Assessing the impacts of climate change on water resources in Mbarara city using SWAT model

Abstract

This report contains the details of Survey Project carried out in the final year. Majorly, this report consists of three chapters; Chapter One (Introduction), Chapter Two (Literature Review) and Chapter Three (Methodology). • Chapter One (Introduction) contains; Background, Study area, Problem statement, o Research objectives, Significance and Justification or Rationale of study. • Chapter Two (Literature Review) contains; Introduction, Climate Change, Water resources in Uganda, Impacts of climate change on water resources, Impacts of Climate change on water supply in Mbarara City, Alternative models used to assess the impacts of climate change on water resources, SWAT Model, Related studies and Gaps in the existing Literature. • Chapter Three (Methodology) contains; Research design, SWAT Model setup, Land use/ land cover analysis, Prediction of changes in hydrology and water resources using Global Circulation Models, Trend analysis, software required and expected deliverables.