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Factors affecting the adoption of soil and water conservation practices by small-holder farmers in Muyembe Sub-County, Eastern Uganda
(Ghana Journal of Geography, 2022-08)
Farmers in tropical rural areas are confronted with several challenges but outstanding among these challenges is soil degradation arising from soil erosion. This study involved identifying the dominant soil and water ...
Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District – Uganda
(African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies, 2019)
This study identified and characterised the dominant water conservation technologies (WCT)
employed by small scale farmers in Malongo and Kyazanga sub-counties in Lwengo district.
It employed a cross sectional household ...
Intersecting RUSLE modelled and farmers perceived soil erosion risk in the conservation domain on mountain Elgon in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2020-11)
This study investigated the intersection between empirically derived and farmers perceived soil erosion risk in a medium-sized catchment on the Ugandan side of mountain Elgon. We postulated that farmers' perception of soil ...
Spatio-Temporal Variations in Water Quality and Fish Assemblages in Odoponyi Seasonal Stream as a response to disturbance from Selected Agricultural Landscapes in Tororo, Uganda
(Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023-09)
This study investigated the Spatio-Temporal Variations in Water Quality and Fish Assemblages
in Odoponyi Seasonal Stream as a response to disturbance from Selected Agricultural Landscapes. Six sampling
campaigns were ...
Resilience of persons with disabilities to climate induced landslide hazards in the vulnerable areas of Mount Elgon, Uganda
(International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022-10)
The resilience of persons with disabilities in landslide-prone areas is not well understood. Moreover, these disasters are persistent and this information is vital in enhancing socioeconomic transformation of the livelihoods ...
Factors influencing the changing urban land use Patterns in mbale municipality since 1995.
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2013-03)
This study focused on the factors influencing the changing Urban land use patterns in Mbale
Municipality since 1995. There were three main objectives set in the study, that is, to describe the previous and current land ...
Persons with disabilities and resilience: coping with environmental hazards case of landslides in Mount Elgon region, Uganda
(Taylor and Francis- Environmental Hazards,, 2022)
Adverse impacts on persons with disabilities occur
disproportionately during landslide hazards in a rugged
landscape. Coping with climate-induced hazards to boost disaster
resilience among persons with disabilities is ...
The energy potential of harvested wood fuel by refugees in Northern Uganda
(The Scientific World Journal : Hindawi, 2022-02-22)
For the last three decades, Uganda has lost considerable natural vegetation cover in the refugee settlements and buffer zones due to the high demand for wood fuel and timber. It is worthy to note that the supplies of wood ...
Effect of land use/cover changes on soil erosion risk in Mitano catchment, south western Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)
Quantifying the response of a catchment to land use/cover change is imperative for the proper management of water resources within a catchment. River Mitano catchment has undergone significant land use/cover changes (LULC) ...
Climate change adaptations by livestock farmers in Ntoroko district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-09)
The study “Climate Change Adaptations by Livestock Farmers in Ntoroko District” analyzed the extent of climate variability and examined the factors that influence farmers’ choice of specific adaptations to Climate Change ...