The Tunisian Experience in Ground Water Artificial Recharge by Treated Wastewater
In Tunisia, because the water resources are limited, the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture becomes a necessity. The artificial ground water recharge is one of alternative forms...
A Geomorphic Model of Beach Changes in Nigeria
Collective Response to Erosion Along the Nigerian Coastline
Natural factors for the rapid coastal erosion include an intense wave climate, a low coastal plain topography, vulnerable sediment or soil characteristics and, the global eustatic rise...
Combating Coastal Pollution in Ghana
Studies conducted along the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana have shown that the coastal environment in some places is polluted. Efforts made to combat this problem have so far not been effective...
A Prospective Study of the Oyster-Farming in Senegal, West Africa
Various coastal lagoons and estuaries of the region have become oversaline as a consequence of the persistant drought across Sahel. We have monitored the possible consequences of hight...
The Fish and Fisheries of the Amansuri Wetlands: A Coastal Blackwater System (
The Amansuri wetlands is a blackwater ecosystem situated on the southwestern coast of Ghana. It covers an area of 75 Km 2 which can be divided by vegetation into four ecological zones....
Coastal and Marine Resource Management Prospects in Somalia
The main coastal resource management issues in Somalia are centered in the terrestrial component of the coastal zone. There are no significant problems of marine pollution or the overexploitation...
Erosion of the Slopes of Gold Tailings Dams
A study has been made of rates of erosion from the slopes of gold-residue dams in the South African Highveld region. Data is available for two years at this time and conclusions must therefore...
Economic Analysis of Irrigation Rehabilitation Projects
This paper discusses the assessment of the costs and benefits of irrigation rehabilitation and modernization projects. It summarizes the methodology used at the World Bank to assess the...
Training Needs in Egypt
Development of National Water Supply and Sanitation Plans in Africa
Checks to Building Station Water Systems in Sudan
Micro-Water Projects in Swaziland
Systems Engineering Solutions to Drought: The Tanzanian Case
30,000 Improved Latrines in Mozambique
Evaluation of Small Hydropower Sites in Ghana, Africa
Six potential small sites and one mini site under construction were visited. Two additional potential sites were identified from map studies. Flow duration studies indicated that with...
New Runners for Aswan High Dam Power Station
Replacing turbine runners at Egypt's Aswan High Dam Power Station is a major project because of the size, quantity and importance of these turbines to the Egyptian economy....
Base Isolation in the Design and Construction of Power Plant Structures
This technical paper summarizes the results of some of the recent studies performed to assure technical feasibility in isolating safety-related nuclear power plant structures. The particular...
Master Plan for Rehabilitation, Modernization and Expansion of the Port of Suez
Rehabilitation and expansion of the Port of Suez, started in 1977, has been an ongoing process for the last eight years and is continuing. As a result of detailed planning of facility...
Gabon Mineral Port Master Plan?A Case History
The integrated design of infra-structure and superstructure of marine terminals for bulk cargoes presents opportunities for innovative solutions that can produce substantial economic benefits....
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