Browsing by Author "Ssebuggwawo, Denis"

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    An Integrated Solution For An Integrated Water Resource Management Of Lake Victoria Basin (LVB)
    (Annals of Valahia University of Targoviste. Geographical Series, 2019) Odongtoo, Godfrey; Lating, Peter Okidi; Ssebuggwawo, Denis
    Lake Victoria Basin is a very important resource for the five riparian countries: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The Lake Victoria Basin provides resources for fishing, agriculture, medicine, forestry, water transport and other economic activities. However, its surrounding is affected by population growth, urbanization, industrialization, increasing commercial activities and inadequate provision of sanitation services among others. These grossly affect the landscape and water resources around the lake basin. In this paper, a web based integrated solution prototype is presented. The system consists of web access, mobile access, web service handler, mobile service handler and a database. It can be used to address communication challenges by enhancing stakeholder’s participation, information sharing and enforcement of laws by timely communication and coordination of activities of good governance. The test results confirm that the system is effective and can be used to operate in real world environment in the management of water resources by providing the key actors with relevant information to facilitate decision making.
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    The Mediating Effect Of Effective Decision Making On The Design Of Water Resource Management ICT Model: The Case Of The Management Of Lake Victoria Basin
    (African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2020) Odongtoo, Godfrey; Ssebuggwawo, Denis; Okidi Lating, Peter
    Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS- SEM) technique was employed to evaluate the mediating effects of effective decision making on water resource management policies and water resource management frameworks in the design of water resource management ICT model for an integrated water resource management of Lake Victoria Basin (LVB). Researchers took a quantitative approach using smart-PLS version 3. The sample size of 152 respondents was computed from a population size of 245 persons across districts within LVB. This study received feedback from different experts involved in the management of water resources in LVB. The findings of the study discovered that water resource management policies and water resource management frameworks are significant and had positive effects on the design of water resource management ICT model when subjected to a mediation of effective decision making. The three exogenous latent constructs without mediation wholesomely explained 39.1% of the variance (R2) in the design of water resource management ICT model and 41.4% under the influence of a mediation. This study confirmed that effective decision making had a positive mediating effect in the relationship between the exogenous and endogenous variables. These findings can support practitioners and water managers engaged in the management of water resources in LVB and other water bodies elsewhere in the world.
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    A Mobile Application Tool To Mitigate Communication Challenges In Water Resource Management Of Lake Victoria Basin
    (4th International Conference Water resources and wetlands, 2018) Odongtoo, Godfrey; Lating, Peter Okidi; Ssebuggwawo, Denis
    Lake Victoria Basin is a very important resource for the five riparian countries: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The Lake Victoria Basin provides resources for fishing, agriculture, medicine, forestry, water transport and other economic activities. However, its surrounding is affected by population growth, urbanization, industrialization, increasing commercial activities and inadequate provision of sanitation services among others. These grossly affect the landscape and water resources around the lake. In this paper, a web based mobile application tools (MAT) prototype is presented. The system consists of web access, mobile access, web service handler, mobile service handler and a database. It can be used to mitigate communication challenges by enhancing stakeholder’s participation, information sharing and enforcement of laws by timely communication and coordination of activities of good governance. The test results confirm that the system is effective and can be used to operate in real world environment in the management of water resources by providing the key actors with relevant information to facilitate decision making.