April 2020

The impact of sea water intrusion on the spatial variability of the physical and chemical properties of ground water in Limbe-Cameroon

A significant proportion of the population of Limbe, a coastal town in Cameroon, relies on ground water (gw) to satisfy their drinking water needs. The coastal aquifer is threatened by pollution from sea water intrusion and hence the aim of this study was to determine the suitability of the water. Physico-chemical analysis were carried out on samples collected from the study area and the Revelle Index was calculated and...

Author(s): MOTCHEMIEN Rigobert and FONTEH Mathias FRU  

April 2020

Factors affecting the development of effective water resource management policies: The case of the management of Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda

Partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to evaluate the factors affecting the development of effective water resource management policies.  Researchers employed a purposive sampling method to come up with the most suitable respondents. The sample size of 152 respondents was computed from a population size of 245 water experts within Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) in Uganda.  The...

Author(s): Godfrey Odongtoo, Denis Ssebugwawo and Peter Okidi Lating