Browsing by Subject "Climate change"
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Adaptation of small-scale livestock range farmers to climate change impacts in Nakasongola District
(Makerere University, 2017)The effects of climate change are progressively felt within the community, especially among vulnerable social groups like small-scale livestock farmers. This is due to their production systems that are nature based and ... -
Adaptation to climate change in agro-based livelihood systems in Katakwi District, Uganda
(2014-08-06)Climate change is one of the most serious global problems affecting many sectors in recent decades. In particular, the agriculture sector is most at risk to climate change impact more than ever. The impact is even stronger ... -
Adaptation to climate variability among crop farmers in Nakaseke Sub-County, Nakaseke District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11)Climate variability is one of the most serious environmental challenges impacting heavily on agriculture and crop farming in particular. Hence, this study sought to investigate the current nature of climate variability and ... -
Analysis of the climate change adaptation practices in the coffee-banana system in Lwengo district
(Makerere University, 2023)This study examined climate change adaptation practices in the coffee-banana farming system in Lwengo district of Uganda. The study aimed at determining the impacts of climate change shocks in the coffee-banana system, ... -
Assessing the impacts of climate change on rain fed agriculture and the use of rainwater harvesting for mitigating its effects in Teso sub-region.
(Makerere University, 2023-05-19)The most severe effect of climate change is the alteration of the hydrological cycle and extreme events which in turn affect rainfed agriculture. It impacts the quantity and quality of water resources at both spatial and ... -
Assessment of vulnerability to water stress among communities in selected districts of the cattle corridor in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015)The frequency, severity and coverage of climate-induced water stress in the cattle corridor of Uganda is increasing significantly due to climate change and variability. The limited information on nature and extent of ... -
Changing trends in climate and livestock grazing resources in Kapoeta, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2018-04)The major challenge facing livestock production in Kapoeta is inadequate pasture availability exacerbated by unreliable rainfall distribution, droughts and land cover change. First, the study determined the trends of ... -
Civil - military coordination framework for disaster management in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Civil-military working relations have often been cagey not only in Uganda but all over the world. This has been attributed to several reasons including among others differences in organizational culture and inferiority ... -
Climate adaptation and crop productivity in coffee-based farming systems of Uganda
(Mulinde, C. (2021). Climate adaptation and crop productivity in coffee-based farming systems of Uganda. (Unpublished PhD dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2021-12-20)Climate change is expected to negatively affect crop productivity in several agro-ecological zones, especially in East Africa resulting in a deterioration of farm-households’ livelihoods and incomes. Whereas adaptation to ... -
Climate change adaptation strategies and food security in Karamoja Sub Region, North Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Climate change extremes like drought, flood, higher temperatures negatively affect agricultural practices which has seen low yields among the smallholders’ famers and vulnerable communities leading to increased food ... -
Climate change perceptions, adaptation and mitigation strategies of livestock farmers in the Teso region Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-09)Agriculture on which the majority of the population in Teso depends as a livelihood source is prone to negative effects of climate change. This study is about a determination of local farmers understanding of climate change ... -
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation responses of fish dependent communities in the Albertine and Victoria Drainage Basins in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-12)Changing climate and weather patterns will have severe negative impacts on all sectors of the economy including fisheries. Appropriate knowledge and adaptation responses are therefore needed unfortunately in Uganda, knowledge ... -
Climate change, economic growth and household vulnerability in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Uganda's macroeconomic modelling frameworks currently overlook the impact of climate change, despite mounting evidence of extreme climate variability in the country. Prior attempts to assess climate change effects have ... -
The contribution of Geography Education in climate change mitigation in Bududa and Moroto Districts, Uganda.
(2018-06)This study assessed the contribution of geography education in mitigating climate change in Bududa and Moroto districts in Uganda. Specifically, the study explored how geography education objectives, content, teaching ... -
Coverage of climate change by the mass media in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2012-11)This study, coverage of climate change by the mass media in Kampala, aims to contribute to improvement in awareness of climate change issues in Uganda with a specific focus on Kampala, which is an urban setting. Two surveys ... -
An economic assessment of farmer adaptation to climate change using innovations in sweet potato technologies in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)Sweet potato technologies, like drought resistant varieties and virus cleaned planting material have shown resilience of agricultural systems to climate change related effects. However, adoption of these technologies ... -
Effects of climate change on food security in Uganda; a case of Karamoja Sub-region
(Makerere University, 2021-10)The study focused on climate change and food security in Uganda with a case of Karamoja region. It covered Karamoja region in a 10 years period (2010—2020). It was guided by the following objectives; to establish how the ... -
Effects of stormwater and household mitigation options in Kasese Municipality, Uganda
(2018-10)This study estimated the volume of stormwater generated in the different areas of Kasese Municipality, assessed the effects of stormwater to Infrastructure and health of the community; it also identified the dominant ... -
Evaluating the impact of local scale groundwater abstraction on groundwater storage under changing climate in Mpologoma Sub-Catchment, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Freshwater is an important resource for sustainable socio-economic development around the world. Groundwater that forms 33% of freshwater around the globe is used to support livelihoods and ecosystem services, yet the ... -
Examining the legal framework for the recognition and protection of ‘climate refugees’ in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-04)It is now very clear that one of the growing impacts of climate change is forced migration. Hence, this research examines the legal framework for the recognition and protection of climate refugees in Uganda. In the first ...