Examining the Adoption of ICTs for Weather Monitoring and Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda

2022 ◽  
pp. 840-857
Author(s):  
Agnes Rwashana Semwanga ◽  
Alice Mary Atwine
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adaptation Capacity ◽  
Weather Forecasts ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Limited Government ◽  
Ict Adoption

Information communication technologies can only be beneficial to developing countries struggling to build adaptation capacity if technology adoption frameworks are tailored to suit their specific characteristics. The lack of timely, accurate, and reliable weather data and the increasing rate at which climate-related disasters are destroying lives and property in Uganda is evident of lack of good weather forecasts. The study set out to investigate the factors affecting ICT adoption and determine the technologies being used to respond to climate change effects. Specifically, the study set out the extent of use and the factors hindering or guiding ICT adoption. Factors hindering ICT adoption ranging from poor infrastructure to limited government support were established. The strategies that can be used to resolve challenges of ICT adoption, the major stakeholders, their responsibilities and how ICT adoption and utilisation can be enhanced to benefit other sectors of the economy is presented.

Examining the Adoption of ICTs for Weather Monitoring and Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-81
Author(s):  
Agnes Rwashana Semwanga ◽  
Alice Mary Atwine
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adaptation Capacity ◽  
Weather Forecasts ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Limited Government ◽  
Ict Adoption

Information communication technologies can only be beneficial to developing countries struggling to build adaptation capacity if technology adoption frameworks are tailored to suit their specific characteristics. The lack of timely, accurate, and reliable weather data and the increasing rate at which climate-related disasters are destroying lives and property in Uganda is evident of lack of good weather forecasts. The study set out to investigate the factors affecting ICT adoption and determine the technologies being used to respond to climate change effects. Specifically, the study set out the extent of use and the factors hindering or guiding ICT adoption. Factors hindering ICT adoption ranging from poor infrastructure to limited government support were established. The strategies that can be used to resolve challenges of ICT adoption, the major stakeholders, their responsibilities and how ICT adoption and utilisation can be enhanced to benefit other sectors of the economy is presented.

Temporal Data Analysis and Mining Methods for Modelling the Climate Change Effects on Malaysia's Oil Palm Yield at Different Regional Scales

2017 ◽  
pp. 499-531
Author(s):  
Subana Shanmuganathan ◽  
Ajit Narayanan ◽  
Nishantha Priyanka Kumara Medagoda
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Crop Models ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Moving Average Models ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Temporal Data Analysis

Space and time related data generated is becoming ever more voluminous, noisy and heterogeneous outpacing the research efforts in the domain of climate. Nevertheless, this data portrays recent climate/ weather change patterns. Thus, insightful approaches are required to overcome the challenges when handling the so called “big data” to unravel the recent unprecedented climate change in particular, its variability, frequency and effects on key crops. Contemporary climate-crop models developed at least two decades ago are found to be unsuitable for analysing complex climate/weather data retrospectively. In this context, the chapter looks at the use of scalable time series analysis, namely ARIMA (Autoregressive integrated moving average) models and data mining techniques to extract new knowledge on the climate change effects on Malaysia's oil palm yield at the regional and administrative divisional scales. The results reveal recent trends and patterns in climate change and its effects on oil palm yield impossible otherwise e.g. Traditional statistical methods alone.

Exploration of Climate Change Effects on Shifting Potato Seasons, Yields and Water Use Employing NASA and National Long-Term Weather Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayten Kubra Yagiz ◽  
Mustafa Cakici ◽  
Nazlican Aydogan ◽  
Seher Omezli ◽  
Bayram Ali Yerlikaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Climate Change Effects

The Effect of Innovative Communication Technologies in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 545-558
Author(s):  
Stavros Kiriakidis ◽  
Efstathios Kefallonitis ◽  
Androniki Kavoura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Limited Government ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Students

The aim of this chapter is to (1) present a review of some innovative communication technologies in higher education and how these are implemented for organizational, marketing, and learning processes, (2) illustrate how information and communication technologies (ICTs) may drive the introduction and use of inventive activities in education. Financial cutbacks and limited government support for institutions of higher education led to (1) either a withering effect for them that made them shrink or merge in order to survive, or (2) they had to find innovative ways to survive and attract new students and audiences as potential users while making connections with the community and firms. Current trends in higher education institutions (HEIs) are associated with supplying the student with those learning methods that can lead to skills and contribute to his/her creative and individual thought. At the same time, teaching instructors need to be aware of the know-how in the communication and information technology sectors that can be further employed.

