ABSTRACT The effects of charcoal burning on the forest resources is intended to discover the extent of the problem because of unhealthy combination of deforestation and booming population was inflicting hardship on women and children . They could no longer find charcoal, and when they could, they couldnTt afford it. The rapid population growth in Mabira forest in Mukono district has led to increased deforestation in pen-urban areas and the densely populated fragile highlands’~ in the east a...
ABSTRACTThe objectives of the study were to find out the impacts of solid waste disposal in the environment. The methods used in sold waste displease,challenges faced and to come up with recommendations on effective solid waste disposal at kitezi landfill.Data was subjected to a number of stages that collectively added up to the whole process of data analysis, where results from observation andinterviews were tested.The results indicated that garbage delivered at the site were ...
ABSTRACTThe lack of access to sufficient water and sanitation facilities is one of the largest hindrances towards the sustainable development of the poorest 2.2 billion people in the world. The research was conducted in Hakibale Sub County in Kabarole district. The availability and accessibility of water in a community helps reduce wastage of time which would have been used for productive work especially income generation, it alsofacilitates production in terms of water fo...
ABSTRACT The study focused on wetland degradation in Uganda: A case study of Kiwanataka wetland in Kampala District.lt was carried out to examine the varrious causes of kinawataka wet land degradation,asses the human activities carried in and around the wet land and to establish solution for the problems brought about as a result of kinawataka wet land degragation. The wetland of Kinawatalca in Kampala was used as a sample for the study. Questionnaires, interviews, literature review, recordin...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivLIST OF ACRONYMS vLIST OF TABLES viiLIST OF FIGURES viiiTABLE OF CONTENTS ixABSTRACT xiiCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 31.3 Objectives of the study 31.3.1 Main objective 31.3.2 Specific objectives 41.4 Research questions 41.5 Scope of the study 41.6 Purpose of the study 4CHAPTER TWO 6LITERATURE REVIEW 62.0 Introduction 62.1 Accessibility and Health 62.2 Adoption of...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION ivAKNOWLEDGEMENT vTABLE OF CONTENTS viCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background 21 .2 Problem Statement 41.3 Objective 51.3.1 Overall objective~ 51.3.2 Specific objectives 51.4 Research Questions 51.5 Scope Of The Study 51.6 Justification Of The Study 61.7 Conceptual Framework~ 7CHAPTER TWO 8LITERATURE REVIEW 82.0 INTRODUCTION 82.1 SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES 82.1.1 Planting Vegetation~ 82.1.2 Contour P1oughing~ 92.1.3 Maintaining the S...
INTRODUCTION Environmental problems are as old as the beginning of mans creation. Concern about the environment is a recent and localized phenomenon that began only in the late 1960s. Thus, the recognition of the deteriorating state of environment quality has been understood and seen now, after many years of accumulation of public outcries. Environmental issues affect every life on this planet from the smallest microorganisms to the human race. The reason for this is simple. A single disrupti...
ABSTRACT Global climate change is caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere that trap radiant heat thereby leading to an accelerated anthropogenic greenhouse effect that has huge negative global ramifications. Awareness levels on the very existence of the climate change issue is currently very low especially in areas considered to be most vulnerable to the anticipated changes thereby informing the research undertaken titled “Communities’ Awareness on Climate C...
ABSTRACTHistorically there has been life behind our ways of living and human health has always beenlinked to our environment. Though the problem of water is common in most parts of maddu,most people have cultures affiliated to water accessibilities which have an effect on childhealth.Today most people are faced with water related problems which has left most communities infear hindering sustainable development, such problems include rape, kidnapping, anddefilement due to water sources being f...
TABLE OF CONTENTDECLARATION .APPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j.TABLE OF CONTENTLIST OF TABLES ixLIST OF FIGURESDEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL TERMSLIST OF ACRONYMSABSTRACTCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONI .OBackground of the studyI. Problem statement 3I .2Objectives 41.2.lGeneral objectives 4I .2.2Specific objectives 4I.3Research questions 41.4 Scope of the research 51.6 Justification of the study (significance) sCIIAPTER TWO 6LITERATURE REVIEW 62.Olntroduction 62. 1 Water, its sources and uses 62.2Prob...
ABSTACT The study was conducted to establish the effects of qua1Tying on the environment using Tala, Machakos district as the case study in Kenya. Machakos district is found in the Eastern province of Kenya. It was intended to establish the extent to which quarrying has affected the environment in Tala. To examine what are the causes of quanying and suggest the possible measures through which quarrying effects on the environment. Fifty (50) respondents were randomly selected and these includ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABSTRACTLIST OF ACRONYMSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURES xiiCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background i1.2 Statement ofthe problem 51.3 General objective 51 .4 Specific objective 51.5 Research questions sCHAPTER TWO 72.0 Literature review 72.lDeflnition of terms 72.2 The concept of Subsistence Agriculture 72.2.1 Types of Subsistence Agriculture 82.3 The concept of Wetland conservation 112.3.1 Wet land functions 112.4 Effects of ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivTABLE OFCONTENTS viLIST OF TABLES viiiLIST OF FIGURES IxABSTRACT xCHAPTERONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background 11.1.1 The State ofthe Rangelands 21.2 Problem ‘Statement 41.3 Purpose of the Study 51.4 Objectives of the Study1.5 Research Questions 61.6 Scope ofthe Study 71.7 Significance ofthe Study 7vCHAPTER TWO .8LITERATURE REVIEW 92.1 Introduction 92.2 Definition ofrangelands 92.3 Characteristics ofrangelands 92.4 Herdin...
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TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURES xiABBREVIATIONSABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background to study 11.2 Problem Statement 21.3 Objectives of the Study 21.3.1 General Objective 21.3.2 Specific Objectives 21.4 Research Questions 31.5. Scope of the Study 31.5.lGeographical scope 31.5.2. Content scope 31.5.3 Time scope 31.6 Significance of the research 31.7 Conceptual Frame Work 4vCHAPTER TWO..., 5LITERAT...