Browsing by Author "Turyasingura, Benson"

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    A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2023-06-23) Turyasingura, Benson; Ngabirano, Hannington; Kinyi, Hellen Wambui; Singh, Sudhir Kumar
    Water provides different goods and services like handcraft and fishing materials, water supply for domestic use, businesses, agriculture, transport, washing, drinking, and eco-tourism. However, few studies have assessed the effects of climate change on water resources in recent years. This study investigated the relationship between water resources and climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the first segment, Vos-Viewer was used to map, study the literature, and identify any gaps in order to evaluate the interdependence between water resources and climate. The study was guided by specific objectives, which include assessing the adaptation and mitigation strategies for the effects of climate on water resources. Searches for the keywords “climate change” and “water resources” were conducted to obtain literature for this study. A total of 125 papers were selected for this study from 1945–2022, from Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Web of Science, that were found relevant for this study and were selected and discussed. Thus, the worldwide literature was used to provide a real understanding of the effects of climate change on water resources, adaptation, and mitigation measures. According to the findings of the study, cooperation networks in developing countries were not as prominent as research networks in developed countries. It was shown that irregular rainfall affects water quality and quantity by giving the water a muddy, acidic, and turbid appearance. Therefore, all stakeholders should facilitate prudent water resource usage by 695 million people who still use unimproved water facilities in sub-Saharan Africa
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    A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2023-06-23) Turyasingura, Benson; Ngabirano, Hannington; Kinyi, Hellen Wambui; Ayiga, Natal; Sudhir, Kumar Singh
    With respect to the fact that the environment of today is not the exact environment of tomorrow, there is a need to develop a sustainable mechanism that either pauses the adverse effect of human activities on natural resources and the climate or create mitigating factors that reverse the negative climate evolution. For this to happen, researchers and stakeholders require adequate academic information that can be used for policies formulation and strategic planning. It is for this reason that the East African Nature and Science Organization hosts this open access academic journal on climate change and resource sustainability.
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    A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (East African Nature and Science Organization, 2023-06-23) Turyasingura, Benson; Ngabirano, Hannington; Kinyi, Hellen Wambui; Fatima, Sule Mohammed; Ayiga, Natal; Bojago, Elias; Benzougagh, Brahim; Banerjee, Abhishek; Singh, Sudhir Kumar
    Water provides different goods and services like handcraft and fishing materials, water supply for domestic use, businesses, agriculture, transport, washing, drinking, and eco-tourism. However, few studies have assessed the effects of climate change on water resources in recent years. This study investigated the relationship between water resources and climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the first segment, Vos-Viewer was used to map, study the literature, and identify any gaps in order to evaluate the interdependence between water resources and climate. The study was guided by specific objectives, which include assessing the adaptation and mitigation strategies for the effects of climate on water resources. Searches for the keywords “climate change” and “water resources” were conducted to obtain literature for this study. A total of 125 papers were selected for this study from 1945–2022, from Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Web of Science, that were found relevant for this study and were selected and discussed. Thus, the worldwide literature was used to provide a real understanding of the effects of climate change on water resources, adaptation, and mitigation measures. According to the findings of the study, cooperation networks in developing countries were not as prominent as research networks in developed countries. It was shown that irregular rainfall affects water quality and quantity by giving the water a muddy, acidic, and turbid appearance. Therefore, all stakeholders should facilitate prudent water resource usage by 695 million people who still use unimproved water facilities in sub-Saharan Africa
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    Classifying the Involvement of Men and Women in Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Kayonza Sub-county, Kanungu District, Uganda
    (International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science, 2022) Turyasingura, Benson; Ayiga, Natal
    Globally, climate change is currently recognized as one of the most serious risks to communities' socio-economic activity, health, and livelihood. Climate Smart Agriculture is an essential tactic to developing the technical, policy, and investment conditions that enable actions aimed at achieving sustainable agricultural development for food and nutrition security in a changing climate. The purpose of this study was therefore classifying the involvement of men and women in climate smart agricultural practices in Kayonza sub-county, Kanungu district, Uganda. The study was guided by the specific objectives which include investigating the engagement of both men and women in climate-smart practices, establishing different climate-smart practices that are being used and assessing the climate smart agricultural practices adopted in in Kayonza sub-county. The study used descriptive research design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses methods. Using simple random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 374 respondents were selected to participate in the study. Questionnaires, key informant interviews, observation methods of data collection were used in this study. It was found out that both men and women were involved in the planting of trees and crops on farms that are typically used for fruit, fodder. Improved cooking stoves, fisheries and aquaculture, pasture management and planting of plant tolerant verities were among the CSA practices. The study recommends that the government should develop a strategy plan for gender quality based on goals that reflect an awareness of the economic and social implications of compromised climate smart agriculture. It was also concluded that both men and women were active in climate-smart farming methods.
