Community-based Approaches for Livelihood Resilience to Climate Change

The purpose of this study was to examine the Community-Based Approaches for Livelihood Resilience to Climate Change focusing on river Mpologoma Catchment Area in Kaliro District of Eastern Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were; to assess the livelihood activities of communities to investigate the livelihood challenges faced by communities amidst climate change and to assess the community perception and indigenous practices for promoting livelihood resilience. Theoretically the study was conceptualised using the Sustainable Livelihood Approach. Methodologically the study adopted a mixed research design combining both quantitative and qualitative designs. Study participants were drawn from Namwiwa subcounty in parishes of Saaka and Kiganda in Kaliro district. Data was collected from 200 survey questionnaire respondents 11 key informants and 4 FGDs. SPSS and content analysis were used to analyse quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Results show that farming is the main livelihood for the communities along river Mpologoma in Kaliro district. However the community is entangled in a vulnerable context of fragile livelihoods subsistence farming etc.