The study aimed at alcoholism on family breakup in societies and it was guided by the following objectives; To find out the influence of alcohol abuse on family breakup on families in Lungujja, Rubaga Division, to probe challenges of alcoholism among family breakup in Lungujja, Rubaga Division and to explore means of intervening and regulating family breakups due to alcohol consumption in Lungujja, Rubaga Southern Division, Kampala. The researcher used a sample of 30 respondents from the area of study and applied purposive sampling technique to derive information from respondents in the area. The researcher selected Parish leaders involving officials from parish, Parents, youth, opinion leaders and community members. Simple random sampling was applied to each group for appropriate findings valid for the study. Results revealed that most respondents, 74% (37) strongly agreed that alcoholism leads to family breakups, 16% (08) agreed with the suggestion with 6% (03) disagreeing while 4% (02) strongly disagreed with view. The study in addition revealed whether the varied reasons as to why families engage in abusing drugs and these include; frustrations, arising from lack of basic needs, hostile or unhealthy homes and foreign pop culture. It was recommended that numerous suggestions, policies and programme have to be drawn up by individual, national governments and by international agencies in an effort to reduce the cost of intoxication but nearly all have been characterized with limited success. Efforts to curb the extent of the consumption of alcohol have to be frustrated by interested parties who benefit from the trade in various drugs.

The study aimed at covid-19 outbreak and development of education sector in uganda with a case study of Makindye s. s, Makindye and it was guided by the following objectives; To determine the effects of Corona Virus out break on the development of Education sector, to find ways of strengthening Education sector though in COVID-19 pandemic and to find ways how the education beneficiaries will operate in corona virus pandemic. The research used qualitative and quantitative research design. And it was so because the research was both qualitative and quantitative in nature for showing the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the development of the education sector of Uganda. The research covered a population of 200 people in a category of teachers, students, parents and school heads because helped to give a clear picture of what was affecting the people during and after the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019. The findings showed that the respondents who believed that the information circulated frequently were 75(78.9%) respondents, those who believed that the information about corona virus circulated occasionally were 15(15.8%) respondents and those who believed that the information never circulated properly were 05(5.3%) respondents. The study recommends that some preventive measures such as wearing masks, immunization and washing of hands should be highly advised by the government of Uganda to help in combating corona virus disease.

The study aimed at assessment of the relationship between hostile communities on tourism destination in Uganda with a case study of Mt Elgon national park and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the attitude of hostile communities towards tourism sector, to examine how tourism decision making has affected communities around Mt Elgon and to examine challenges faced by hostile communities as a result of tourism decision making. This study used stratified random sampling to ensure even distribution of males to females. In probability random sampling, each subject from the population is chosen randomly and entirely by chance, such that each subject has the same probability of being chosen at any stage during the sampling process. Data collection involved gathering both numeric information as well as text information so that both quantitative and qualitative information are accrued. Descriptive data was collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher; qualitative data was collected by FGDs and content analysis. From the findings, 32% strongly agreed their lives became better because of tourism development that is through creation of employment opportunities, 24% to agreed, while 6% were undecided and 20% disagreed while 18% strongly disagreed. This shows that most of hostile communities around Mt. Elgon national park have positive attitude towards tourism sector. Park officials should be trained in conflict resolution, principles of non-formal education and the use of participatory approaches. In order to improve the prospects for conservation of the forest and wildlife resources of Mt. Elgon National Park, there must be an effective education programme which aims at convincing people of the significance of conservation and its benefits to them.

This study was about the extent, to which drug abuse has affected the life of young people in Pakwach District. The case study was Puvungu Central ward, Pakwach Town council. The study was guided by three objectives namely; to assess the relationship between drug abuse and youth behaviours, to assess the effect of drug abuse on the youth in Pakwach town council and to identify the cause of drug abuse by the youths of Pakwach Town Council. The study focused on how youths are increasingly becoming addicted to drugs and the relationship between drug abuse and youths’ behavior. The study was descriptive and analytical with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total population of 100 were involved which included men and women, youths and elders who responded positively, Data was collected using questionnaire, interview guide and observation. Findings revealed that drug abuse accelerates the problem of crimes among the youths in Pakwach Town council. According to 36% of the respondent’s crime and drugs are related in several ways, first, illicit production, manufacture, distribution or possession of drugs may constitute a crime. The government should impose strict laws on drug abuse in order to reduce this rampant increase in school dropouts.