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    Diversity at Landscape Level to Increase Resilience. A Review
    (East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2022) Turyasingura, Benson; Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa; Ayiga, Natal
    Tree species increases the number of ecological niches and associated species such as understory plants and animals hence, increased landscape ecosystem diversity. Rapid environmental and economic changes are posing serious dangers to ecosystems and economic systems around the world. This has resulted in the extinction of species, droughts, and price fluctuations in agricultural products. The aim of this review is to document landscape diversity and ecosystem resilience as a tool for natural resources management. The species from one ecosystem's functional group may temporarily support a functional group in another ecosystem, significant variety can help to maintain ecological stability. Hence, building on these insights, diversity at landscape level is paramount to promoting resilient livelihoods as a means of improving the health and functioning of socio-ecological systems, as well as a mechanism for achieving food security. The study concludes that there should be involving many actors in a landscape management aspect to stimulate knowledge exchange and training.
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    Is Aquaculture a Success? Evidence from Africa
    (East African Nature and Science Organization, 2022-11-22) Lubembe, Sharon Indasi; Okoth, Sharon; Hilda, R.B. Hounsounou; Turyasingura, Benson; Moenga, Kelvin O.; Mwalughali, Thoko B. S.
    Globally, human population growth worldwide is something that cannot be controlled, and so there is a need to sustain the needs of a growing population. In Africa, for instance, population projections are made yearly, not even once stagnation is seen. Feeding and nutrition issues, hunger eradication have become a problem with the continuing growth of the population, which in turn is putting a lot of pressure on available resources like capturing fisheries from the lakes, oceans, and rivers, leaving them void. Aquaculture has then proven useful in supplementing the dwindling catch fisheries stocks, which have become incapable of supporting the growing population. Since its introduction in Africa, however, changes have been seen as it has contributed to food security and malnutrition and improved livelihoods by creating jobs and generating income. Currently, diversified products come from aquaculture practices both in inland and freshwaters, ponds, and intensification of aquaculture farming methods, which all put together boost the production to a higher level. Genetics has also been employed to ensure seeds produced for aquaculture are worth being cultured for production. A lot of fisher folks are benefiting both directly and indirectly making a living. Although the contribution of aquaculture is small, sometimes termed insignificant, its growth is steady and it has a promising future as far as its goals (increased protein food production and improved livelihoods of fisher communities) are concerned
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    A literature review of climate-smart landscapes as a tool in soil-water management in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (Asian Research Association, 2023) Turyasingura, Benson; Tumwesigye, Wycliffe; Atuhaire, Abraham; Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba; Akatwijuka, Rogers
    Worldwide, information is needed about the social landscape management as there is no known studies that have documented how climate-smart landscape approaches improve soil and water status. In Sub-Saharan Africa, effective social landscape governance necessitates a certain amount of social capital, including trust and agreed-upon standards. Climate-smart landscapes are key to successful soil and water management but little effort have been made to critically improve effective soil and water resources. The study was guided by the specific objectives, which include examining equitable climate-smart landscapes and finding out the major challenges facing the implementation of climate-smart landscapes. Using "landscape governance" AND "climate smart landscape," 31 papers (31) were obtained from the Web of Science (WOS) and twenty-nine (27) from the Scopus databases using search engines from (1992-2022). On equitable climate-smart landscapes, it was found that multi-stakeholder participation in landscape management is an iterative and changing process that can assist in addressing and resolving disputes as well as facilitating fair negotiation procedures for underrepresented and minority groups. Proper planning and the implementation of a comprehensive planning framework that links various planning activities and decision-making processes are required for landscape approaches to be successful. The major challenges included policies and institutions, financial difficulties in the conservation of natural resources, and socio-economic issues. The novelty from this study is to inform policy makers on climate-smart landscape approaches to ease soil and water management.
