A5068294637- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Agricultural risk and resilience
University of Cape Coast
2023
A Water Quality Index (WQI) is a tool that describes the overall water quality by combining complex and technical information into single meaningful unitless numerical value. WQIs predict since they reflect impact of multiple Parameters (WQPs) allow for spatial-temporal comparison status. Most African countries employ adapted modifying original index (or indices) propose their concepts evaluating surface groundwater, which normally accompanied irregularities. The current review examined...
Abstract The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, a regional economic body comprised of 16 member states, is one our planet’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards, and has complex disaster risk profile. region sustained several disasters over the past decades. These events include annual floods in 2004–2019 extreme droughts (1990–1993); other climate-induced disasters, such as cyclones, also have had devastating impacts, particularly on Indian Ocean island states east...
Flood risk studies in Ghana have largely focused on urban areas and neglected rural set ups despite the unprecedented high vulnerability associated with communities, particularly coastal areas. Responding to this, we conceptualised this study assess of Ankobra River Basin Coastal Area (ARBCA) flooding. Data socio-economic determinants was collected from 341 households using interviews, while data physical variables literature. Frequencies dominating characteristics were calculated SPSS...
The SADC region has a complex disaster risk profile. sustained number of disasters over the past decades which include recurrent floods, droughts and cyclones that have been particularly devastating. To reduce adverse effects disasters, governments must invest in reduction (Priority 3 SFDRR). However, interventions aimed at reducing social economic vulnerability investing long-term mitigation activities are often few, poorly funded, insignificant comparison with resources spent on...
The purpose was to ascertain whether the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have functional, people-centered early warning systems as part of their disaster risk management programs. study adopted a mixed-method approach involving review relevant documentation, self-administered questionnaire, and in-depth face-to-face interviews with senior managers Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) practitioners. Random convenience sampling methods were used select five Member States...