A5069424064- Water resources management and optimization
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Climate variability and models
- Mining and Resource Management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Peacebuilding and International Security
University for Development Studies
2014-2025
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014
Environmental Health
2011
Abstract Pollution of freshwater resources is gaining global attention due to increasing stress and scarcity. This study assessed land use cover changes (LULCC) in the Nawuni Catchment White Volta Basin how change affects water quality area. Satellite images from Landsat Thematic Mapper 8 Operational imager were acquired used for this study. These analysed ascertain influence on parameters such as turbidity, ammonia total coliform counts a 10-year period (2007 2017). The results LULCC...
Assessment and prediction of land use/land cover change using spatiotemporal data are great importance for better environmental monitoring, use planning, management. Therefore, the objective this study is to predict LULC its driving factors impact on water availability irrigation in Vea catchment, Ghana. CA-Markov model was used land-use changes 2038 2054. Terrset geospatial monitoring modeling system software run model. The Relative Importance Index identify major drivers change. results...
The study examined the critical factors influencing sustainability of Pra river basin in Ghana, with a focus on water pollution incidents caused by illegal mining (galamsey) activities. followed quantitative research approach using data collected from 156 respondents Amansie Central district Ghana. Generally, Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT), Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as multi-criteria technique two stages discrete and continuous analysis descriptive statistics were...
LULC and climate change are the two most common manifestations of global environmental change. The objective this study was to quantify past future impacts on sustainability in Vea catchment Ghana. (1998–2022) analyzed using ERDAS Imagine 15 upon application Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier algorithm. CA-Markov used predict land-use changes 2038 2054. Climate projected under SSP 4.5 8.5 emission scenarios R software. projections from an ensemble mean SSPs near (2025–2052) far...
Climate change is a global issue, but the impact not globally even. The Vea catchment considered to be one of regions at high risk from impacts climate change. objective this study was project and its on temperature, precipitation stream flow. Temperature data two stations were obtained Ghana meteorological stations; in addition, twelve satellite CHIRPS with 0.05’ (5km) resolution complement in-situ datasets; temperature for station NASA power project. Modeled six GCMs CMIP6 portal WCRP...
Antibiotic residue in food products and the resulting antibiotic-resistant bacteria represent a significant global public health threat. The misuse of antibiotics is primary contributor to this issue. This study investigated knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) regarding antibiotic use among cage fish farmers on Ghana's Volta Lake.
The use and misuse of antibiotics for treating animal human infections are a key driver the emergence resistant bacterial strains at human-animal-environment interface. This inappropriate threatens ecological balance poses significant risk to health. lack relevant knowledge right attitudes practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship among fish farmers, antibiotic drug retailers, government agencies has significantly exacerbated this serious environmental public health issue. To enhance...
The increase in illegal gold mining (galamsey) activities that harm the environment by polluting water sources necessitates need to take meaningful steps towards protecting environment.The Jacobu system Amansie Central district was selected as a case study. purpose of work is assess environmental sustainability groundwater resource and whether surface pollution has seeped into table pollute resource. Methodologically, study employed assessment framework, involving both linear non-linear...
The aim of this study was to assess the historical and projected climate trend analysis in Upper East Region, Ghana, using time series modelled data under shared socio-economic pathways scenarios. Due scarcity challenge there is a need rely on high-resolution satellite-based products for change studies. Accordingly, temperature precipitation six stations were obtained from Ghana meteorological stations; addition, five satellite CHIRPS with 0.05’ (5 km) resolution complement in-situ datasets;...
Pollinator decline, driven primarily by habitat degradation, has the potential to reduce quantity and quality of pollinator-dependent crops produced across world. Vitellaria paradoxa, a socio-economically important tree which grows sub-Saharan drylands Africa, produces seeds from shea butter is extracted. However, habitats in this are threatened with potentially impacting its ability attract sufficient pollinators produce seeds. The flowers V. paradoxa insect-pollinated, we investigated...
Background. Fish advisories have been established by some nations to protect the public from potentially harmful health effects linked eating contaminated fish. Advisories are based on estimations of risks associated with concentrations contaminating chemicals found in fish, and average levels consumption fish population. is an important source nutrition Ghana; however, little known about possible metal Objective. The overall aim present study was estimate fishery resources so as inform...
This article examines the consequences of farmer-herder conflict and processes underlying how authority is sourced, maintained, lost. It illustrates that conflicts are an important source in rural Ghana. Yet, does not result from farmers hopping one institution to another authorize claims but rather through intense resistance emerging social movements (farmers) against institutions. We show institutions with rational-legal traditional grant property rights mediate being reconfigured by...
Purpose The aim of this paper is to determine whether the dominant integrated water resources management (IWRM) paradigm within which Pra River Basin managed holds key address current security and sustainability issues in Southwestern Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a literature review developed based on studies as well normative scenarios from broad scenario planning methodology. builds Wæver’s Theory Securitization Utilitarian theory protect bodies through use...
Abstract Shea ( Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn. ) is a multipurpose tree species indigenous to the Sudano Sahelian zone of Africa and occurs as most abundant economic in northern Ghana. The edible oil (shea butter) extracted from shea kernel ranked product species. Although fruit set yield are known be influenced by insect pollination, actual contribution pollinators its reproductive success has rarely been studied. This study estimated percentage pollinator dependence monetary value...
Despite the key roles of women in agroforestry systems, their contributions usually go unnoticed male – dominated societies. This study was conducted Jaman South Municipality Ghana to examine forms and levels women’s participation systems. The used a concurrent mixed method design collect data from 204 farmers. It employed Agarwal’s typology describe participation. findings revealed that majority (85.3%) farmers were active practice agroforestry. Scattered trees on farmlands, alley cropping,...
The purpose of the study was to identify gaps between existing practices and provisions hierarchy waste management model in Nadowli Township Upper West Region Ghana. A cross-sectional design with quantitative qualitative approaches adopted questionnaires, observation interview guides were used collect data from a sample size 100 respondents. Findings revealed that methods cannot be practiced without linkage roles stakeholders. While disposal is least preferred option theory, it most method....
The frequent incidents of oil spills and other forms pollution arising from crude exploration exploitation (OEE) in the Niger Delta have caused several investigations on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution. This study aimed at developing a comprehensive report PAH its human health risks recorded Delta. Studies were extracted Google Scholar, PubMed, ResearchGate using defined selection criterion. quality each was assessed Newcastle – Ottawa Scale. Thirty-eight studies...