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Examining variations in thermal comfort and heat stress in Kampala city under a changing climate
(Makerere University, 2021-02-01)
This study investigates the variability of extreme climate events over Kampala using indices from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). The analysis was ...
Influence of landscape mosaic on adaptation to climate variability and change among households in Bukinda Sub-County Rukiga District
(Makerere University, 2022-01)
Climate variability and change is increasingly becoming a major issue in highland communities owing to rapid changes it is causing to rural livelihoods. This study examined the influence of landscape mosaic on adaptation ...
Adaptations to climate change and variability by subsistence farmers in Mukoto Subcounty, Namisindwa district, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02-22)
The agricultural sector is the major source of livelihood to rural communities in Uganda but it is currently faced by climate change as a major challenge.
The study investigated the adaptations to climate change and ...
Assessing the status of nature-based solutions to climate change in agro-pastoral communities of Hoima district
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)
Climate change is impacting all the places around the world, and these changes are unpredictable. Some of the major changes include, warming of the atmosphere and oceans, snow avalanches and diminishing ice, altered ...
Examining the impact of changing climate on crop production in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-23)
The study examined the impact of changing climate on crop production in Uganda; case study of
Lwebitakuli Sub-County in Ssembabule District. The study was guided by three study objective;
to investigate the to find out ...
Assessing the impact of climate variability on tourist attractions in Bwindi National Park, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-02)
Climate variability is real and has far reaching consequences on tourist attractions (plants, birds
and animals) and the environment. with Climate variability awareness going on and considering
the fact that Bwindi ...
The impact of climate variability on people's livelihood in Isingiro District
(Makerere University, 2022)
There is a big relationship between climate variability and Agriculture in that the impacts caused by climate variability and changes such as droughts, floods highly affect the agricultural production and Agriculture is ...
Assessing the role of biomass dependence on climate change. A case study of fuel wood production in Nabisweera Sub-county
(Makerere University, 2021-02-08)
Over dependence on wood fuel (charcoal and firewood) biomass is thought to be one of the causes
of climate change in Uganda. This study revealed outcomes relating to the role of biomass
dependence on climate change in ...
Effect of Climate Variability and Change on Agro-Based Livelihoods in Ogolai Sub-County, Amuria District in Teso Sub-Region
(Makerere University, 2023-08-05)
Rain-fed agriculture forms the back bone of many rural communities in Africa. However, there an increasing trend in rainfall variability and associated extreme events in form of drought and floods, and a growing uncertainty ...
Assessment of climate variability and its implication on black bean yield variations in Kitgum district, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)
Climate variability poses a threat to the sustainability of agricultural production particularly black bean production among local farmers in Kitgum district. Understanding climate variability and its implication on black ...