Yazidhi Bamutaze
Biographic Data
| ID | 5156767 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yazidhi Bamutaze |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yazidhi |
| FAMILY NAME | Bamutaze |
| SIGNATURE | BAMUTAZE Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1744-9827 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda
Drawing on interdisciplinary research employing social and natural sciences methods in two Ugandan refugee settlements, this article explores complex interactions between displacement and environmental change. Contributing to political ecological debates around scale, and employing a nexus thinking lens, this article conceptualizes a scalar nexus connecting a relational settlement communities nexus and a global or intraregional sustainability sca…
Dimensions and drivers of social vulnerability to flood risk in Manafwa catchment, Eastern Uganda
Over the past decade, Uganda has experienced a notable increase in extreme meteorological hazards, yet the country lacks a comprehensive disaster management strategy. Despite the critical role it plays in disaster risk reduction, there is a shortage of approaches that contribute to our understanding of social vulnerability within dynamic contextual conditions. This study therefore offers a comprehensive assessment of both flood exposure and socia…
Enhancing adaptive capacity through Agro-pastoral innovations in Uganda’s drought-prone areas
Drought poses a critical challenge to Agro-pastoral adaptive capacity globally.. While, Agro-pastoralists use innovations to adapt, empirical evidences in Uganda’s cattle corridor are limited. This study aimed at assessing how Agro-pastoral innovations enhance adaptive capacity. We used a cross-sectional survey to interview 426 households in six districts to gather insightful data, and statistical analyses including Principal component analysis, …
Spatial distribution and Clustering of Covid-19 cases reveal the effect of urbanization and population density in Uganda
Better to die of landslides than hunger’: Socio-economic and cultural intricacies of resettlement due to climate-induced hazards in Uganda
Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Hydrological Responses to Land-Use Land-Cover Changes in the Manafwa Catchment, Eastern Uganda
This study evaluated the impact of land-use land-cover (LULC) change (LULCC) on the hydrologic processes of the Manafwa Basin in eastern Uganda using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. Model inputs included the 1995, 2008, and 2017 LULC maps; digital elevation model; and soil, climatological, and hydrologic data. The Calibration and Uncertainty Program Sequential Uncertainty Fitting algorithm was used to calibrate and validate the S…
Determinants of households' flood risk coping strategies in a high exposure system of the Manafwa catchment and Lake Kyoga Basin
The impact of floods on households in Uganda is becoming increasingly severe. It is often assumed that people who reside in a riverine area have adapted to flood pulses. However, in most cases, household-level risk reduction strategies are inadequate for ensuring a livelihood resilient to floods. The objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of households' decisions on coping strategies in the Manafwa catchment, Eastern Uganda. …
Climate change hotpots and their implications on rain-fed cropping system in a tropical environment
This study identifies hotspots of climate change and their implications on rain-fed cropping systems in Kyoga basin, Uganda. Based on altitude, soils and climate, we delineated three zones of the catchment as middle (Zone 1), high (Zone 2) altitudes and lowlands (Zone 3). We mapped spatio-temporal patterns of the hotspots and their implications on land suitability for rain-fed crops. We analyzed downscaled CMIP5 realizations to identify the hotsp…
Impacts of land use and land cover change in response to different driving forces in Uganda: Evidence from a review
This reviewe of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) studies in Uganda indicates agriculture, forest, grassland, and woodland as the major land use and land cover types. Central Uganda is the most studied region (15%), followed by western (14), eastern (10), and northern Uganda (3). District scale studies were (48%), catchment (19%), forest (17%), national (10%), and park (7%). Landsat 30 m and remote sensing was most used (93%) . Population is the…
Intersecting Rusle modelled and farmers perceived soil erosion risk in the conservation domain on mountain Elgon in Uganda
Perceptions of resilience to climate-induced disasters in Mbale municipality in Uganda
Resilience has been raised as a core task within disaster risk reduction frameworks, yet it remains difficult to implement these global ideas in local communities. This study used Community Based Resilience Analysis Approach to investigate the components that are perceived as important in resilience and the extent to which these components have been achieved. It explored the trend of resilience and beneficial interventions for building resilience…
Demographic Shifts Influencing the Political Landscape of the Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda
High population growth in Uganda is associated with substantial reduction in Infant and Child mortality without commensurate reduction in fertility. Kampala city (100% urban) and Wakiso district (59% urban) are densely populated with 9,429 and 1,100 people per square km respectively (UBOS [1]). The paper explains strong links between high population growth rate of 3.03% / annum, high rate of urbanization (5.1% / annum) one of the major demographi…
Revisiting socio-ecological resilience and sustainability in the coupled mountain landscapes in Eastern Africa
Perceptions of resilience to climate-induced disasters in Mbale municipality in Uganda
