Effects of environmental degradation in Uganda
- Reduction in the productivity of land/soil exhaustion and hence decline in food production in Kibale
- Shortage of wood fuel for domestic use e.g. in Tororo, Nakasongola, Rukungiri.
- Sol erosion/landslides which lead to formation of gullies, rills e.g. on slopes of Mt. Elgon
- Laterisation due to leaching e.g. in Wakiso, Mukono, Mpigi.
- Lowering of water table and water qualitythus drying of shallow wells in Mpigi, Bushenyi, Kaabong etc.
- Loss of agricultural land thus leading to severe famine in Karamoja
- Loss of water catchment areas leading to the disappearence of stream and shallow wells in Arua, Nakasogola etc.
- Loss of bio-diversity i.e. the original flora and fauna are transformed into secondary form or become extinct e.g. on slopes of Mt Elgon.
- Disease outbreaks dueto decline in water quality e.g. cholera, dysentery e.g. in slums of Kampala.
- Flooding especiallyin valleys due to increased water run-off e.g. In Kampala
- Vibrations from mines/quarries destroy settlement, property and lives e.g. Tororo girls SS from Tororo limestone mining.
- Siltation of water bodies leading to shallowness, pollution, flooding and death of aquatic animals e.g. in Luzira-Kampala
- Micro climatic changes which result into late and low rainfall e.g. Kabale, Mbale, Soroti etc.
CATEGORIES General
TAGS Dr. Bbosa Science