ICT Adoption Among Higher Education Teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 299-314
Author(s):  
Patrik Pucer ◽  
Šarolta Godnič Vičič ◽  
Boštjan Žvanut
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Learning

This chapter aims to shed light on university teachers' adoption and use of information communication technologies (ICT) at a university in its awareness/exploration stage of blended learning adoption. The goal was to identify how teachers' attitudes to innovation adoption influences the adoption of ICT for teaching/learning. An online survey showed substantial differences between first adopters and followers regarding the perceived importance of factors affecting ICT adoption (“financial support/stipend” and “the availability of online training for teachers”), and perceived usefulness of learning management system activities (quizzes, discussion boards, and assignments). Identifying first adopters and followers can assist universities in the awareness/exploration stage in recognizing the ways in which first adopters differ from followers and consequently help both groups to facilitate a strategic and optimal ICT adoption and implementation of blended learning.

Strengthening local institutions as avenues for climate change resilience

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephat Okuku Oloo ◽  
Paul Omondi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Climate Change Effects

Purpose In Africa, poverty and food insecurity is pervasive due to intertwined factors including, declining crop yields, land degradation and inadequate policy and institutional support. With ever-increasing populations, climate change effects will be intensified, and a major crisis is inevitable unless measures to sustain land resources are urgently taken. This paper aims to argue that vibrant rural institutions are necessary to ensure food security and environmental protection, consequently contributing to climate change resilience. Design/methodology/approach The paper demonstrates the role of institutions by evaluating two types of institutions and their impacts the “status quo” and “hybrid” institutions using case studies from the African Highlands Initiative in Uganda and International Forestry Resources and Institutions in Kenya. It further discusses a model that highlights factors affecting smallholder investment in natural resources management and how these can be used to strengthen local institutions in building their resilience against climate change effects. Findings Weak grassroots institutions characterized by low capacity, failure to exploit collective capital and poor knowledge sharing and access to information, are common barriers to sustainable land management and improved food security. Research limitations/implications Case studies from Uganda and IFRI in Kenya barriers in data collection instruments and language. Practical implications In Africa, poverty and food insecurity is pervasive due to intertwined factors including, declining crop yields, land degradation and inadequate policy and institutional support. With ever increasing populations, climate change effects will be intensified, and a major crisis is inevitable unless measures to sustain land resources are urgently taken. Social implications In Africa, poverty and food insecurity is pervasive due to intertwined factors including, declining crop yields, land degradation and inadequate policy and institutional support. With ever-increasing populations, climate change effects will be intensified, and a major crisis is inevitable unless measures to sustain land resources are urgently taken. Originality/value The paper further discusses a model that highlights factors affecting smallholder investment in natural resources management and how these can be used to strengthen local institutions in building their resilience against climate change effects.

scholarly journals The Effect of Climate Change on Agricultural Crop Returns in Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4(J)) ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Norman Tumwine ◽  
Razack B Lokina ◽  
John Mary Matovu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Climate Factors ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Farming Households

The study examined the effect of climate change on agricultural crop returns in Uganda using the Ricardian Panel Tobit technique and the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data, climate data from Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) and global weather data. The findings showed that climate related risks account for over 67 percent of agricultural risks and less than 2 percent of the farming households practise irrigation. Farmers that practised irrigation earned higher agricultural returns nationally than their counterparts did. The findings show that the output elasticities with respect to temperature range from -2.02 percent to 0.543 percent. This implies that for the average temperature increase by 1 percent, maize farm returns decreased by 2.02 percent, banana by 1.7 percent, cassava by 1.50 percent and beans by 1.01 percent. While 1 percent increases in rainfall, lowered banana returns by 0.02 percent, beans by 0.08 percent, cassava by 0.035 percent, maize by 0.025 percent except for groundnuts’ returns increased by 0.115 percent. Apart from climate factors, non-climate factors such as capital, labour, farm size, fertilizers and soil quality are equally important inputs and significantly impact on agricultural farm returns. The study proposes that due to unrelenting adverse climate change effects in Uganda, adoption of multi-pronged approaches such as extensive irrigation, agro-insurance, diversification of agricultural activities, use of food cribs during bumper harvests would be the breath of life for Ugandan farmers.

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