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    Nonperforming Loans and Performance of Financial Institutions in East Africa: Evidence from Kabale District, Uganda
    (East African Nature and Science Organization, 2023-05-01) Semusu, Alex; Turyasingura, Benson
    This research evaluated the performance of financial institutions in the Kabale district in relation to the effect of non-performing loans. The following research goals served as the study’s direction: to evaluate the effects of nonperforming loans on financial institutions, to evaluate the credit monitoring and recovery practices employed by financial institutions, and to ascertain the connection between loan evaluation and the performance of financial institutions. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study included 10 financial institutions. A sample size of 149 respondents was used, and the study used purposive and random sampling techniques as sampling techniques. Questionnaire survey and interview guides were used for data collection, while both quantitative and qualitative data analysis was used. It was found that individuals from all the surveyed monetary institutions’ staff generally agree that factors such as fund redirection, over or underneath funding, undermined integrity, credit operators’ capacity limitations, firm failures, deliberate default, poor portfolio diversification, and changing policy environments contribute to the occurring of nonperforming loans were the specific financial institution determinants causing the occurrence of non-performing loans. On the determinants of nonperforming loans on financial institutions, the majority of the respondents (138, 98.6%) revealed that financial institutions provide loans to customers, while only 2(1.4%) revealed that they don’t provide loans. On ways of credit assessment and loan default, it was found that the majority (69.3%) of respondents firmly concur (M =  1.33, SD =  0.516) that experiencing a know your customer policy in force results in a high loan quality, 32.8% agreed with easily admitted borrowers usually default (M = 2.791, SD =  1.090), 65.4% of the respondents agreed with poor risk assessment would lead to loan default (M =  1.4, SD =  0.682), and only 19.5% mentioned that good loan underwriting ensures loan performance was one of the ways of credit assessment and loan default (M = 2.25, SD =  0.957). There was a weakly positive association (r=0.501, p<0.05) between loan evaluation and the performance of financial institutions. There is a need for financial institutions to develop a flexible credit method that offers sufficient user choices, in-depth credit analysis, a genuine approval process, proactive monitoring, and obvious recovery strategies for subpar loans.
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    Re-thinking on land degradation and its impacts on livelihoods of the farmers in Kanungu District, Uganda
    (2022) Turyasingura, Benson; Ayiga, Natal; Benzougagh, Brahim
    Worldwide, land degradation reduces the productivity of agricultural land by roughly 75%. Land degradation has made it difficult for people to make a living in Uganda, one of the world's poorest nations. Land degradation in Uganda poses a severe danger to rural populations' ability to support themselves and little effort has been done. The primary natural resource used by humans for economic, social, infrastructure, and other human endeavors is land. Land resources are so crucial in determining rural livelihoods, and the absence of sustainable land management techniques results in land degradation. Results: The study findings proved that there was a significant positive relationship between the effects of land degradation and the livelihoods of farmers (p 0.01, r =.530**) in Kanungu District, which suggests that adoption of new seed varieties which can withstand harsh climatic conditions, strengthening agricultural reforms, and agroforestry would improve the livelihoods of local farmers to improve their savings and production of quality crop products. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis was therefore accepted and it was concluded that "There is a significant relationship between land degradation and the livelihoods of farmers in Kanungu District
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    A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Climate Change and Water Resources in Sub-Sahara Africa
    (2022) Turyasingura, Benson; Chavula, Petros; Hirwa, Hubert; Mohammed, Fatima S.; Ayiga, Natal; Bojago, Elias; Benzougagh, Brahim; Ngabirano, Hannington
