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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 ...
Assessing the effect of climate variability on number of wildlife tourists: a case study of Kidepo National Park
(Makerere University, 2021-01-01)
Tourism heavily relies on climate as a resource and is also highly climate-sensitive. Evidence has shown that a certain amount of climate change has occurred. Africa is considered as one of the most vulnerable regions in ...
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 ...
Examining the Adaptation Measures to Climate Change and Variability among Maize Crop Farmers in Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2019-07-24)
This study has revealed outcomes in the examining the adaptation measures to climate change and variability among maize crop farmers in Masaka district. The data sets used were rainfall data and temperature data for the ...
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 ...
Effect of climate variability on the livelihoods of livestock farmers in Sembabule District
(Makerere University, 2022)
Climate variability is a major threat facing humanity. The livestock stock production sector as a livelihood option is one key sector which will face the brunt of these variations in climatic conditions. Farmers respond ...
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 ...
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 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 ...