Thesis topics

Below an overview of thesis topics according to general thesis themes, students names and their associated universities. The students› theses can be downloaded through the links provided.

WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene):

• Concept for an energy self-sufficient house (BSc); Kwabena Adjei, SMPU
• Energetically and ecologically sustainable model residential buildings for Liberia (BSc), Thuvarakan Sriskandanathan, OST
• GDM system for households and solar-powered groundwater pump (BSc), Loris Casura, OST
• Household Greywater recycling; the potential of Coconut Husk Powder (MSc), Sophia Taylor, KNUST
• On-site Wastewater management in specifiv industries (textile industry and tanneries) of Peru (MSc), Patrik Eckert, FHNW
• Quantitative analysis of plastic debris on the Weija-Kokrobite coastlines in Accra-Ghana (BSc), Zenobia Kusi-Afrakoma, KNUST
• Quantitative and qualitative metrology of sewage sludge at the Abobo zoo discharge station (Abidjan) (MSc), Gninwlw Kone, KNUST
• Rainwater management for the drainage of a settlement (BSc), Laryee Sannor, SMPU
• Shoreline changes and it impacts on recreational beaches: A Case study at Takoradi (MSc), Mohammed Sanda, KNUST
• Situational Analysis of Access to Water, Hygiene and Sanitation in the Primary Schools of Taabo, Southern Côte d’Ivoire (MSc), Wassa Diarrassouba, UNA

Climate change:

• An assessment of sustainable water demand and food security under climate change (MSc), Joseph Alhassan, KNUST
• Assessing the functional state of the Owabi wetland, using species range shift approache (BSc), Rockson Acolatse, KNUST
• Climate Change Effects on Cocoa Cultivation in West Africa: Influence of Soil Properties and Adaptation Measures (MSc), Dennis Eberli, ETH
• Effect of climate variability and water contestation on Off-Season agriculture: A case study in the North-East region of Ghana (MSc), Adams Mohammed, KNUST
• Impact of climate change on Bagre reservoir: implication for rice yield and hydro power Generation (MSc), Maimouna Hema, KNUST
• Impact of Climate Change on drinking water production. A case study of Barekese Headworks (Msc), Macis Kyei, KNUST
• Review of Early Warning Dissemination in Media and Assessment of Flood Early Warning Systems in Media (MSc), Thierry Hohmann, ETH
• Thesis on an evaluation of environmental data based on Geographic Information System (QGIS) (BSc), Michael Beister, FHNW

Mining & water quality:

• Developing an open-source web-based GIS application and an integrated methodology for assessing risk and impact of mining-related environmental stressors in the Pra River Basin, Ghana (MSc), Sabine Hain, ETH
• Improving access to potable water in a mining community in Ashanti Region: The potential of Bamboo biochar and moringa seed powder as adsorbent for heavy metals in water (MSc), Emmanuella Ansah, KNUST
• Sciences et technique de l’eau (MSc), Christian Blai, UNA

Agriculture:

• Assessing food security using the Sustainable Livelihood Approach: a case study of small-scale farmers in Côte d’Ivoire (MSc), Lucile Gallifa, BFH

*BFH = Bern University of Applied Sciences
*ETH = Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
*FHNW = University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
*KNUST = Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
*OST = Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
*SMPU = Stella Maris Polytechnic University
*UNA = Nangui Abrogoua University

Thesis video presentations

Student video presentations of approximately 8 minutes can be seen below: