Search Results - "Kayiranga, Alphonse"

Understanding the Spatial Temporal Vegetation Dynamics in Rwanda by Ndayisaba, Felix, Guo, Hao, Bao, Anming, Guo, Hui, Karamage, Fidele, Kayiranga, Alphonse

“…Knowledge of current vegetation dynamics and an ability to make accurate predictions of ecological changes are essential for minimizing food scarcity in…”
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Assessment of Vegetation Dynamics and Ecosystem Resilience in the Context of Climate Change and Drought in the Horn of Africa by Measho, Simon, Chen, Baozhang, Pellikka, Petri, Guo, Lifeng, Zhang, Huifang, Cai, Diwen, Sun, Shaobo, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Sun, Xiaohong, Ge, Mengyu

“…Understanding the response of vegetation and ecosystem resilience to climate variability and drought conditions is essential for ecosystem planning and…”
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USLE-Based Assessment of Soil Erosion by Water in the Nyabarongo River Catchment, Rwanda by Karamage, Fidele, Zhang, Chi, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Shao, Hua, Fang, Xia, Ndayisaba, Felix, Nahayo, Lamek, Mupenzi, Christophe, Tian, Guangjin

“…Soil erosion has become a serious problem in recent decades due to unhalted trends of unsustainable land use practices. Assessment of soil erosion is a…”
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Spatiotemporal shifts in thermal climate in responses to urban cover changes: a-case analysis of major cities in Punjab, Pakistan by Dilawar, Adil, Chen, Baozhang, Trisurat, Yongyut, Tuankrua, Venus, Arshad, Arfan, Hussain, Yawar, Measho, Simon, Guo, Lifeng, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Zhang, Huifang, Wang, Fei, Sun, Shaobo

“…This study investigates the relationship of urban thermal environment (UTE) with various influential factors as well as ecological conditions. The relation…”
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Deforestation Effects on Soil Erosion in the Lake Kivu Basin, D.R. Congo-Rwanda by Fidele Karamage, Hua Shao, Xi Chen, Felix Ndayisaba, Lamek Nahayo, Alphonse Kayiranga, James Kehinde Omifolaji, Tong Liu, Chi Zhang

“…Deforestation and natural grassland conversion to agricultural land use constitute a major threat to soil and water conservation. This study aimed at assessing…”
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Modeling Rainfall-Runoff Response to Land Use and Land Cover Change in Rwanda (1990–2016) by Karamage, Fidele, Zhang, Chi, Fang, Xia, Liu, Tong, Ndayisaba, Felix, Nahayo, Lamek, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Nsengiyumva, Jean Baptiste

“…Stormwater runoff poses serious environmental problems and public health issues in Rwanda, a tropical country that is increasingly suffering from severe…”
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Development of a GIS based hazard, exposure, and vulnerability analyzing method for monitoring drought risk at Karachi, Pakistan by Dilawar, Adil, Chen, Baozhang, Ashraf, Arshad, Alphonse, Kayiranga, Hussain, Yawar, Ali, Shoaib, Jinghong, Jiang, Shafeeque, Muhammad, Boyang, Song, Sun, Xiaohong, Hussain, Saddam

“…Droughts have an adverse influence on agriculture, the environment, water supplies, and the global economy. The drought risk was computed using an integrated…”
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Anthropogenic activities and the influence of desertification processes on the water cycle and water use in the Aral Sea basin by Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Xi, Ingabire, Dative, Liu, Tie, Li, Yaoming, Nzabarinda, Vincent, Ochege, Friday Uchenna, Hirwa, Hubert, Duulatov, Eldiiar, Nthangeni, Winny

“…The Aral Sea Basin (ASB) is a transboundary water catchment area in Central Asia, with an area of around 1.8 million km2 and straddled over six countries…”
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Analysis of Climate and Topography Impacts on the Spatial Distribution of Vegetation in the Virunga Volcanoes Massif of East-Central Africa by Kayiranga, Alphonse, Ndayisaba, Felix, Nahayo, Lamek, Karamage, Fidele, Nsengiyumva, Jean, Mupenzi, Christophe, Nyesheja, Enan

“…This paper aimed to investigate the influence of climatic and topographic factors on the distribution of vegetation in the Virunga Volcanoes Massif using GIS…”
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Spatially explicit and multiscale ecosystem shift probabilities and risk severity assessments in the greater Mekong subregion over three decades by Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Zhang, Huifang, Nthangeni, Winny, Measho, Simon, Ndayisaba, Felix

“…Ecosystem functioning and related risks could become compromised by climate change and severely affect livestock in different ways. Based on four climate…”
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Expanding forest carbon sinks to mitigate climate change in Africa by Nzabarinda, Vincent, Bao, Anming, Tie, Liu, Uwamahoro, Solange, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Ochege, Friday Uchenna, Muhirwa, Fabien, Bao, Jiayu

