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Evaluation of community flood risk management practices in the Kyoga basin of Uganda / Augustine Enyipu

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kampala : Uganda Martyrs University ; c 2021Description: xiii, 216 pages : illustration ; 30 cmSubject(s):
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  • 23rd ed. 363.3493 ENY
Contents:
Ch 1: Introduction and background - - Introduction - - Context of the study - - Statement of the problem - - Research questions - - Justification and significance of the study - - Conceptual framework - - Awareness of flood disaster risk - - Endogenous action for flood disaster risk reduction - - Opportunity for flood DRR - - Definition of terms - - Researcher positionality - - Thesis overview - - Ch 2: Theoretical framework and literature review 24 - - Introduction - - Theoretical framework - - The four fundamental theories on the origin of disaster - - Participation Theory - - The Concept of community managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) - - Social Vulnerability theory - - Sustainable livestock framework - - The pressure and release/PAR model - - The onion framework - - The BBC framework - - The hyogo framework for action (HFA) - - Community awareness of flood disaster risk (objective 1) - - Communities’ endogenous action for flood DRR (objective 2) - - Opportunities for flood disaster risk reduction (objective 3) - - Chapter 3: Research methodology - - Introduction - - The philosophical underpinning of the study - - Research design - - Area of study - - The lake kyoga Basin - - Tororo and Butaleja district - - Study population - - Characteristics of the respondents and study Participants - - Characteristics of the respondents for the questionnaire survey - - Characteristics of FGD participants - - Characteristics of the key informants - - Sampling procedure - - Identification of Sub Counties, Parishes and Villages - - Calculation of sample size for the quantitative study - - Purposive sampling of Key informants and FGD participants - - Data collection methods and tools - - Reliability and validity tests of data collection tools Data collection techniques - - Questionnaire survey - - Focus group discussion - - In- depth interviews - - Observation Data analysis and interpretation - - Quality data analysis and interpretation - - Quality data analysis and interpretation - - Ethical consideration - - General responsibilities - - Informed consent - - Deceptive and covert research - - Confidentiality and Anonymity - - Approval requirements - - Data availability - - Limitations of the study - - Ch 4: Presentation and analysis of findings - - Introduction - - Communities’ awareness of flood disaster - - Causative factors associated with flood disaster risk (objective 1) Level of flood effects - - Effectiveness of the communities’ practices for flood risk management (objective 2) Community early warning systems - - Drainage Channels - - Coping and Adaptation mechanism - - Community support systems (Social Safety Nets) - - Disaster management committees(DMCs) - - Bylaws for DRR - - Food reserves - - Opportunities to improve and scale up community flood risk reduction action (Objective 3) Short and medium-term opportunities - - Partnership Opportunities - - Concluding remarks - - Ch 5: Discussion and implications of the findings - - Introduction - - Most vulnerable groups - - Integration of adaptive capacities, endogenous action and opportunities into post disaster development planning and action - - High level of community awareness of flood disaster risk - - Communities ‘initiatives for flood DRR - - Community participation in flood risk reduction - - Governance and institutional arrangements for DRR - - Community organization for DRR - - Funding for DRR - - Local government capacities for flood risk reduction - - Legal and policy environment - - Coordination mechanisms between the central and Local government - - Partnership for flood DRR - - Ch 6: Conclusion Overall conclusion from the study - - Communities’ awareness of flood disaster risk - - Effectiveness of communities’ practices for flood risk management - - Opportunity to sale up community flood risk management - - Applicability of social vulnerability theory for flood risk management in the Lake Kyoga catchment - - Suggestions for further research - - More studies on climate change adaptation - - Follow- up phenomenological issues on DRR - - Evaluating DRR in multiple ecosystem - - Follow up action research on flood DRR - -
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Ch 1: Introduction and background - -
Introduction - -
Context of the study - -
Statement of the problem - -
Research questions - -
Justification and significance of the study - -
Conceptual framework - -
Awareness of flood disaster risk - -
Endogenous action for flood disaster risk reduction - -
Opportunity for flood DRR - -
Definition of terms - -
Researcher positionality - -
Thesis overview - -
Ch 2: Theoretical framework and literature review 24 - -
Introduction - -
Theoretical framework - -
The four fundamental theories on the origin of disaster - -
Participation Theory - -
The Concept of community managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) - -
Social Vulnerability theory - -
Sustainable livestock framework - -
The pressure and release/PAR model - -
The onion framework - -
The BBC framework - -
The hyogo framework for action (HFA) - -
Community awareness of flood disaster risk (objective 1) - -
Communities’ endogenous action for flood DRR (objective 2) - -
Opportunities for flood disaster risk reduction (objective 3) - -
Chapter 3: Research methodology - -
Introduction - -
The philosophical underpinning of the study - -
Research design - -
Area of study - -
The lake kyoga Basin - -
Tororo and Butaleja district - -
Study population - -
Characteristics of the respondents and study Participants - -
Characteristics of the respondents for the questionnaire survey - -
Characteristics of FGD participants - -
Characteristics of the key informants - -
Sampling procedure - -
Identification of Sub Counties, Parishes and Villages - -
Calculation of sample size for the quantitative study - -
Purposive sampling of Key informants and FGD participants - -
Data collection methods and tools - -
Reliability and validity tests of data collection tools
Data collection techniques - -
Questionnaire survey - -
Focus group discussion - -
In- depth interviews - -
Observation
Data analysis and interpretation - -
Quality data analysis and interpretation - -
Quality data analysis and interpretation - -
Ethical consideration - -
General responsibilities - -
Informed consent - -
Deceptive and covert research - -
Confidentiality and Anonymity - -
Approval requirements - -
Data availability - -
Limitations of the study - -
Ch 4: Presentation and analysis of findings - -
Introduction - -
Communities’ awareness of flood disaster - -
Causative factors associated with flood disaster risk (objective 1)
Level of flood effects - -
Effectiveness of the communities’ practices for flood risk management (objective 2)
Community early warning systems - -
Drainage Channels - -
Coping and Adaptation mechanism - -
Community support systems (Social Safety Nets) - -
Disaster management committees(DMCs) - -
Bylaws for DRR - -
Food reserves - -
Opportunities to improve and scale up community flood risk reduction action (Objective 3)
Short and medium-term opportunities - -
Partnership Opportunities - -
Concluding remarks - -
Ch 5: Discussion and implications of the findings - -
Introduction - -
Most vulnerable groups - -
Integration of adaptive capacities, endogenous action and opportunities into post disaster development planning and action - -
High level of community awareness of flood disaster risk - -
Communities ‘initiatives for flood DRR - -
Community participation in flood risk reduction - -
Governance and institutional arrangements for DRR - -
Community organization for DRR - -
Funding for DRR - -
Local government capacities for flood risk reduction - -
Legal and policy environment - -
Coordination mechanisms between the central and Local government - -
Partnership for flood DRR - -
Ch 6: Conclusion
Overall conclusion from the study - -
Communities’ awareness of flood disaster risk - -
Effectiveness of communities’ practices for flood risk management - -
Opportunity to sale up community flood risk management - -
Applicability of social vulnerability theory for flood risk management in the Lake Kyoga catchment - -
Suggestions for further research - -
More studies on climate change adaptation - -
Follow- up phenomenological issues on DRR - -
Evaluating DRR in multiple ecosystem - -
Follow up action research on flood DRR - -


















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