Mpigi District Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Profi le 2016 MPIGI DISTRICT HAZARD, RISK AND VULNERABILITY PROFILE a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT On behalf of Office of the Prime Minister, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all of the key stakeholders who provided their valuable inputs and support to this Multi-Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability mapping exercise that led to the production of comprehensive district Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability (HRV) profiles. I extend my sincere thanks to the Department of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Management, under the leadership of the Commissioner, Mr. Martin Owor, for the oversight and management of the entire exercise. The HRV assessment team was led by Ms. Ahimbisibwe Catherine, Senior Disaster Preparedness Officer supported by Odong Martin, Disaster Management Officer and the team of consultants (GIS/ DRR specialists); Dr. Bernard Barasa, and Mr. Nsiimire Peter, who provided technical support. Our gratitude goes to UNDP for providing funds to support the Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Mapping. The team comprised of Mr. Steven Goldfinch – Disaster Risk Management Advisor, Mr. Gilbert Anguyo - Disaster Risk Reduction Analyst, and Mr. Ongom Alfred-Early Warning system Programmer. My appreciation also goes to Mpigi District Team. The entire body of stakeholders who in one way or another yielded valuable ideas and time to support the completion of this exercise. Hon. Hilary O. Onek Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees MPIGI DISTRICT HAZARD, RISK AND VULNERABILITY PROFILE i TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgment ......................................................................................................................... i List of Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... iv Definition of Key Concepts .......................................................................................................... v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ vi INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of the study....................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Main Objective of the study ......................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Specific objectives ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Scope of work and deliverables .................................................................................... 2 1.4 Justification ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.5 Structure of the Report....................................................................................................... 2 2.0 OVERVIEW OF MPIGI DISTRICT ..........................................................................................4 2.1 Geology................................................................................................................................4 2.2 Vegetation and Landuse stratification ..................................................................................6 2.3 Climatic Conditions ; Rainfall, Temperature, Humidity and Winds .......................................7 2.4 Demographic Characteristics ...............................................................................................7 2.5 Main economic activities ......................................................................................................8 3.0 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Preliminary spatial analysis ........................................................................................... 9 3.2 Stakeholder engagements and developing survey instruments .................................... 9 3.3 Participatory mapping.................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Field work and ground truthing verification:.................................................................. 10 3.5 GIS modeling analysis.................................................................................................. 10 3.6 Regional Stakeholder Workshop for Data verification and validation .............................. 12 4.0 RESULTS FROM MULTI-HAZARD RISK, VULNERABILITY MAPPING ........................... 13 4.1 Human disease out breaks ............................................................................................... 13 4.2 Floods ............................................................................................................................. 14 4.3 Soil erosion ..................................................................................................................... 15 4.4 Crop pests and diseases ................................................................................................ 16 4.5 Land conflicts and fragmentation .................................................................................... 17 4.6 Livestock pests and diseases ......................................................................................... 18 4.7 Droughts/ prolonged dry spells ....................................................................................... 19 4.8 Road Accidents ............................................................................................................... 20 4.9 Strong winds, Hailstorms & Lightning ............................................................................. 21 4.10 Environmental degradation ........................................................................................... 22 4.11 Vermin’s and wildlife animal attacks .............................................................................. 24 4.12 Landslides ..................................................................................................................... 25 4.13 Bush fires ...................................................................................................................... 26 5.0 COPING STRATEGIES ...................................................................................................... 27 II MPIGI DISTRICT HAZARD, RISK AND VULNERABILITY PROFILE 6.0 DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AT DISTRICT LEVEL ....................................... 28 6.1 Exposure Analysis........................................................................................................... 29 6.2 Sensitivity Analysis.......................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Lack of Adaptive Capacity.............................................................................................. 31 6.4 Vulnerability assessment ................................................................................................ 32 7.0 GENERAL CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................. 33 7.1 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 33 7.2 Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 33 Annex I: Hazard risk assessment in sub-counties within the district ....................................... 34 Annex II: Field Data collection questionnaire .......................................................................... 35 List of Figures Figure 1: Location of the study area ....................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Geology and Lithology structures of Mpigi District .................................................. 5 Figure 3: Land use stratification of Mpigi District .................................................................... 6 Figure 4: Population of Mpigi District ...................................................................................... 8 Figure 5: Data conversion work flow ...................................................................................... 12 Figure 6: Human diseases outbreak in Mpigi District ............................................................. 13 Figure 7: Floods in Mpigi District ............................................................................................ 14 Figure 8: Soil Erosion in Mpigi District .................................................................................... 15 Figure 9: Crops pests and diseases in Mpigi District .............................................................. 16 Figure 10: Land conflicts in Mpigi District ............................................................................... 17 Figure 11: Livestock pests and diseases in Mpigi District ....................................................... 18 Figure 12: Drought in Mpigi District ........................................................................................ 19 Figure 13: Road accidents in Mpigi District ............................................................................ 20 Figure