Resilience has been raised as a core task within disaster risk reduction frameworks, yet it remains difficult to implement these global ideas in local communities. This study used Community Based Resilience Analysis Approach to investigate the components that are perceived as important in resilience and the extent to which these components have been achieved. It explored the trend of resilience and beneficial interventions for building resilience…
Revisiting socio-ecological resilience and sustainability in the coupled mountain landscapes in Eastern Africa
Demographic Shifts Influencing the Political Landscape of the Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda
High population growth in Uganda is associated with substantial reduction in Infant and Child mortality without commensurate reduction in fertility. Kampala city (100% urban) and Wakiso district (59% urban) are densely populated with 9,429 and 1,100 people per square km respectively (UBOS [1]). The paper explains strong links between high population growth rate of 3.03% / annum, high rate of urbanization (5.1% / annum) one of the major demographi…
Perceptions of resilience to climate-induced disasters in Mbale municipality in Uganda
Resilience has been raised as a core task within disaster risk reduction frameworks, yet it remains difficult to implement these global ideas in local communities. This study used Community Based Resilience Analysis Approach to investigate the components that are perceived as important in resilience and the extent to which these components have been achieved. It explored the trend of resilience and beneficial interventions for building resilience…
Impacts of land use and land cover change in response to different driving forces in Uganda: Evidence from a review
This reviewe of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) studies in Uganda indicates agriculture, forest, grassland, and woodland as the major land use and land cover types. Central Uganda is the most studied region (15%), followed by western (14), eastern (10), and northern Uganda (3). District scale studies were (48%), catchment (19%), forest (17%), national (10%), and park (7%). Landsat 30 m and remote sensing was most used (93%) . Population is the…
Intersecting Rusle modelled and farmers perceived soil erosion risk in the conservation domain on mountain Elgon in Uganda
Determinants of households' flood risk coping strategies in a high exposure system of the Manafwa catchment and Lake Kyoga Basin
The impact of floods on households in Uganda is becoming increasingly severe. It is often assumed that people who reside in a riverine area have adapted to flood pulses. However, in most cases, household-level risk reduction strategies are inadequate for ensuring a livelihood resilient to floods. The objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of households' decisions on coping strategies in the Manafwa catchment, Eastern Uganda. …
Climate change hotpots and their implications on rain-fed cropping system in a tropical environment
This study identifies hotspots of climate change and their implications on rain-fed cropping systems in Kyoga basin, Uganda. Based on altitude, soils and climate, we delineated three zones of the catchment as middle (Zone 1), high (Zone 2) altitudes and lowlands (Zone 3). We mapped spatio-temporal patterns of the hotspots and their implications on land suitability for rain-fed crops. We analyzed downscaled CMIP5 realizations to identify the hotsp…
Spatial distribution and Clustering of Covid-19 cases reveal the effect of urbanization and population density in Uganda
Better to die of landslides than hunger’: Socio-economic and cultural intricacies of resettlement due to climate-induced hazards in Uganda
Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Hydrological Responses to Land-Use Land-Cover Changes in the Manafwa Catchment, Eastern Uganda
This study evaluated the impact of land-use land-cover (LULC) change (LULCC) on the hydrologic processes of the Manafwa Basin in eastern Uganda using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. Model inputs included the 1995, 2008, and 2017 LULC maps; digital elevation model; and soil, climatological, and hydrologic data. The Calibration and Uncertainty Program Sequential Uncertainty Fitting algorithm was used to calibrate and validate the S…
Dimensions and drivers of social vulnerability to flood risk in Manafwa catchment, Eastern Uganda
Over the past decade, Uganda has experienced a notable increase in extreme meteorological hazards, yet the country lacks a comprehensive disaster management strategy. Despite the critical role it plays in disaster risk reduction, there is a shortage of approaches that contribute to our understanding of social vulnerability within dynamic contextual conditions. This study therefore offers a comprehensive assessment of both flood exposure and socia…
Enhancing adaptive capacity through Agro-pastoral innovations in Uganda’s drought-prone areas
Drought poses a critical challenge to Agro-pastoral adaptive capacity globally.. While, Agro-pastoralists use innovations to adapt, empirical evidences in Uganda’s cattle corridor are limited. This study aimed at assessing how Agro-pastoral innovations enhance adaptive capacity. We used a cross-sectional survey to interview 426 households in six districts to gather insightful data, and statistical analyses including Principal component analysis, …
Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda
Drawing on interdisciplinary research employing social and natural sciences methods in two Ugandan refugee settlements, this article explores complex interactions between displacement and environmental change. Contributing to political ecological debates around scale, and employing a nexus thinking lens, this article conceptualizes a scalar nexus connecting a relational settlement communities nexus and a global or intraregional sustainability sca…
Geography (11 works) · Environmental Science (8 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 works)