Local communities’ perceptions of climate variability in the Mt. Elgon region, eastern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBomuhangi, Allan
dc.contributor.authorNabanoga, Gorettie
dc.contributor.authorJumba Namaalwa, Justine
dc.contributor.authorGregory Jacobson, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAbwoli, Banana
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-04T18:45:24Z
dc.date.available2023-01-04T18:45:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBomuhangi, A., Nabanoga, G., Namaalwa, J. J., Jacobson, M. G., & Abwoli, B. (2016). Local communities’ perceptions of climate variability in the Mt. Elgon region, eastern Uganda. Cogent Environmental Science, 2(1), 1168276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2016.1168276en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2016.1168276
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6798
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCogent Environmental Scienceen_US
dc.subjectClimate variabilityen_US
dc.subjectCommunity perceptionen_US
dc.subjectMt. Elgonen_US
dc.titleLocal communities’ perceptions of climate variability in the Mt. Elgon region, eastern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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