While many of the environmental
impacts of humankind closely map demographic indicators, this leaves out one
vital component: consumption. The per-capita consumption of key natural
resources varies hugely around the world. Typically, but not universally, the
citizens of rich industrialized nations use more of the world’s resources and
produce more waste. Sometimes they thereby deplete their own environments;
sometimes other people’s.
Uganda being a land locked and developing nation with middle income
levels located in the heart of Africa, Bududa
District
is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its
'chief town', Bududa, at 01°01′N 34°20′E Coordinates: 01°01′N 34°20′E. Area Land is 250.8 km2
(96.8 sq mi) and the
Elevation being 1,800 m (5,900 ft). According to 2012 state of
Uganda’s population, it is Estimated that Bududda’s total Population is 180,600 and the population density 720.1/km2
(1,865/sq mi)
Bududa District is bordered by Sironko
District to the north, the Republic of Kenya to the east, Manafwa
District to the south and Mbale District to the west. The district
headquarters at Bududa are located approximately 23
kilometres (14 mi), by road, southeast of Mbale, the largest city in the
sub-region. It is a relatively
new district that was created in 2006, by Act of Parliament. It was originally
part of the greater Mbale District and then Manafwa
District. The district consists of one county, sixteen
sub-counties and one town council. It is largely a rural district with eight
urban growth centers which are in the process of turning into town councils. The eight urban
centers in Bududa District are: Bududa, Bukalasi, Bushiika, Bumayoka,
Bunamubi, Kyikholo, Bulucheke and Bukigai
The district lies at an average altitude of 1,800
metres (5,900 ft) above sea level. It has unique relief consisting of ridges, cliffs and bamboo forest. It has a bimodal rainfall
pattern with no dry season. Mount Elgon National Park covers approximately 40% of the
district. In 1991, the national population census estimated the district
population at about 79,200. During the 2002 national census, the district
population was estimated at about 123,100, with an annual growth rate of 4%. In
2012, the population of Bududa District was estimated at approximately 180,600.
The male to female ratio is 1:1. The major language spoken in the district is Lumasaba.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the
district. The fertile volcanic soils and the abundant rainfall (average
1,500mm/year), ensure ample yields of both cash and food crops. Some of the
crops grown include: coffee, beans, bananas, matooke, cabbage, tomatoes and other green
vegetables. During the 2012 flood, landslides wreaked this
mountainous eastern region of the of the country and claimed many lives and
property, as the government made plans to move out residents. This is line with
the purpose of the sendai framework to
the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and infrequent, sudden and
slow-onset disasters, caused by natural or manmade hazards as well as related
environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks as It aims to
guide the multi-hazard management of disaster risk in development at all levels
as well as within and across all sectors
