Department of Geosciences
and Natural Resource Management

Climate Resilience Solutions in the West Nile Region of Uganda (CARIS)

The key research goal of the proposed project is to analyze and develop gender responsive climate change resilience solutions to the hydrological, agricultural and environmental conditions in the West Nile region of Uganda. The region is subject to several environmental and socio-economic hazards including water scarcity, water and land degradation, high poverty, uncertain agricultural production and gender inequity.

West Nile, Uganda

The problems in the region are severely exacerbated by the high influx of refugees and climate change.

The array of problems is highly interconnected and solutions thus require a truly interdisciplinary approach.

Our proposed research will analyze these challenges and aim at closing critical knowledge gaps by establishing an interdisciplinary collaborative research consortium comprising scientific, technical and socio-economic expertise from Denmark and Uganda.

Team

Professor Karsten Høgh Jensen, PhD, Project Leader, University of Copenhagen
Community Conservation Manager, James Silver Birungi, WWF Uganda
Assistant Professor Elisa Bjerre, PhD, University of Copenhagen
Senior researcher Ida Karlsson, PhD, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Professor Robert Kajobe, PhD, Muni University
Lecturer Philip Isaac Omwene, PhD, Muni University
Associate Professor Clement Akais Okiais, PhD, Muni University
Assistant Lecturer Sandra Langi, Muni University
PhD student Hillary Nabaasa, Muni University
PhD student Emmanuel Hyeroba Nabala, Muni University
Associate Professor Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi , PhD, Makerere University
Postdoc Faridah Sendagire, PhD, Makerere University
PhD student Brenda Piloya, Makerere University
Principal Water Analyst Godfrey Katumba, Water Resources Institute
Commissioner Simon Etimu, Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda
Senior Project manager Sirilak Wichayaruangrom, WWF Denmark

Project proposal

View the full project proposal here (PDF format)

Publications

When new publications is published they will be shown here within the range of:

International journal papers
Conference papers
Reports
Student theses

Workshops and meetings

When workshops and meetings are planned, they will be shown here.

Advisory Board

Victor Azza Vuzzi, Senior Programme Advisor, Embassy of Denmark, Uganda

Dr. Samson Gwali, Principal Research Officer, National Forestry Resources Research Institute

Dr. Callist Tindimugaya, Director of the Water Resources Institute, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda.

Dr. Resty Naiga, Senior Lecturer, Makerere University

Ms. Bernadette Kwebiha, Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET)

Field photos

View a selection of the project's photos from the field in Uganda here

Water collection station near wastewater treatment plant in Arua city

Funded by

Climate Resilience Solutions in the West Nile Region of Uganda (CARIS) has received funding from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, administered by Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)

Period: 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2029

Contact

Professor Karsten Høgh Jensen
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Email: khj@ign.ku.dk
Phone: +45 2875 2484

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management