The increasing population in urban areas is associated with a number of problems like limited land for carrying out agriculture which leads to over dependence on buying food from the market. With an increase in food prices, ...

Uganda, is called the pearl of Africa because it is well endowed with natural resources beautiful environment and abundant water covering about 18% of her surface area, With the increasing population and poor management ...

Geotechnical engineers face various problems while designing clay foundations due to low shearing strength, low bearing capacity and excessive settlement. So, they overcome that with different engineering works but in this ...

The provision of adequate and reliable water supply to meet both the present and future demand time is becoming a challenge for most water utilities in developing countries. The water supply deficit in Uganda has brought ...

Analysis of the pipe network aims to determine the pressure drops and flow rates in the individual parts of the network. In this case study, the EPANET software was used automatically solving problems of the network. The ...

Water scarcity coupled with food insecurity has been a major problem all over developing countries including Uganda; this is especially in rural areas where the citizenry is solely dependent on open water sources and ...

Assessing available land and water resources for irrigation is important for planning their use. This study was initiated with the objective of assessing the water and land resources potential of Busitema Sub county for ...

Land degradation has already been treated as one of the most serious problem all around the world soil erosion is defined as the physical degradation of the landscape over time. The process is initiated when soil particles ...

Ground water is the safest source of water and' most relied on water source in most rural settings of Uganda. The potential for ground water contamination to occur-is affected by the physical characteristics 'of the ...

Traditional industrial parks that are challenged by high individual waste treatment costs or no treatment at all as way of curbing expenses resulting into release of toxic pollutants that end up in water bodies and ...