The study was all about evaluating the influence of communities towards waste management, A case study of Namungoona parish. The study was guided by three objectives that is; to find out the role of community involvement in waste management of Namungoona parish, to examine the challenges faced in waste management in Namungoona parish, and finally to find out strategies that will be put in place to ensure effective waste management in Namungoona parish. The study sampled 60 members of Namungoona that included the households, the market vendors, the commercial residents, street vendors and the industrialized area which were selected using both random and purposive sampling. Primary data was collected using questionnaires and structured interviews while secondary data was collected from the libraries, and journals. Collected data was coded, checked for completeness and summarized in tables. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). The study revealed that local community participate in solid waste management and to reduce the effect of uncollected solid waste. The community play a big role as the result of their involvement in the waste management in Namugoona parish such as community participates in solid waste collection, offering of dustbins for garbage collections and transportation of SW from the source to the skips and they voluntarily give away their vehicles to transport garbage. Further the challenges faced by community in waste management were identified as lack of enough financial resources, lack of Education and awareness among the local community and infrastructure issues among others. The study findings also revealed that strategies such as local community participation, community cleanup exercise, solid waste re-use mechanism are essential and solid management and finally study recommended that the division authority should explain to the community members the other services that utilize the taxes besides solid waste management, communities should continuously be mobilized to fully participate in all activities related to solid waste management and Central government should increase funding towards solid waste management

Water is necessary for all life on Earth. Humans can survive for several weeks without food, but for only a few days without water. Therefore, provision of water and sanitation is very critical to improve the socio –economic livelihoods of people. As a result, many players have come on board to increase the rate of water and sanitation in Uganda. Amaizi Marungi project is one of the initiatives that have been established to improve water and sanitation provision. This study was intended to evaluate the contribution of Amaizi Marungi project in water and sanitation provision. The study was carried out to identify the contribution of Amaizi Marungi in provision of water and sanitation in Rwanyamahembe sub county, find out the problems faced by Amaizi Marungi Project in water and sanitation provision and to establish measures in place to address the challenges faced by Amaizi marungi in water and sanitation provision. The study covered 50 respondents who included community members, local leaders and employees of Amaizi Marungi project. Simple random sampling was used to select community members while purposive sampling technique was used to select local leaders and Amaizi Marungi employees. Interviews and documentary analysis were used in data analysis. The study found out that due to the establishment of the Amaizi Marungi project in the area, the number of people accessing safe water has increased compared to the period before the water project. The introduced water project has led to reduced distance and increased safe water sources. The water project has to a greater extent achieved its objectives of increasing access to safe water, improving health and sanitation and people’s standards of living as well as increasing household incomes. In this regard, the number of incomes generating activities in the area has increased tremendously especially due to the efficient utilization of the saved time and energy hence increased incomes.

The purpose of the study was to investigate effect of fishing on Child School dropout at Masese Landing site in Jinja District. The study was based on the results from 186 respondents who presented accurate data to the researcher out of the sample size of 216 respondents. The study was guided by the objectives such as to identify effects of fishing on school dropout at Masese Landing site in Jinja City, to understand forms of fishing activities that affect school dropout at Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, to suggest measures to stop school dropout at Masese Landing site in Jinja Site. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents informed the researcher that time management was the main issue as to why students who go fishing drop out of school, some respondents also informed the researcher that actual fishing was the main fishing activity done by students and finally the findings of the study also suggested providing financial Aid to the students was the main factor that would reduce school dropout in schools. According to the findings, 50% of the respondents presented results to the researcher showing that majority of the primary school children who drop out of school involved in actual fishing in Lake Victoria followed by 25% of the respondents who presented results to the researcher indicating that some children got involved in salting fresh fish to make it ready for market. 15% of the respondents informed the researcher that some children would get involved in sorting fish to be sold in the markets and finally 10% of the respondents informed the researcher that transporting fish to the nearest markets was another fishing activity that would make children to drop out from school. There was also a need to provide financial Aid to all the students who were not stable financially in order to make them to continue with their studies

