» THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN RAISING AWARENESS AND CHANGING BEHAVIORS TOWARDS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CAMEROON CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Population boom has always been one of the many factors contributing to increased amount of waste disposal over the years. Accelera…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Sewage is the term used to describe the water that has been utilised by a community or industry and contains both dissolved and suspended particles (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018). The terms sewage and wastewater are used interchange…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Globally, the rapid increase in urbanization, driven by the migration of people from rural and semi urban areas to cities in quest of better opportunities, has led to severe sewerage problems in many large cities worldwide, particularly in developing …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In developed and developing nations, dues to human activities, residences, institutions, hospitals, and commercial and industrial facilities generate sewage. Sewage, known as raw influent, consists of liquid waste from toilets, baths, showers, kitc…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Worldwide, many manufacturing industries depend on water for many uses such as manufacturing processes, power generation, agriculture, mining, and oil and gas production. According to Gingerich (2018) this is because water is a vital resource for indu…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Globally, designing effective waste management policies and procedures has become the task of environmental stakeholders in both developing and developed countries especially with the focus of ensuring that they are aligned with the needs and realitie…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The term "waste" refers to a form of trash or refuse that is typically comprised of commonplace goods that are abandoned by the general public, with the specifics of waste varying from country to country. The definition of waste, on the other hand,…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Climate change is an urgent ecological and hydrological worry which disturbs the natural balance of environment, and it became the issue of much research and debate in recent decades. Climate change causes changes in temperatures, cloud cover, rain…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Waste generation is an inherent mechanism in all organisms. Human activities and processes follow a cyclical pattern that produces trash of different magnitudes. Within an urban context or municipality, the production, conversion, and consumption …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Cameroon, like other developing nations, is currently undergoing a significant increase in the production of municipal solid garbage. This is mostly due to the rapid, unplanned, and mismanaged urbanisation, as well as the growing urban population …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Household waste refers to the garbage that is produced as a result of many activities carried out within a household, including cleaning, cooking, fixing empty containers, packaging, and the excessive use of plastic carry bags (Abdullah et al.,…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The management of solid waste is becoming an increasingly significant issue worldwide. Inadequate management of solid waste can have detrimental effects on both the environment and human health (Vinti et al., 2021). The issue is especially cruc…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study In recent decades, environmental concerns have gained global significance, with the detrimental impacts of inadequate waste management systems posing a significant challenge for societies worldwide (Campus et al., 2021). Environmental deteriora…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Waste creation and management are inherent aspects of industrialization. Urbanization is intricately linked to both economic development and the subsequent technological advancements that arise from it (Odunola, Jelili, Adejumobi, & Asani, 2019…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The term "environment" encompasses not only the physical place where life exists, but also includes live organisms, objects, water, soil, air, and the interactions between them, as well as intangible elements such as culture. However, the ecosy…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Flooding is the most prevalent type of disaster worldwide, accounting for about half of all casualties and economic losses caused by natural disasters (Alderman, Turner & Tong, 2022). Anticipated consequences of elevated sea levels and heighten…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study One type of calamity that occurs globally on a variety of scales and in various locations each year is flooding, which claims many lives, destroys property, and devastates the ecosystem. Although natural events are what create flood disasters, hum…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, holds a significant role in the nation's commerce, industry, and administration. It's also a popular tourist destination with a substantial population of residents and workers. Given its importance in these aspe…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The increasing frequency of flooding worldwide is attributed to climate change and various human induced activities, making it one of the most prominent global disasters, with expectations of further escalation in the years to come. Recently, many…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of Study The destabilising character of community conflict is one of the distinguishing elements of socioeconomic and political processes not just in Nigeria, but also in many other African nations. Domestic instability in Nigeria, particularly after 1999…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study [Alexandar, 2017] The World Health Organization (WHO) defines sanitation as the provision of facilities and services essential for the safe disposal of human feces and urine. . Sanitation may also be defined as the process of bringing about circums…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Flood disaster is not a recent phenomenon in Nigeria and its destructive tendencies are sometimes enormous. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP, 2006), flooding is one of the major environmental crises ravaging the unive…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Globally, flood has received a great deal of scholarly interest throughout the years, particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria. Although there are several types of environmental problems and issues that result, including soil degradati…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Water resource management has acquired prominence in global development discussions throughout the years. Water is required for the survival of humans and all other living things. It has a wide range of applications. It is utilized for industrial,…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Climate change has been notably predicted by authors and organizations such as Burke, Miguel, Satyanath, Dykema, and Lobell (2009), Hsiang, Meng, and Cane (2011), and the United Nations Environmental Program [UNEP] (2011) to increase conflict, par…Continue Reading »
