The thesis investigates the effects of rising water consumption costs on small-scale farmers in Mathioya District, Murang’a County, Kenya. It aims to identify the challenges these farmers face due to the increased cost of water for consumption exacerbated by climate change and offers strategies for equitable …

This study explores the effect of precipitation, evaporation, animal burrowing and the changing climate on the permeability of the clay cover layer on a dike. It also showcases the possibility of utilizing finite difference flow models, such as MODFLOW, for the simulation of various environmental impacts …

As an essential nutrient for food production, phosphate is largely used in fertilizers to enhance crop growth (Baishya et al., 2016; Hasanuzzaman et al., 2018). Regardless of its enormous demand, the only concentrated P source is phosphate rock and the resource is finite (Cordell & White, 2011; Smit …

QUOTE “Human-induced climate change will challenge the availability of textile fibres, whereas today’s apparel industry leaves behind a substantial environmental footprint. Sustainable hemp textiles can lighten it.” RESEARCH QUESTION What are the impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change …

A method for directly analysing the nickel content of organic samples by flame atomic absorption is validated. This method is developed to bypass the conventional preparation step for aqueous atomic absorption, which is microwave digestion. The working range of the method is 0 – 30 ppm. The limits of …

The limited natural phosphorus reserves in the world are gradually depleting. This makes it interesting to look for other ways of recovering phosphorus. One of the possibility’s is the recovery of phosphate (PO4) from industrial and municipal waste water, by the precipitation of struvite. By dosing magnesium …

This report is the result of a study done at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. It is part of a bachelor thesis of the Forest- and Nature Management – Tropical Forestry Program at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. This study is the first in a series …

De klimaat robuuste oplossingen die het meest geschikt zijn om de wateroverlast in Nijmegen-Oost te voorkomen zijn: kolken met slibvang en waterberging onder de weg, infiltratiebassins, diepinfiltratie, het afdammen en verdelen van waterstromen en het toepassen van zaksloten en zakputten.

De onderzoeksvraag luidde: Water op straat! Is de stad klaar voor de stortbui? Een onderzoek naar praktische oplossingen voor klimaatrobuuste hemelwatervoorzieningen in bestaand stedelijk gebied. Het doel van dit onderzoek is te komen tot concrete aanbevelingen voor het zoveel mogelijk bovengronds vasthouden, …

This thesis investigates the vulnerability of the crop production towards extreme weather events in the Drentsche Aa Catchment Area in the future years (From 2085 to 2115) and attempts to find the best solution for dealing with the vulnerability. The main method that has been used is literature study …