Essays about: "Karamoja"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Karamoja.

1. 1. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
   Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

   Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE

3. 2. Uganda's Response to Climate Change as a Global Crisis : A Perspective of Global Politics with Evidence from the Karamoja Sub Region of North Eastern Uganda

   University essay from

   Author : Howard Onyok; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate Change; Mitigation strategies; climate risk assessment; Climate change policies; innovations global warming;

   Abstract : The study focused on the risks and effects climate change posed in Karamoja Sub region in North Eastern Uganda with attention on adaptation and mitigation strategies used in combating the effects and risks of climate change. Climate change policies, innovations aimed at decreasing the consequences and risks of climate change, climate risk assessment, and the effects of Uganda's climate change responses were all presented as study questions. READ MORE

4. 3. Belgen and the Parental Purse: The Impact of the Karamoja Famine on Intra-Household Resource Allocations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Matthew Latham; [2020]
   Keywords : Human Capital; Differential Investment; Famine; Health; Uganda; Factor Analysis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Early-life health shocks can have very serious long-term consequences for those exposed to them, a fact which must be considered when parents make decisions with regards to allocating resources across their children. Here, the 1980 famine in Karamoja, Uganda is used as a natural experiment in which to test whether parental investment responses reinforce or compensate the impacts of early-life shocks. READ MORE

5. 4. Ruminants, resilience and poverty : assessing the socioeconomic role of small ruminants in the pastoral areas of Northeastern Uganda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Bruno Sserunkuma Akejo; [2017]
   Keywords : small ruminants; pastoralists; livelihood;

   Abstract : Small ruminants (goats and sheep) are of great importance for the livelihoods of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, and the small holder poor in rural Uganda. However, their socioeconomic role is often overlooked in the general statistics on rural and household economies. READ MORE

6. 5. Improving Information Uptake for Climate Change Adaptation by Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Climate Information Services

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Daniel Chaplin; [2017]
   Keywords : Adaptation; Climate; Indigenous Knowledge; Information; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Subsistence farmers in the developing world are one of the most vulnerable groups to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening their adaptive capacity requires information to inform their climate and agricultural-related decisions. READ MORE