The causes and repercussions of wetlands reclamation in Kampala. A case study of Nsambya Kirombe Kampala city
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2010-09
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Kampala International University, Faculty of Education
Abstract
This paper set out to investigate people's views and attitudes towards
wetland reclamation, the factors that tend to predate wetland
reclamation as well as the immediate impacts of this scourage to
Kampala district in particular and Uganda in general. Field research
was carried out among the residents of Kinawattaka as the area under
investigation. Popular environmentalists were also approached.
Respondents of ages between 18 to 60 years were interviewed in due
course of the investigation. The objectives of this study were set to; find
out the factors which pretended wetland reclamation and effects to both
man and the environment, establish relationship between wetland
reclamation and human economic activities, establish whether the
government is directly or indirectly involved in the wetland reclamation,
find out what the government has done to control wetland reclamation.
The research found out that wetlands around Kirombe have been
reclaimed at the expense of the following; need for agriculture land,
need for settlement, climatic change, garbage damping among others.
Also research has indicated that a number of effects have emanated
from the degradation of wetlands. These include; generalization of
species, extinction of species, changes in local climate, and flooding.
However, despite the fact that wetlands are of great value to both man
and the Environment, man has continuously reclaimed the wetlands
and therefore, the Government has a very big challenge of protecting the
remaining wetlands. Following the New Vision published on Friday
April, 20, 2010, wetlands of Kampala were being encroached on the big
personalities in the government who are even a ware of the
environmental laws but muscle their way into the wetlands. Thus this
has made wetlands reclamation more very possible, thus justifying the
need to dig more deep into the causes and repercussions of wetlands
reclamation.
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A research report submitted to Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of a Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University
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wetlands, reclamation