The Complementary Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Landslide Uganda Disaster Management in Kanungu District
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Date
2023-11
Authors
Turyasingura, Benson
Ayiga, Natal
Benzougagh, Brahim
Singh, Sudhir Kumar
Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph P.
Bojago, Elias
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Publisher
Nova geodesia
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the use and effectiveness of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in
managing landslides in Kanungu District, Uganda. The study used the Likert scale and the multivariate probit
(MVP) model and found that marginalization was a significant challenge facing local interventions in landslide
disaster management. Factors such as farm size, credit availability, social group membership, access to extension
services, farming experience, accessibility of weather and climatic information, and perception of climatic
changes influenced the adoption of IKS, both positively and negatively. The study concludes that education
programs should focus on farmer capacity building to mitigate landslide risks and emphasizes the application
of IKS in landslide hazard management
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Keywords
climatic information, farming, hazard management, landslides, multivariate prohibit model
Citation
TURYASINGURA, B., AYIGA, N., BENZOUGAGH, B., KADER, S., SINGH, S. K., BOSCO, N. J., GWEYI-ONYANGO, J. P., & BOJAGO, E. (2023). The complementary role of indigenous knowledge systems in landslide disaster management in Kanungu District, Uganda. Nova Geodesia, 3(4), 157. https://doi.org/10.55779/ng34157