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Item Local communities’ perceptions of climate variability in the Mt. Elgon region, eastern Uganda(Cogent Environmental Science, 2016) Bomuhangi, Allan; Nabanoga, Gorettie; Jumba Namaalwa, Justine; Gregory Jacobson, Michael; Abwoli, BananaIn order to develop climate adaptation strategies that address location and context-specific vulnerabilities, there is need to understand how communities perceive the variability in their climate as perception of climate variability is a critical component within which climate adaptation should operate. This paper examines communities’ perceptions about climate variability in relation to available meteorological data in the Mt. Elgon region. The study demonstrates that community perceptions of temperature and precipitation trends as indicators of climate variability are in agreement with meteorologically observed trends. It also reveals that local communities’ perceptions of climate variability may also provide more localized contexts of climate variability which be insufficiently captured by meteorological data in communities where capture of meteorological data is not fully developed.Item Who Owns the Land: Perspectives from Uganda(United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2012) Bomuhangi, Allan; Doss, Cheryl; Meinzen-Dick, RuthRapid growth of demand for agricultural land is putting pressure on property rights systems, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where customary tenure systems have provided secure land access. Patterns of gradual, endogenous change toward formalization are being challenged by rapid and large-scale demands from outsiders. The sudden rise in global food prices in 2007-2008 precipitated increased demand for agricultural land from the Gulf countries, China and India, all of which are dependent on food imports. As these countries began seeking to secure their food supplies, European demands for biofuels and speculative demand from other investors also grew, thus increasing pressure on agricultural land in Africa.