“…Forests significantly contribute to climate change mitigation by acting as carbon sinks, sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide, and keeping it in soil and…”
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Anthropogenic activities dominated tropical forest carbon balance in two contrary ways over the Greater Mekong Subregion in the 21st century by Chen, Baozhang, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Ge, Mengyu, Ciais, Philippe, Zhang, Huifang, Black, Andy, Xiao, Xiangming, Yuan, Wenping, Zeng, Zhenzhong, Piao, Shilong

“…The tropical forest carbon (C) balance threatened by extensive socio‐economic development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in Asia is a notable data gap…”
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Reconstructing monthly 0.25° terrestrial evapotranspiration data in a remote arid region using Bayesian-driven ensemble learning method by Ochege, Friday Uchenna, Yuan, Xiuliang, Ezekwe, Ifeanyichukwu C., Ling, Qing, Nzabarinda, Vincent, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Xie, Mingjuan, Shi, Haiyang, Luo, Geping

“…•Hybridized Bayesian-driven ensemble learning method merged multiple gridded ET data.•Assessed reconstructed Central Asia ET ensemble (CAETens) in four arid…”
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Virtual water transfers in Africa: Assessing topical condition of water scarcity, water savings, and policy implications by Hirwa, Hubert, Peng, Yu, Zhang, Qiuying, Qiao, Yunfeng, Leng, Peifang, Tian, Chao, Yang, Guang, Muhirwa, Fabien, Diop, Salif, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Li, Fadong, Chen, Gang

“…Africa is facing an increasing challenge with respect to water scarcity (WS), which is driven by climate change, population growth, and socioeconomic growth…”
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Understanding grain virtual water flux dynamics and drivers from a socio-ecohydrological perspective: A case study of landlocked developing countries of Africa by Hirwa, Hubert, Li, Fadong, Measho, Simon, Chen, Gang, Muhirwa, Fabien, Zhang, Qiuying, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Qiao, Yunfeng, Leng, Peifang, Tian, Chao, Yang, Guang, Baranyika, Jean Baptiste, Wang, Shu, Simbi, Claudien Habimana, Izerimana, Eric, Peng, Yu, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe, Niyonzima, Theogene

“…The virtual water (VW) approach offers a crucial heuristic tool to analyze water and food security by considering the water embedded in grain during the whole…”
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Spatiotemporal variations of forest ecohydrological characteristics in the Lancang-Mekong region during 1992-2016 and 2020-2099 under different climate scenarios by Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Guo, Lifeng, Measho, Simon, Hirwa, Hubert, Liu, Shuan, Bofana, José, Sun, Shaobo, Wang, Fei, Karamage, Fidele, Tuankrua, Venus, Nthangeni, Winny, Dilawar, Adil, Zhang, Huifang, Ndayisaba, Felix

“…•The forest eco-hydrological characteristics were determined by GPP, eWBR and eWUE.•Significant increasing trends of GPP, eWBR and eWUE in western…”
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Early alert and community involvement: approach for disaster risk reduction in Rwanda by Nahayo, Lamek, Mupenzi, Christophe, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Karamage, Fidele, Ndayisaba, Felix, Nyesheja, Enan Muhire, Li, Lanhai

“…Natural disasters’ socioeconomic and environmental losses are predicted to rise, unless early warning, full stakeholders and community involvement in the…”
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The implementation of genetic algorithm for the identification of DNAPL sources by Habiyakare, Telesphore, Zhang, Na, Feng, Chu-Han, Ndayisenga, Fabrice, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Sindikubwabo, Celestin, Muhirwa, Fabien, Shah, Suraj

“…Contamination caused by dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) is a serious peril to the groundwater supply quality. The DNAPLs are largely undetected and…”
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The Monsoon's Influence on Central Asia's Subsequent Periods of Drought and Flooding by Nzabarinda, Vincent, Bao, Anming, Tie, Liu, Ochege, Friday Uchenna, Uwamahoro, Solange, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Bao, Jiayu, Sindikubwabo, Celestin, Li, Tao

“…Central Asia and its southern neighbors are being ravaged by more frequent and intense droughts and floods. While research on droughts is abundant, their…”
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Suitability Analysis for Resettlement Potential Sites of Flood Vulnerable Community in Kigali city, Rwanda by Izere, David, Li, Lanhai, Mind’je, Richard, Kayiranga, Alphonse, Umwali, Edovia Dufatanye, Nzabarinda, Vincent, Muhirwa, Fabien, Maniraho, Albert Poponi, Niyomugabo, Pauline, Mupenzi, Christophe, Nizigiyimana, Divin, Rugaba, Yvan Norris

“…Increasing urbanization in Kigali is hampered by inadequate urban planning, posing significant problems such as increased vulnerability to natural disasters…”
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