Browsing by Author "Kato, Arthur Martin"

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    Contextualising environmental and climate change migration in Uganda
    (Routledge, 2023-01-18) Twinomuhangi, Revocatus; Sseviiri, Hakimu; Kato, Arthur Martin
    ABSTRACT The complex linkage between environment, climate change and migration is increasingly capturing global debate. Uganda faces widespread environmental degradation and high vulnerability to climate change impacts that cause livelihood hardships, inducing human mobility. However, the environment, climate change and migration nexus is not well understood and documented, although advocacy to address the livelihood challenges associated with environmental and climate-induced migrations is on the rise. This paper addresses this knowledge gap and presents findings from a review of literature, complemented by key informant interviews and group discussions conducted in the Karamoja, Mt. Elgon and Teso sub-regions of Uganda. The findings show that some socio-economic hardships that cause migrations like natural resources scarcities (water, pastures and fertile soils), hunger and food insecurity and conflicts are linked to slow-onset processes/events related to environmental degradation, rising temperatures and desertification, compounded by sudden-onset events/disasters including; drought, rainstorms, flooding and landslides, that threaten livelihood security and trigger voluntary and forced migrations. Migration also occurs as a coping strategy to environment and climate shocks and stresses. However, empirical research evidence on the numbers of people who have migrated because of environmental change or climate change is still lacking as more research focus has been on the socio-economic and political drivers of migration. Deeper empirical research that incorporates spatial analyses on how the environmental and climate parameters induce migrations is necessary to provide an evidence base to inform transformative policy processes and actions that address human mobility challenges and build resilient societies in Uganda.
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    A Rapid Assessment of the Existence (or Survival) of Macro Fauna in Different Land Uses in Kween District of Mount Elgon
    (Research Square, 2021) Aggrey, Siya; Kato, Arthur Martin; Egeru, Anthony; Luswata, Kizza Charles
    We explored the effect of different land uses on soil macro fauna species richness, abundance and diversity in Mount Elgon areas of Kween District, Uganda. Results Species richness was higher on the subsurface of the different land uses than belowground. A total of 647 individuals of both subsurface and belowground macro fauna were identified from the different land uses. Macro fauna abundance significantly varied across the five different land uses (H=10.1, d.f.=4, p=0.04). The average diversity of the subsurface was higher (0.71) than that belowground (0.20). The highest diversity of macro fauna was found in the intercrop of maize-beans followed by natural vegetation. Maize monocrop had the least abundance and diversity of both surface crawling and belowground macro fauna. This could be due the diversity of food and living environments as mixed cropping introduces landscape heterogeneity that accommodates diverse organisms across different land use systems. This study recommends extended studies on taxonomy, ecology and management of soil macro fauna with detailed inventories on the functional groups across land use/cover types and evaluations of varied agricultural intensification regimes on abundance and diversity of soil above and below ground macro fauna.