Essays about: "Rural Uganda"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 76 essays containing the words Rural Uganda.

  1. 16. Effects of land use on wetland carbon storage and ecosystem services in the tropics : A first estimation investing rural wetlands in central and eastern Uganda

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Astrid Hedman; [2019]
    Keywords : tropical ecosystems; wetlands; carbon stocks; ecosystem services; climate change;

    Abstract : Wetlands provide important ecosystem services (ES) by storing large amounts of organic carbon (OC) and being of high biological, cultural, and economical value. Uganda is covered by vast wetland areas but has with a booming population rapidly been decreasing due to pressure on lands. READ MORE

  3. 17. A Prefeasibility Analysis of a PV Mini Grid with Ice Plant on Buvu Island in Lake Victoria

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jonathan Daglish; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Improving energy access through the provision of sustainable electrification is fundamental to reducing poverty and facilitating development in many areas of rural Sub Saharan Africa. The region currently suffers from severe energy inequality, with 81% of people relying on traditional forms of biomass for direct energy provision. READ MORE

  4. 18. Does Women Representation Matter? : A study of women MPs response to feminist demands in Uganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Janna Cederquist; [2019]
    Keywords : Uganda; substantive representation of women; gender; gender equality; women movements; MPs;

    Abstract : Scholars have been conflicted whether descriptive representation of women leads to substantive representation. A new way of measuring this relationship is through the relationship between women movements and female parliamentarians. READ MORE

  5. 19. GLOBAL SOLUTION, LOCAL INCLUSION? : A study of digital IDs for refugees in Uganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Karin Johansson; Frida Ljungek; [2019]
    Keywords : Biometrics; Inclusion; Digital IDs; Uganda; Refugees;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the main implications, as well as future possibilities and challenges of a high-tech ID-system for refugees in Uganda. The implemented system captures biometric information and targets the UN sustainable development goal 16.9 legal identity for all. READ MORE

  6. 20. Voices of Female Youths Living with HIV/AIDS on their Experiences regarding access and Utilisation of Contraceptives: A case of Kawempe Division Kampala City, Uganda.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Brenda Nanyonga; [2018-07-17]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; contraception; access to contraceptives; utilisation of contraceptives; experiences of FYLWHA.;

    Abstract : This study aimed at documenting experiences of FYLWHA regarding their access and utilisation of contraceptives with reference to Kawempe division of Kampala city-Uganda. Basically the study was guided by three objectives i.e. READ MORE