Browsing by Subject "Climate variability"
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Assessing the impact of land use change on carbon stocks and implications for adaptation to climate variability on the slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)Changes in land use have been noted to affect the amount of carbon held in vegetation and soil, with implications on climate change. This study therefore aimed at improving our understanding of the impact of land use change ... -
Assessing the spatio-temporal climate variability in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region in north-eastern Uganda
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014)Semi-arid areas show climatic variability on a spatio-temporal scale. There are few studies on the long-term trends and intensity of this variability from East Africa. We used National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration ... -
Climate variability and effect of management practices on soil properties among banana farmers in Mbarara district, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-07-07)Climate variability is a significant challenge facing perennial crop farmers in Mbarara district Uganda. East African Highland Bananas (Musa AAA-EAHB) are vulnerable because production systems are built on highly weathered ... -
Evaluation of adaptation measures by smallholder Irish potato farmers to climate variability in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda
(Elepu, J. (20190. Evaluation of adaptation measures by smallholder Irish potato farmers to climate variability in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda. (Unpublished master's dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2019-10)The study was conducted in Rubanda District with a general aim of evaluating the effectiveness of adaptation measures to climate variability used by smallholder Irish potatoes farmers. Specifically, the study set out to ... -
An exploratory analysis of climate variability and its effects on community resilience in Nabiswera sub-county Nakasongola district-Uganda.
(2019-11-29)Climate variability and change has undoubtedly become a substantial global challenge. The impacts of climate change are felt by both the developing and developed countries, exerting a lot of pressure on the social economic ... -
Impact of climate change on forage resources and factors influencing pastoral responses in semi-arid areas of South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2019-12)The greatest challenge of pastoralists living in arid and semi-arid areas is inadequate forage resource availability. Climate variability affects temporal and spatial distribution of these forage resources, indirectly ... -
Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Irish Potato Production in Kigezi Highlands of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)East Africa has seen a warming trend of about 0.5 ºC and has become wetter on average by around 10-20% over the past years. Crop production tends to decline with rising temperatures, erratic and uncertain rainfall regimes. ...