ABSTRACT A study on the role of human activities in the degradation of wetlands was carried out h Lumbuye village, luuka county Iganga district in Uganda. The variables considered included identifying the reasons for degrading Lumbuye wetland, examining the effects of wetland degradation and identifying local efforts to address, poor wetland management practices and suggestions ~or improvement on the sustainable utilization and management of wetland resources. To investigate the above variabl...
ABSTRACT The study was to investigate the impact of grazing ban on the state of’ masaita forest \ ith an inclusive social aspect. and come up with solution to overcome any realised problem. l’he main objective was to find out the impact of grazing ban on the state of the Masaita forest in ~ asin Gishu county. south rift Kenya. The methods used for data collection involved both qualitati C and quantitative techniques. Questionnaires alongside fhce to lhce interviews were the tools used. Th...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.ii DECLARATION iii LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v CHAPTER ONE iNTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Background 1 1.1 Problem Statement I 1.3 Objectives 2 1.3.1 Overall objectives 2 1.3.2 Specific objectives 2 1.4 Research Questions 2 1.5 Scope of the Study 3 CHAPTER TWO 4 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.0 Sources of water pollution 4 2.1 The Water and Sanitation crisis in Africa 4 2.2 Health 5 2.3 Environment 5 2.4 Chemical Hazards and their Adverse Health ...
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 Kinawataka in Kampala was used as a sample for the study. Questionnaires, interviews, literature review, recording...
ABSTRACT Jlid waste management in the world over has proven to be a challenge, developing countries ke the lead in poor solid waste management, this could be attributed to a number of factors hich include lack of capacity either financially or infrastructure, and this has contributed irgely to the deterioration of health standards of the poor who live in slum areas. A study on ,sessing the impacts of solid waste management on the human health was carried out in ondamali Slum, Nakuru district ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Bulegeni Sub-county which is located 35 Kilometers from the Eastern town of Mbale Uganda. This study was conducted between the month of May and September 2012. The main objective of the study was to find out, the socio- economic factors influencing low access to sanitation facilities at different household level. The study used descriptive research methods to obtain data it included face to face interviews and questionnaires. The research finds will help ...
ABSTRACT Soil erosion is a global issue and affects both farmlands and the economy; the causes and effects of soil are on the increase through out the country. The research was conducted in Tambajja Village Kapchorwa District in Eastern Uganda. The objectives of the study were to fi out the causes and impacts of soil in Tambajja village and examine the effective s of the existing soil conservation techniques. A sample of 40 respondent as randomly selected. Data for the study was collected u...
ABSTRACT The study of the impacts of collaborative forest management on the livelihoods of forest adjacent communities was conducted in the nine parishes surrounding Echuya Central Forest Reserve located in the districts of kabale & Kisoro in Uganda with the objective of finding out the activities of Collaborative Forest Management, benefits to the Forest Adjacent Communities, the challenges faced in implementation and to establish strategies to cop up with the challenges of Collaborativ...
Land use is the manner in which humans beings employ the land and its resources. Land use practices include agriculture, irrigation, livestock keeping, timber logging, mining, fishing and industrialization activities. Land use practices affect land cover and water sources, thus degrading environmental resources. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of land use practices on a river. The Great Ruaha basin in Mbarali district in Iringa region, Tanzania was chosen as a case ...
ABSTRACT The study assessed University Students Awareness of Environmental Degradation in Kampala.it was guided by three objectives that is to say; To find out the different environmental degradation activities that the students know, To establish some of the effects of environmental degradation in Kampala that the students are aware off and To find out student’s suggestions on how to deal with the challenge of environmental degradation in Kampala. This study employed descriptive and case s...
ABSTRACT Kisumu District is an administrative District of Nyanza Province in western Kenya with a population of 504, 359 and a land area of 912 square kilometers. The main industries are subsistence agriculture and fisheries on Lake Victoria. It falls within the coordinates of 0 55” south and 34 55” east. The main type of soils is ferrasols. It experiences a bimodal type of rainfall. The minimum temperature is 15 Celsius while the mean maximum temperature is 36 Celsius. Humidity is relati...
ABSTRUCT In many developing countries such as Uganda, the problem of poor sanitation has been registered among households especially in high density residential areas of urban centre. Poor sanitation is manifested through unsafe disposal of human excreta, unhygienic water sources, poor solid waste management. The study, on the effects of poor sanitation management on the urban population in Uganda, using Kansanga parish Makindye division Kampala city as the case study, aimed to find out the s...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to analyze the relationship between mixed farming and soil degradation in Nyarubuye Sub County. The study objectives included; finding out different mixed farming practices in Nyarubuye Sub County, identify impacts of mixed farming on soil degradation in Nyarubuye Sub County and to analyze the solutions of on how to over come soil degradation. Data was collected basing on the above objectives and each objective was handled after the other. Different mixed f...
ABSTRACT An investigation of the effects of population pressure on the agricultural lands was conducted in Thika area Thika district. The variables considered include; causes of population growth, effects of population growth on agricultural lands and solutions for the effects of population growth on agricultural lands. In order to investigate the above variables, a general survey research design was used. Data collection tools include; interview schedule, observation checklist, literature re...
Water is an integral part of many industrial processes and increasing demand for water for industrial uses will result from increasing economic activity.The water resources upon which industrial growth depends are under increasing stress and almost no economy will be spared the negative consequences of unsustainable use of this scarce resource. This study was designed to assess how industries and commercial enterprises in Athi River Town are managing water as a resource. It reviewed the exist...