. 3. Modeling the microbial fate and transport in rivers of South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Stina Perman; [2021]
   Keywords : Water quality modelling; HYPE; waterborne pathogen transport; microorganism; E. coli; Vattenkvalitetsmodellering; HYPE; vattenburna patogener; mikroorganism; E. coli;

   Abstract : In recent years, surface water used for domestic, industrial, and irrigation purposes in South Africa has deteriorated due to inadequate wastewater treatment, urban and agricultural runoff, and rural settlements with deficient sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a basic human right, and if waterborne pathogens are present in the water environment, they compose a human health risk. READ MORE

5. 4. "We are not bad and we are not doing anything wrong" : exploring girls' menstrual inclusion in India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Patricha Jeppe Ottsen; [2020]
   Keywords : Menstrual Hygiene Management; Menstrual Inclusion; Menstrual Poverty; Women s Health; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years, there has been a surge in research on menstrual poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, and scholars are debating which interventions are the most appropriate. One of the leading theories is Civil Society Based Intervention which prescribes a mix of sanitary product-provision and menstrual education. READ MORE

6. 5. Extending the water life cycle in rural South African households: the role and potential of water reuse solutions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Tshepiso Kwena Lehutjo; [2019]
   Keywords : greywater rural household technology; vattenförsörjningsteknik; avloppsteknik; water engineering; environmental engineering; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Despite the issue of greywater management gaining more importance around the world, espe-cially in developing countries, it still remains a challenge in non-sewered areas of South Afri-ca. For a semi-arid country, reusing greywater on a household level has great potential as an alternative water source if done properly. READ MORE