Thèmes : Reconciling Resource Demands, Climate Change and Conservation
Dates : 14th to 16th November 2011
Lieu : Mbale Resort Hotel, Mbale Uganda
East African mountains are complex elevated formations with a multitude of rivers, varied soil types and vegetation. The favourable climate conditions and soils have attracted high population density on some of these mountains. Recent observations, however, reveal a decline in the resource capacity to sustain increasing population. Thus there is evidence of land pressure (e.g. encroachment on conservation areas and fragile lands, and escalated degradation) coupled with climate change, which threatens sustainable use of these mountain ecosystems.
This conference, the first of its kind on East African Mountains, is being organized to bring together scientists, practitioners, policy makers, and social workers to deliberate on the varied biophysical and socio-economic aspects that may be crucial in formulating and influencing policy/management of these ecosystems in the region. Besides there are many research and development projects being undertaken and therefore data generated that needs to be shared and/or synthesized.
Consultation with various stakeholders is on going to seek their views about this conference. So far many of them have expressed their willingness to support the conference organization in one way or another.
The Mountain Resource Centre has successfully spearheaded in organizing numerous national and international conferences culminating in publications such as the books on The Rwenzori National Park, The Mountain Resources and Ecosystems of Uganda and recently the proceedings of the Global change and impacts in Africa Mountains. In this conference on East African Mountain ecosytems, the Mountain Resource centre is co-organising with core academic and non-academic institutions as a way of consolidating the existing linkages in engaging toward sutainable management.
