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: Received: 20 October 2024 / Approved: 21 October 2024 / Online: 21 October 2024 (13:37:25 CEST)
How to cite:
Bamwesigye, D.; Yeboah, E.; Ozbalci, S.; Fialova, J.; Kupec, P.; Verter, N.; Asamoah, O. Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts. Preprints2024, 2024101601. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1601.v1
Bamwesigye, D.; Yeboah, E.; Ozbalci, S.; Fialova, J.; Kupec, P.; Verter, N.; Asamoah, O. Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts. Preprints 2024, 2024101601. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1601.v1
Bamwesigye, D.; Yeboah, E.; Ozbalci, S.; Fialova, J.; Kupec, P.; Verter, N.; Asamoah, O. Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts. Preprints2024, 2024101601. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1601.v1
APA Style
Bamwesigye, D., Yeboah, E., Ozbalci, S., Fialova, J., Kupec, P., Verter, N., & Asamoah, O. (2024). Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1601.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bamwesigye, D., Nahanga Verter and Obed Asamoah. 2024 "Climate Change and Potential of Agroforestry in Uganda: Youth Perceptions and Willingness to Participate in Adaptation and Transition Efforts" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1601.v1
Abstract
Climate change remains a pressing global issue affecting sectors including agriculture and forest resources in countries such as Uganda. This research focused on exploring the viewpoints of youth in Uganda concerning adapting to climate change and their interest in getting involved in agroforestry transition. By conducting a survey involving 1138 participants from the youth demographic group aimed to gather information about their level of hopefulness towards climate adaptation efforts and how they perceive the impact of farming practices and deforestation. Furthermore, the study aimed to evaluate youth willingness to participate in agroforestry (WTP) initiatives. The study used descriptive statistics as well as Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to analyze the collected data. We found that most participants are climate change hopeful about adapting to climate change (89%). This positive and highly significant outlook is closely related to their willingness to participate in agroforestry adaptation efforts (0.0001).
Moreover, a high percentage of participants (92%) acknowledged how farming practices such as cultivation and livestock rearing can degrade land significantly. Whereas Gender, Age and Employment were found to be highly and positively significant regarding youth’s WTP in agroforestry (0.0001), Income was not. Incorporating indigenous practices and encouraging meaningful involvement from policymakers can empower the youth and strengthen community-led initiatives to address environmental decline effectively. This research highlights the capacity of youth engagement in steering successful climate resilience measures via agroforestry practices in Uganda.
Keywords
Agroforestry Transition; Climate Change Hopefulness and Adaptation; Deforestation and Land Degradation; Indigenous Practices; Indigenous Tree Species; Stakeholders Assessment
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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