Historically, industrialization has been associated with falling relative returns to skills. This fact is at odds with most unified theories of industrialization, which tend to imply rising skill premier as natural concomitants to economic growth. Assuming that human capital is both a consumption good and an investment good, the model demonstrates how gradually rising investments in human capital, non-monotonic fertility rates, and falling skill premier can all be explained within one theory. Mbale, Uganda's third largest city, has a population of millions and is an extremely important border city. Its location has many advantages such as well-developed transport network and complete infrastructure. The Ugandan government attaches great importance to its development. With its developed agriculture, Mbale is Uganda's agricultural trade center and is rich in rice, coffee, cotton, fruits, vegetables and grains, textiles, there are also coffee processing, wood processing and other industries, the development prospects are very impressive. Industrialization has brought economic prosperity, additionally it has resulted in more population, urbanization, obvious stress on the basic life supporting systems while pushing the environmental impacts closer to the threshold limits of tolerance. With booming industrial growth and relatively low land mass, environmental sustainability is now becoming a significant deciding factor in industrial development process. Accumulating evidences constantly indicate that the transition of the existing industries into eco-industrial network through successful implementation of green approaches provides a viable solution to preserve the natural resources of the region while concurrently enhances the regional economy on a sustainable basis.

The study aimed at landslides and homesteads around Mubuku region in maliba sub county in kasese district and it was guided by the following objectives; To identify the different types and characteristics of landslides in Mubuku sub-county, to quantify the impacts of landslide on homesteads and other key property assets and to establish the strategies being taken by the local communities in mitigating the impact of landslide around Mubuku sub-county. This study used both qualitative and quantitative research design. Qualitative approaches were used whereby a case design was used in the selected sample area. Descriptions basing on the study were obtained from the respondents within the selected area. The study also used interview and questionnaires to get descriptions from the respondents. In this study both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze the data that was collected from the field using SPSS. However, from the findings, respondents revealed that they often get support from local organizations including but not limited to Ensco Uganda limited (58.9%), Semuliki Cooperative (22.1%) and Bundibugyo Local Government (18.9%). Studies on sustainable agricultural practices such as agroforestry, terracing among others should be done around Mubuku Sub County. These should aim at identifying and establishing the most appropriate practices to be employed by the community members to reduce on the levels of vulnerability to landslides in the area.

The role played by media in social unrest has been an issue of discussion all over the world. Although media influence has increased tremendously in the last decade, researchers are yet to agree on the impact of politics on the performance of media. The context of analysis of politics on the performance of media in Kampala District that revealed media can act as a double-edged sword. The study reviewed various literature on hate speeches & messages, political participation & violence, social protest movements and challenges facing media reporting. From the review the study adopted a conceptual framework developed from the libertarian theory and social responsibility theory of media reporting based on Aday Andersen (1974) & Buor (2004) with the propagation of social unrest as the dependent variable which relies on the media political incitement as the independent variable. In addition, people’s response to conflict coverage is persuaded by their level of democratization, form of media, access to information and level of political maturity as intervening variables. This study investigated the impact of politics on the performance of media in Kampala district. The objectives of the study were to examine the nature of media political incitement in Kampala, document the different types of social unrest that have been caused by politics on the performance of media in Kampala and establish the challenges facing media in reporting on political issues in Kampala. The study used a cross sectional survey design, applied qualitative and quantitative approaches and collected data using interviews and questionnaires. Stratified random sampling technique was applied to the study population of 209,500 people from the Kampala district from which the sample of 84 participants were selected. The study found that politics on the performance of media in Kampala district was escalated by vernacular (local) FM stations. In particular, 76.7% of the media in Kampala, publish content with hate speeches and 60.4% broadcast messages of hatred and intolerance through media platforms like Twitter, Facebook (69.4%) on a monthly basis. Most of the incitement makes most people uneasy (76.7%), resulting in social unrest (53.5%) aimed at influencing Government decisions. This was associated with the wave of murders, kidnapping as the residents (>50%) were expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership (53.5%). The media however faced harassment from the police and some of the publics (58.9%) were unconformable talking to media on political issues. The study concluded that media in Kampala district politically incite people through hate messages, publishing content with hate messages, preaching hatrage and intolerance which promotes social unrest. The political incitement is through platforms like Twitter, Facebook making most people uneasy and could result in social unrest associated with the wave of murders, kidnapping as the residents and aimed at influencing Government decisions. Residents expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership, were unconformable talking to media on political issues and asserted that media faced harassment from the police. Received: 13.10.2023 Accepted: 18.10.2023 Published on: 30.10.2023 Corresponding: Author: asiimweisaac@gmail.com M31E5 TROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 7, October - 2023, Pages: 314-329