The study focused on examining the impacts of environmental change on the water potential of Bugingo wetland water resources in Mayuge District. The data analyzed from the study were based on objectives and research questions. These were to identify the major climate change impacts in the region, to identify the major causes of wetland degradation, identify the forms of wetland degradation and to examine the influence of climate change impacts on wetland water resources. Data was collected in all the three parishes using systematic random sampling among the farmers. Observation and use of transect walks across the wetland were the major ways of data collection where two plot of 200m one within the wetland and one on the flanking hill. A random sample of 25 respondents was selected for interview purposes.
It was mainly found out that, the environmental change impacts involved both the climate change and all the land degradation processes that threaten the existence of water resources in the wetland which is increasingly becoming a threat in the area. In conclusion, Environmental change impacts cause wetland degradation and water storage capacity in the region as per the analysis. Therefore, the establishment of a broad network comprised of wetland scientists, climate change scientists, economists, the public, agricultural community, land-use planners and policy makers. This is the one of main suggested solutions to the problem since it can create routes through which information and research results are communicated regularly as observed in chapter five.
Table of Contents
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
- 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
- 1.3 OBJECTIVES
- 1.3.1 General objective
- 1.3.2 Specific objectives
- 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
- 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
- 1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
- 1.7 DEFINITION OF THE KEY TERMS
- 1.7.1 Environmentalchange
- 1.7.2 Climate change
- 1.7.3 Land degradation
- 1.7.4 Wetland
- 1.7.5 Water potential
- 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Climate change impacts
- 2.2 Causes of wetland degradation
- 2.2.1 Human cause
- 2.2.2 Natural cause
- 2.3 Forms of wetland and soil degradation
Objectives and Key Themes
This research study aims to investigate the impact of environmental change on the water potential of Bugingo wetland in Mayuge District, Uganda. The study focuses on examining the influence of climate change and land degradation processes on the wetland's water resources. The research explores the major climate change impacts in the region, the causes of wetland degradation, the forms of wetland degradation, and the influence of climate change on wetland water resources.
- Environmental change impacts on wetland water potential
- Climate change impacts in the Bugingo wetland region
- Causes and forms of wetland degradation
- Influence of climate change on wetland water resources
- Strategies for mitigating wetland degradation
Chapter Summaries
The study begins with an introduction to the background of the research, the statement of the problem, the objectives, research questions, scope, significance, and key terms. This is followed by a comprehensive review of the existing literature on climate change impacts, causes and forms of wetland degradation.
Keywords
The research focuses on key concepts such as environmental change, climate change, land degradation, wetland, water potential, and sustainable management practices. It explores the impacts of these factors on the Bugingo wetland and its water resources.
- Quote paper
- Kisira Yeeko (Author), 2014, The impact of environmental and climate change on Seasonal Wetlands. The Bugingo Wetland in Mayuge district, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/380608
