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Near real time water quality monitoring of Chivero and Manyame lakes of Zimbabwe
(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
Zimbabwe’s water resources are under pressure from both point and non-point sources of pollution
hence the need for regular and synoptic assessment. In-situ and laboratory based methods of water quality monitoring
are ...
Establishing the link between urban land cover change and the proliferation of aquatic hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Harare Metropolitan, Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2018)
Urbangrowthisakeyprocessaffectingthefunctioningofnaturalecosystems,andconsequentlythegloballand-surface process. This work aimed at establishing the link between land cover changes around HarareMetropolitancityandtheprol ...
Wetlands in drylands: Diverse perspectives for dynamic landscapes
(Springer, 2022)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP
1997) classifes global drylands according to an Aridity Index (AI), defned as the ratio between mean
annual precipitation (MAP) and potential evapotranspiration (PET). ...
Water quality prediction based on multi-task learning
(MDPI, 2022)
Water pollution seriously endangers people’s lives and restricts the sustainable development
of the economy. Water quality prediction is essential for early warning and prevention of
water pollution. However, the nonlinear ...
Characterisation of hydro-geochemical processes influencing groundwater quality in rural areas: A case study of Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater is often the main or only source of fresh water supply in arid to semi-arid rural
areas owing to decreasing rainfall patterns, reduced availability of surface water and socioeconomic
activities. It is important ...
Feasibility assessment of the application of groundwater remediation techniques in rural areas: A case study of rural areas in the Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater contribution towards human health and livelihood depends on the contaminants
level in groundwater. Many people in rural communities are being exposed to waterborne
diseases resulting from drinking untreated ...
Spatial characterisation of vegetation diversity in groundwater-dependent ecosystems using in-situ and sentinel-2 msi satellite data
(MDPI, 2022)
Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) are under threat from groundwater overabstraction,
which significantly impacts their conservation and sustainable management. Although
the socio-economic significance of GDEs is ...
Using the water balance approach to understand pool dynamics along non-perennial rivers in the semi-arid areas of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2022)
The Touws River in the Klein Karoo region of South Africa Study focus: This study sought to improve the understanding of pool dynamics along non-perennial rivers (NPRs) by utilising the water balance approach to assess the ...
Assessing the role of water resources protection practice for sustainable water resources management: A review
(MDPI, 2022)
Water resource protection is central to sustainable water supply management for human
wellbeing and for the ecological ecosystem to flourish. This review paper focuses on highlighting the
role of groundwater and surface ...
Policy implementation for water resources protection: Assessing spatio-temporal trends of results from process-based outcomes of resource-directed measures projects in South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Governments are continuously developing strategies for policy implementation toward
water resource protection. However, little is known about the practical application of such plans to
test their effectiveness in policy ...