African Research Dissemination Workshop Programme
12th. December. 2014 at Makerere University, Kampala .
NOROLERESPONSBILITYTime
1 Registration Miss. Joselyne Kwera 8:00am- 8:30am
2 welcome Remarks Dr. Bernard Barasa 8:30am-8:35am
3 Conference (Proceedings/programme) Dr. Anthony Egeru 8:35am-8:40am
4 ICTWCC project (description/objectives/output) Prof. Tim Mwololo Waema 8:40am-9:00am
5 Opening remarks (Deputy Principal) Prof. Henry Arinaitwe 9:00am-9:15am
6 Key note address from government official ( Director Environment Affairs - Ministry of Water and Environment ) Mr. Kyambadde Richard 9:15am-9:40am
7 Key note remarks from Chairman Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change Hon. Kwizera Eddie Wa-Gahungu 9:40am-10:00am
BREAK FAST       10:00AM - 10:30AM
MODERATOR Dr. Lydia Kayondo
8 Trends and spatial patterns of drought incidence in the Omo-Ghibe River Basin, Ethiopia Mekonnen Adnew Degefu (Ethiopia) 10:30am-10:40am
9 Assessing Groundwater Quantity of the Kumi Sub-basin in Eastern Uganda, using Numerical Modeling John Ilima (Uganda) 10:40am-10:50am
10 Reducing Residual Damage Costs by Increasing Adaptation effort of smallholders in Nyando Wetlands, Kenya Francis Odour (Kenya) 10:50am-11:00am
11 Satellite based mapping of lakes and climatic variations in the Cattle Corridor of Uganda Barasa Bernard (Uganda) 11:00am-11:10am
FEEDBACK 1ST SESSION       11:10AM - 11:40AM
MODERATOR Dr.MacOpiyo Laban
12 "ICTs and interpersonal communication channels’ contribution to the adoption of water stresses’ adaptation strategies by cereals’ farmers in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon" Salé Abou (Cameroon) 11:40am-11:50am
13 Application of remotely sensed data in understanding ecosystem vulnerability: insights from Tanzania Mercy Ojoyi (Tanzania) 12:00pm-12:10pm
14 Rainwater harvesting as a coping and adaptation strategy to climate change variability in Kajiado north, Kenya Mtisunge Mngoli (Malawi) 12:10pm-12:20pm
Feedback 2nd Session 12:20pm - 12:50PM
LUNCH 12:50PM - 2:00PM
MODERATOR Dr.Mugaga Frank
15 Integration of indigenous knowledge with information and communication technologies in coping with effects of climate change and variability on agriculture in Kajiado county, Kenya Carolyne Manei (Kenya) 2:00pm-2:10pm
16 Evaluating potential impacts of climate change on surface water resource availability of upper awash sub-basin, Ethiopia rift valley basin Mekonnen Daba (Ethiopia) 2:10pm-2:20pm
17 Farmers access to climate and weather information and its impact on maize and wheat production in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya Daniel Murgor (Kenya) 2:20am-2:30pm
FEEDBACK 3RD SESSION 2:30PM - 3:00PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Laban Macopiyo
Mrs. Anuradha Khoda
Opportunities within the project, collaborations 3:00pm-3:15pm
Director GIS Centre Dr. Otukei Richard 3:15pm-3:30pm
DEPARTURE 4:00PM