Land Use Changes and Morphological Evolution of Man-Made Lake System in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | Chapter 2 | Current Research on Geography, Earth Science and Environment Vol. 1

The man-made lakes of Yamoussoukro were designed in the 1970s to embellish the city. The rapid siltation of the lakes of Yamoussoukro is due to sediment transport, linked to erosion in the watershed due to human activities, including urbanisation and agriculture. On the other hand, accelerated eutrophication is due to the discharge of untreated wastewater and solid waste into the lakes and the lack of a lake monitoring and maintenance plan. The objective of this study is to evaluate the dynamics of land use and the evolution of the morphology of the man-made lake system of Yamoussoukro. The municipality of Yamoussoukro encloses ten man-made lakes which have been designed for the embellishment of the city and the regulation of rainwater. However, despite their ecological, tourist and economic importance, human activities in the lake watersheds are causing a deterioration in water quality and siltation of the lakes’ reservoirs. A study of land use was carried out through an analysis of satellite images from 1988 to 2018, coupled with a sedimentological study to assess the dynamics of land use and its impacts on the man-made lake system of Yamoussoukro. Land use and bathymetric maps show that the watershed suffered a significant degradation from 1988 to 2018. The granulometric and mineralogical analyses carried out on the sediments collected during this study showed that the sediments that fill the bottom of the lakes are made up of mud, fine sand and medium sand. The resulting erosion, wastewater and household waste dumped into the lakes through a lack of adequate sanitation systems accelerate the deterioration of the lake environment. The siltation and eutrophication of the Yamoussoukro lakes are very noticeable and pronounced. Hence, the gradual disappearance of these water bodies is being witnessed. The restoration of the integrity of the lakes and the implementation of a monitoring plan for the lake environments of Yamoussoukro city are necessary to embellish the city, improving the quality of the environment, developing tourism and preserving biodiversity.

 

Author (s) Details

Kouassi Kouakou LAZARE
Department of Environment, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.

 

N’Guessan Kouamé ANDRÉ
istrict of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire and Department of Sciences and Environment Management, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan,            Côte d’Ivoire.

 

Brou Loukou ALEXIS
Department of Environment, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.

 

Karim Sory TRAORÉ
Department of Sciences and Environment Management, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/crgese/v1/4493

Assessment of the Pre-donation Hemoglobin Level at the Yamoussoukro Blood Donation Center in Cote d'Ivoire | Chapter 3 | Novel Research Aspects in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 8

 The aim concerning this chapter search out make an assessment of the pre-gift capillary red body fluid dosage for the year 2020 of the established collection, of the Blood Donation Center of Yamoussoukro. Blood Donation is a healing act that consists in bestowing blood or one of allure derivatives captured from a healthy subject called the backer to a sick subject named the recipient.Despite the betterings made in Côte d'Ivoire in terms of transference safety, more work has expected done, notably in agreements of the medical collection of blood benefactors. This is a retrospective study was conducted at the Yamoussoukro Blood Donation Center. The dossier collection worried all old and new blood patrons deemed appropriate for the established collection of the old age 2020.The findings showed that of the 1160 ancestry donors, the pre-gift hemoglobin level was not measured in 787 (67.8%) matters of either sex. Among the matters whose pre-donation red body fluid levels were measured, 97 (26%) blood contributors including 15 female and 82 male had inferior hemoglobin levels. The study concluded that Pre-gift hemoglobin experiment of blood benefactors is effective in Yamoussoukro. However, efforts must stop living to improve the kind of blood obtained and to care for blood patrons.

Author(s) Details:

Renaude Janine Amon Boukalo,
National Center for Blood Transfusion, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Guillaume Zaminan,
National Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Martial Bama,
National Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Saydou Kaboré,
National Center for Blood Transfusion, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Sidonie Gooré Kouamenan,
National Center for Blood Transfusion, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Issaka Tiembré,
National Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Jean-Jacques Dadié Bosso,
Blood Transfusion Center, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.

Sekongo Yassongui Mamadou,
National Center for Blood Transfusion, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

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