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Timoth Mkilima

Mapping of Land Use Changes in Urban Catchments. A Case of Msimbazi Catchment in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i1.a1.2022

Abstract: Rapid urbanization activities may put significant pressure on catchments around the globe as they are also associated with the change in land use/land cover. This study used GIS-based techniques to investigate the land use/land cover changes in the Msimbazi river catchment in Dar es [...] Read more

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Alex William

Assessment of Urbanization Implications in Water Management around Lake Victoria: Case Study Mwanza

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i1.a2.2022

Abstract: This study assesses urbanization implications in water management around Lake Victoria in Mwanza. The study was conducted in Nyamagana and Misungwi districts by the use of data collected from April 2020 to June 2021. A total of 200 respondents participated in this study. The findings [...] Read more

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Melanie Bituro Masesa

Assessment of Conflicts in Water Resources Management of Tobora Sub-catchment in Mara River Basin, Tanzania.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i1.a3.2024

Abstract: Water resources are essential for both human livelihood and environmental services. Demand for the resources has led to increasing water conflicts because of how water is managed and governed. Many developing countries like Tanzania experience conflicts based on competing water uses. This [...] Read more

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DIckson Gidion

Water meter inaccuracy assessment and operation control considering customer information

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i1.a4.2024

Abstract: Water Meter Inaccuracy (WMI) is one of the apparent loss components contributing to an increase in non-revenue water. The estimation of the volume of water lost due to WMI and control within a utility is still a challenge; thus, the current study investigated its field operation using customer c [...] Read more

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Gift Isaack Marandu, Kassim Ramadhani Mussa, Offoro Neema Kimambo, Amina Amri Hamad

Assessing Physicochemical and Heavy Metal Characteristics in Leachate and Groundwater around Pugu Kinyamwezi Dumpsite, Dar es Salaam

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i2.a1.2024

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the extent and dynamics of groundwater contamination around the Pugu-Kinyamwezi dumpsite in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Specifically, it evaluated the physicochemical and heavy metal characteristics of leachate during the dry and wet seasons and assessed its impacts [...] Read more

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Nyemo Chilagane, Papilon Mkome, Elius Chundu, George Wandelage, Winfred Mbungu, Festo Silungwe, Japhet Kashaigili5

Mapping and Assessing the Ecological Status of Water Sources in Mbarali River Sub catchment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56542/wi.jwempo.v1.i2.a3.2024

Abstract: Mbarali river subcatchment (MRS) is an important waterway that faces ongoing degradation due to climate change, land use change and poor institutional management which affected river flows in both quantity and quality. This study presents the findings of the cross-sectional survey conducted to i [...] Read more