International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science

Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2018

  • Land Use Practices in the Rural and Urban Sub Catchments of River Rwizi, Western-Uganda; Their Effect on Its Ecological Characteristics

    Atwongyeire Doreen, Ssekandi Joseph, Tumwesigye Wycliff, Ndihiziwe Daniel, Nagawa Goretty

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2018
    Pages: 45-50
    Received: 9 February 2018
    Accepted: 11 March 2018
    Published: 4 May 2018
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    Abstract: The water quality of river Rwizi has increasingly become a concern at community, district and national levels, serving a wider catchment in the south western part of Uganda. With the increasing national human population, there has been an increase in land use activities posing a risk of degradation. This study assessed the land use practices around... Show More