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Sustainability refers to the maintained functionality of water facilities through the operation and maintenance of the system at all times. The United adopted sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2015 as a universal call to action for ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring that by …
Geospatial Technologies
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This study was carried out in T/A Chimaliro, Thyolo district, Malawi to assess the status of water, sanitation and hygiene practices among randomly selected households. A total of 73 households were selected and semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Information obtained from this …
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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The observation of groundwater quality elements is essential for understanding the classification and distribution of drinking water, hence it is of importance to know the location of groundwater sources using ArcGIS. Blantyre, MISESA Ward Area, located in the southern part of Malawi. A large amount …
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
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The study was conducted in areas surrounding Soche Hill in Blantyre city. The area was chosen for the purpose of this study since it has been experiencing several landslide events though most of them were not recorded. In addition, there has been increased urbanization due …
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
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The study was conducted to determine the water quality of Likangala River using biomonitoring and physico-chemical approaches. Experiments and direct field observations were applied. In order to do the study, water samples collected in three sites in triplicates were analyzed for various water quality variables …
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Access to drinking water from unsafe sources is widespread amongst communities in rural areas such as Gumbi village in traditional authority Makwangwala Ntcheu District part central Malawi. This situation puts many individuals and communities at risk of waterborne diseases and teeth problems. Despite Mpira water …
Water resources conservation
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Wastewater treatment is done to reduce the transmission of excreta related diseases and to reduce water pollution to avoid damage to aquatic biota. In developing countries, waste stabilization ponds are widely used for wastewater treatment as they are simple to construct, operate and maintain. The …
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
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Floods are major water-related disasters that affect millions of people, resulting in thousands of fatalities and billion-dollar losses globally every year. Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) is one of the flood risk management measures. FEWS is currently operational in many countries. Early warning systems aim …
Basin Analysis
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Malawi is highly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather events given its location along the great African Rift Valley, rapid population growth, unsustainable urbanization, climate variability and change, and environmental degradation. Flood is the most devastating and widely distributed natural disaster causing losses to …
Geospatial Analysis
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Safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) beyond household, and especially in the school-setting, is very important to the general health and education of children. Thus, the provision of WASH services in schools must respond to the needs of every child, bearing in mind the differences …
Water resources conservation
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Sustainable development goal 6 is the goal that focuses to clean water and sanitation. Targets 6.1 and 6.2 say that everyone should have access to safe and affordable water and access to basic sanitation respectively. Malawi adopted this goal and it is on the verge …
Water Security
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This paper discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on undergraduate students at MUST. It also shades light, through its findings, on the measures undertaken and measures that can be undertaken to overcome mental distress and promote the social well-being of MUST students amidst the …
Disaster Risk Management
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