Working Document Series Open Access Contributing factors to the siltation of valley dams: Case of Karamoja Region, Uganda I. Eremugo · J.G.M. Majaliwa Pastoralism is the main livelihood of the people in the Karamoja region of north-eastern Uganda with 80% of households owning cattle which represents 20% of the total livestock population in Uganda. The region has an arid and semi-arid cli… RUF-39581 2018 CC BY 4.0 29 Jun 2022
Working Document Series Open Access Savannah phenological characteristics in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda Bernard Barasa · A. Egeru · John Paul Magaya · Justine J. Namaalwa Phenological properties such as the timing and rate of green up, aptitude and duration of vegetation growth, and timing and rate of vegetation senescence are important indicators of global environmental changes. It is vital to study these … RUF-38528 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Savannah phenological characteristics in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda Bernard Barasa · A. Egeru · John Paul Magaya · Justine J. Namaalwa Phenological properties such as the timing and rate of green up, aptitude and duration of vegetation growth, and timing and rate of vegetation senescence are important indicators of global environmental changes. It is vital to study these … RUF-38527 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2020
Journal articles Open Access The role of camel production on household resilience to droughts in pastoral and agro-pastoral households in Uganda J.H. Ainembabazi · D. Aleper · Robert Asiimwe · G.M. Diiro +3 more Recurrent and prolonged droughts have exacerbated the problems of pasture and water scarcity in arid and semiarid lands (ASALs), hence, the need for immediate and long-term adaption strategies to such shocks. Camels are increasingly being … RUF-38207 2020 CC BY 4.0 31 Mar 2020
Journal articles Open Access Camel forage variety in the Karamoja subregion, Uganda D. Aleper · A. Egeru · J. Namaalwa · J.B. Salamula Camels have the potential to increase the resilience of pastoral communities to the impacts of climate variability and change. Despite this potential, there is limited documentation of the camel forage species, their availability and distr… RUF-36681 2017 CC BY 4.0 25 Apr 2017
Journal articles Open Access Drivers of forage availability: An integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda Y. Bamutaze · A. Egeru · L. MacOpiyo · M.G.J. Majaliwa +3 more Low-input pastoral production systems provide up to 90 % of livestock and livestock products consumed in Uganda. However, pastoral communities are increasingly faced with the challenge of meeting their livestock needs in terms of forage, a… RUF-35671 2015 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2015
