A review of SWAT model application in Africa

G Akoko, TH Le, T Gomi, T Kato - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) is a well-known hydrological modeling tool that
has been applied in various hydrologic and environmental simulations. A total of 206 studies …

Climate change impacts on water and agriculture sectors in Southern Africa: Threats and opportunities for sustainable development

C Nhemachena, L Nhamo, G Matchaya… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agriculture remains important in driving economic transformation, sustainable livelihoods,
and development in developing countries. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis …

Utilization of LSTM neural network for water production forecasting of a stepped solar still with a corrugated absorber plate

AH Elsheikh, VP Katekar, OL Muskens… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study introduces a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network model to forecast the
freshwater yield of a stepped solar still and a conventional one. The stepped solar still was …

[HTML][HTML] A continental-scale hydrology and water quality model for Europe: Calibration and uncertainty of a high-resolution large-scale SWAT model

KC Abbaspour, E Rouholahnejad, S Vaghefi… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A combination of driving forces are increasing pressure on local, national, and regional
water supplies needed for irrigation, energy production, industrial uses, domestic purposes …

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

L Connolly-Boutin, B Smit - Regional Environmental Change, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple
biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region's …

Impacts of climate change on streamflow and sediment concentration under RCP 4.5 and 8.5: A case study in Purna river basin, India

AP Nilawar, ML Waikar - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change has a significant effect on various hydrological processes in a large river
basin. The assessment of these processes is also useful for water resource management …

The impact of land use/land cover change (LULCC) on water resources in a tropical catchment in Tanzania under different climate change scenarios

K Näschen, B Diekkrüger, M Evers, B Höllermann… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are prone to land use and land cover change
(LULCC). In many cases, natural systems are converted into agricultural land to feed the …

Impact of land use changes on flash flood prediction using a sub-daily SWAT model in five Mediterranean ungauged watersheds (SE Spain)

A Jodar-Abellan, J Valdes-Abellan, C Pla… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flash floods cause severe natural disasters over the world generating property and
infrastructures damages, poverty and loss of human life, among others. Mediterranean …

Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large African river basins

V Aich, S Liersch, T Vetter, S Huang… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2014 - hess.copernicus.org
This study aims to compare impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large
representative African river basins: the Niger, the Upper Blue Nile, the Oubangui and the …

Hydropower dependency and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: A nexus framework and evidence-based review

G Falchetta, DEHJ Gernaat, J Hunt, S Sterl - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, 160 million grid-connected electricity consumers live in
countries where hydropower accounts for over 50% of total power supply. A warmer climate …