Assessment of the local strategies used in abating flash floods for improvement of community livelihoods in Nyamwamba and Bulembia divisions- Kasese district, Uganda

Masika, Oliver

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dc.contributor.author	Masika, Oliver
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-23T10:42:35Z
dc.date.available	2025-03-23T10:42:35Z
dc.date.issued	2024-10
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1284
dc.description	A Research Dissertation Submitted to School of Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of a Masters of Science Degree in Natural Resource Management of Nkumba University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The study investigated the local strategies used in abating flash floods to determine their contribution to improving community livelihoods in the Nyamwamba and Bulembia divisions in Kasese Municipality, Kasese district in Uganda. It specifically dealt with three objectives; (a) to establish the local strategies; (b) determine the challenges and (c) explored the relationship between these strategies and community livelihood improvement in the most affected areas. The study utilized a descriptive study design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to gather the data. It targeted a population of 480 individuals residing at the peripheries of these ever flooding river banks and selected 218 respondents to be interviewed and to fill in the self administered questionnaires .The key findings were that local strategies assist to preserve economic stability of the residents and contribute to community livelihood improvement ( that χ² = 30.45, sig=0.001,p-value < 0.05.). There was a significant relationship between local strategies and improving drainage systems as well safeguarding agricultural productivity (χ² = 25.19, sig=0.002; p-value < 0.05). It was concluded that utilizing local flood control strategies contribute immensely to better community health and results into fewer disruptions to daily life. The study recommends for a deliberate policy to compel communities especially in those in the flood prone Nyamwamba valley, to build away from the water marked channel, strengthen policy support and institutional frameworks aimed at checking flood vulnerability, construct more check dams, intensify community and stakeholder engagements, introduce community based flood early warning systems and increase financial support towards community based flood risk management initiatives.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nkumba University	en_US
dc.subject	Local strategies	en_US
dc.subject	Flash floods	en_US
dc.subject	Community Livelihoods	en_US
dc.subject	Nyamwamba	en_US
dc.title	Assessment of the local strategies used in abating flash floods for improvement of community livelihoods in Nyamwamba and Bulembia divisions- Kasese district, Uganda	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US