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Water safety and quality are fundamental to human development and well-being. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of community hygiene and water handling practices on drinking water quality in Mpondwe Lhubiriha Town Council, Kasese District, Western Uganda. Sixteen samples from different water sources and storage vessels in households were analyzed for physicochemical and microbiological Quality during wet and dry season as described in UNBS Portable water quality analysis guide...
This study established the contribution of community participation in environmental conservation practice, examined the challenges faced by the communities in environmental conservation practice, and also proposed mechanisms that can be employed in environmental conservation practice in Guirel District. The study adopted a quantitative research method in which questionnaires were used to gather data from 171 respondents, with the use of descriptive statistical analysis to answer the research ...
The was study to assess the effects of land pollution on community sustainability conducted in Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda to establish the causes of land pollution among the communities, determine the effect of land pollution on community sustainability, and to design mechanisms that can be employed to reduce land pollution and ensuring community sustainability. The data was collected from 182 respondents and 7 key informants. The study results indicated that, industrialization, institu...
The aim of this study was to investigate the bioactive compounds present in the stem bark of Alstoniaboonei. The plant was selected on the basis of its wide spread use in traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of various ailments like malaria, urinary tract infections, fever, sleeplessness, chronic diarrhea, rheumatic aches and typhoid. The stem bark of Alstoniabooneiplant was collected from Mabira Forest, with the help of a plant taxonomist from the Department of Botany Makerere Unive...
Climate change poses a significant threat to our planet, causing natural disasters and affecting the environment, agriculture, economy, and society. This study assessed the impact of climate variability on the socioeconomic livelihood of Arapai Division. Arapai Division is in Soroti City, Teso Sub-region, in Eastern Uganda. The division has a tropical wet and dry, or savanna, climate. The study engaged both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data. This included the administration...
The study assessed the opportunities and constraints of adopting agro-forestry practices by smallholder farmers in Luwero district, central Uganda. It characterizes the agro-forestry practices undertaken by smallholder farmers in Luwero. It examines the determinants for the adoption of agro-forestry by smallholder farmers. It also ascertains the opportunities for adopting agro-forestry practices by smallholder farmers and establishes the constraints to adopting agro-forestry practices. Data w...
The study determined the impact of urbanization on environmental conservation measures in the Namanve industrial park area, Mukono District, Uganda. The objectives were to: 1) evaluate the effect of urbanization on the environmental conservation measure, 2) document the environmental conservation practices/measures and 3) suggest mechanisms for the implementation of environmental conservation efforts in the Namanve industrial park area, Mukono District, Uganda. The study utilised a mixed rese...
This study sought to examine the impact of the United Nations Mission on peace-building in Mogadishu, Somalia. The objectives of the study are to: establish the relationship between restoration and extension of state Authority and peace-building in Mogadishu, Somalia; assess the relationship between protection of civilians and peace-building in Mogadishu, Somalia; and assess the relationship between protection of natural resources and peace-building in Mogadishu, Somalia. A descriptive Corre...
The study set out to establish the effects of stewardship leadership on public service delivery in Uganda. It also tried to establish the effect of personal mastery on public service delivery. The specific objectives of the study was to investigate the effect of stewardship leadership on public service delivery of MIA, considering the following specific objectives (i) Personal mastery on public service delivery in Uganda? (ii) Personal vision on public service delivery in Uganda? (iii) Change...
This study was aimed at examining the impact of Somalia Counterterrorism efforts on national security in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was guided by three objectives of; (i) To examine the effect of the pursue strategy of Counterterrorism efforts on national security in Somalia; using Mogadishu City as a case study, (ii) To explain the impact of the prevent strategy of Counterterrorism efforts on national security in Somalia; using Mogadishu City as a case study, and (iii) To determine the impact of...
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