期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2011
卷号：13
期号：7
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This paper examined the two-way interaction between climate change and waste management. It showed that while solid waste management can have exacerbating effects on the climate especially due to the emission of greenhouse gasses, climate change will have some positive impacts on wastewater management facilities such as waste stabilization pond and septic tanks. It was also shown that rising temperatures will lead to exponential increase of bacteria activity in wastewater treatment facilities, hence resulting in increased efficiency. The effects of other climate change indicators such as increased rainfall, flooding and drought on some waste management facilities have also been highlighted. The work indicates that while high temperatures may be good for these units, increased rainfall will have a net negative effect leading to inundation and consequent overland flow of wastewater from treatment facilities. Furthermore, interaction between popular solid waste management options namely: composting, landfill, incineration and anaerobic digestion was succinctly illustrated. Waste management strategies for reduction of greenhouse gas emission in developing countries were proposed.
