Empirical evidence from a variety of different locations suggest that livelihoods diversification is happening. Rural households do indeed engage in multiple activities and rely on diversified income portfolios in order to increase their resilience to climate change effects (Ellis, 1997). In...
Download PDF ↓Recent studies have revealed that projects performance in Zambian Construction Industry is below satisfactory. Since labour is one of the key construction inputs, construction labour productivity is among the major determinants of projects’ success in ZCI. However, before making attempts to...
Download PDF ↓Excreta ought not to be viewed solely as a problem but as a potential resource from which valuable resources can be obtained and sold to consumers. One of the resources that can be recovered from faecal sludge is briquettes. Briquettes can be processed from faecal sludge and used as a sustainable...
Download PDF ↓Despite global aspirations towards a 21st Century Skills learning agenda, Zambia's efforts to effectively integrate these skills into classroom settings have shown limited advancement. This discrepancy highlights the challenge of translating theoretical aspirations into tangible educational...
Download PDF ↓Stabilization and dewatering are indispensable treatment mechanisms applied in the management of Faecal Sludge (FS) that accumulates in onsite containment facilities such as pit latrines and septic tanks. This is because FS is mainly comprised of 80 – 95 percent water and readily degradable...
Download PDF ↓Microcredit Institutions aim at providing financial services in limited amounts to low-income persons and small informal businesses in order to empower the citizenry and contribute to poverty alleviation. These institutions also provide training to microcredit borrowers. However, despite the...
Download PDF ↓Mobile money is widely renowned for its positive contribution to financial inclusion and improvements in welfare of users. Yet, little is known about how mobile money contributes to financial inclusion and improved livelihoods of mobile money agents as individual users and key players in...
Download PDF ↓The worldwide problems associated with the construction industry include low productivity, poor safety, inferior working conditions, lack of adequate financing, and insufficient quality. Widespread problems in the construction industry in most developing countries correspondingly include project...
Download PDF ↓In the realm of 5G network optimization, the SIMU5G framework emerges as a potent simulation tool, encapsulating adaptive numerology, scheduling support, and mmWave support for the comprehensive modeling and optimization of 5G networks. Operating on a simulation-based approach, SIMU5G enables...
The motivation for venturing in alternative jet fuels has partly been due to the elevated level and volatility of the price of Jet A (a kerosene-based aviation gas turbine fuel) and environmental impacts on global climate change and air quality. The model of the annular combustor for the PT6A-27...