    Variations in precipitation that affect water resources have drawn a lot of attention to climate change-related water quality issues in recent years. Point and non-point source contaminants have an impact on water quality due to seasonal rainfall variability, and rainfall events are crucial in spreading these pollutants. Sub-Saharan Africa has the least stable access to freshwater supplies. Numerous academics have undertaken extensive research on the connection between climate change and water resources, yielding significant research findings. However, there is a dearth of quantitative analysis and thorough evaluation of research accomplishments. The purpose of the study was to undertake an organized literature review on the topic of examining the relationship between Sub-Saharan Africa's water resources and climate change. In the first segment, Vos-Viewer was used to map, study the literature, and identify any gaps in order to evaluate the impact of rainfall variability on water quality. The adaptation and mitigation strategies for water availability were described in the second section. This report utilizes the VOS-Viewer bibliometric software to create a combative network and keyword co-occurrence map based on the pertinent literature on the topics of climate change and water resources in the core collection of the Web of Science database and dimension. According to the study's findings,
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    Water Hyacinth, an Invasive Species in Africa: A Literature Review
    (East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2023) Sharon Indasi Lubembe; Okoth, Sharon; Turyasingura, Benson; Oyugi,Timothy; Ibarasa, Hillary; Moenga, Kelvin; Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba; Chavula, Petros
    Water hyacinth is without a doubt the water invader that causes the most harm to water bodies. Water hyacinths originated from Eastern Mediterranean, West Asia, and Central Asia; they are cultivated and loved worldwide. According to reports, water hyacinth has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. The plant extracts can also be used to treat cholera, sore throats, and snake bites, as well as to scent hair. Water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes (Eichhornia crassipes) has proliferated rapidly in African inland waters, posing numerous threats to fisheries by reducing the existence of some species; water quality by lowering levels of dissolved oxygen; human health and the environment by introducing various disease-causing pathogens and harbouring dangerous animals. The hyacinths further impact human activities by blocking waterways for fishing and destroying habitat for some fish to bread properly. Tourism and navigation are also affected by limiting access to recreational areas, especially for boat cruising. Fishing; effects on fishing activities and effect on plankton production, which is the main food. Different control methods have been utilised and others suggested in Africa, although it has not been fully controlled as it is highly reproductive and still a menace in African inland waters. The most commonly used control measures are biological and physical controls. As a recommendation, all methods should be used in water bodies to reduce its spread as quickly as possible although with caution on chemical methods. In relation to water hyacinth and its effects on terrestrial animals, there is still a need for much research to still be done; however, it is an aquatic plant that is not wanted in many places does not mean it should be eradicated. Its use to produce biogas could be helpful in reducing the challenges that come with it
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    Wetland Conservation and Management Practices in Rubanda District, South-Western Uganda
    (East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2022) Turyasingura, Benson; Saturday, Alex; Hirwa, Hubert; Fatima, Sule Mohammed; Tabukeli, Musigi Ruhiiga; Ayiga, Natal
    Worldwide, wetlands cover about 9% of the land surface and are recognized as bio-networks that offer living prospects when managed properly. Despite the present resource management regime, many wetlands in Uganda are being degraded due to mining, construction, agricultural and industrial activity, and little attention has been paid to the effectiveness of wetland conservation. The goal of this research was to evaluate Nyamuriro wetland conservation and management practices in Rubanda District, Uganda. The study was guided by specific objectives, which included investigating the management approaches used in Nyamuriro wetland conservation, identifying the management challenges preventing Nyamuriro wetland conservation, and evaluating sustainable solutions to the challenges preventing Nyamuriro wetland conservation. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional research design that included qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analysis techniques. A total of 109 people participated in the study using simple random and purposive sampling approaches. In this study, data was collected using questionnaires, key informant interviews, and observational approaches. Most respondents strongly agree that wetland restoration is the best management approach for Nyamuriro wetland conservation (Mean = 4.87, SD = 0.547). Corruption was the most significant hindrance to the conservation of Nyamuriro wetland among the management problems (Mean = 3.41, SD = 0.467). Overall, the data showed that there was a significant positive association between conservation management techniques but not between viable Nyamuriro wetland conservation measures. The study recommended that strict laws and procedures should be put in place to ease restrictions on wetland conservation.