Towards decentralized landslide disaster risk governance in Uganda

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dc.contributor.author Masaba, Sowedi
dc.contributor.author Mungai, N. David
dc.contributor.author Isabirye, Moses
dc.contributor.author Nsubuga, Haroonah
dc.date.accessioned 2018-09-12T13:19:58Z
dc.date.available 2018-09-12T13:19:58Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri 10.1007/978-3-319-53483-1_49
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12283/122
dc.description Article en_US
dc.description.abstract Decentralized governance is critical to reducing disaster risks. This paper evaluates the decentralized landslide disaster risk governance in Uganda. Primary data were collected through household surveys and key informant interviews conducted in the landslide disaster prone Mount Elgon district of Bududa, Eastern Uganda. Secondary data were collected through document review. Primary and secondary data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. The study findings reveal that in Uganda, landslide disaster risk reduction is perceived as a shared responsibility between different actors and involves wider stakeholder participation that has enhanced resource mobilization. Coordination of landslide disaster risk reduction has also been streamlined. Decentralized landslide disaster risk governance however, faces several challenges, including; financial and human resource constraints, political interference, corruption, uncooperative constituents and lack of an enabling sectoral law. Decentralized governance should therefore be upscaled to achieve landslide disaster risk reduction. Future research should focus on mapping key actors and institutions using Social Network Analysis to enable better resource allocation for landslide disaster risk reduction in the Country. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Busitema University, ADB-HEST Project en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Decentralization en_US
dc.subject Disaster risk reduction en_US
dc.subject Governance en_US
dc.subject Landslides en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.title Towards decentralized landslide disaster risk governance in Uganda en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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