Department of Geography, Geo-Informatics and Climatic Sciences

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Frank Mugagga

Associate Professor. Frank Mugagga

Assoc Prof. Frank MugaggaAssoc Prof. Frank Mugagga
Academic Office:
Centre for Languages and Communication Services Building,
Office No: Room LB 20
Phone+256 772 968421
Emailfrank.mugagga@mak.ac.ug or fmugagga@gmail.com

Research Summary and Interests:
Frank has led and been part of research engagements focusing on; Sustainable energy transitions, inclusive urbanization, climate justice, vulnerability analysis and adaptation, resilience building among smallholder farmers, land Use Cover/change, pedological factors underpinning landslide occurrence, livelihood systems and land degradation, participatory integrated planning for degraded landscape restoration, agricultural policy, soil and water conservation, development-induced displacement within the oil and gas sector, wetland conservation and Economic development, farming and health in cities, urban and peri-urban agriculture.

Frank Mugagga is an Associate Professor of Environmental Geography and the former Head of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Climatic Sciences, Makerere University. His research career and professional experience spans over twenty years working on a range of issues including waste management, land use, natural resources management, rural development, climate change and disaster risk management in diverse landscapes and more recently on governance, livelihoods and environmental conservation in Uganda’s oil-rich Albertine Graben. Driven by the desire to make a contribution to community development through research, Frank has over the years conducted community outreach programmes and numerous Participatory Action Oriented trainings aimed at increasing community awareness and action among Natural resource dependent communities.

Frank’s publications focus on a range of Environmental Geography topics including; development-induced displacement within the oil and gas sector, socio-economic implications of oil and gas exploration, Climate change, variability and adaptation, farming and health in cities, urban and peri urban agriculture, land use change, wetland conservation and Economic development, pedology and landslide occurrence; livelihood systems and land degradation; horticultural production systems; vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in both rural and urban areas.

Frank has supervised and continues to mentor a horde of local and international Masters, PhD students and Postdoctoral Students from across the world. He is a member to various international and regional professional networks and served as the President of the Uganda Geographical Association from 2019 to 2023.

Teaching activities:

Undergraduate Courses Handled:
1. Resources and Development
2. Resource Analysis
3. Development and Management
4. Natural Resource Modelling and Management
5. Geography of Rural Development
6. Rural Land use Planning and Management
7. Conflict Resolution and Management in Natural Resource Use
8. Principles of Environmental Health
9. Urbanization and the Environment
10. Research Methods
11. Disaster and Risk Management
12. Cleaner Production
13. Solid Waste Management.

Graduate courses Handled:
1. GEO 3119: Land use Planning and Management
2. LUD 7102 – Integrated spatial and Land use planning
3. GEO7212: Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning
4. DRM 7203 – Field Exposure and Project Reporting
5. DRM7303 – Disaster Response and Recovery
6. GEO 8102 – Seminar Series

PhD Students Supervised:

  1. Benon Baguma Nabaasa (2021/HD02/24036U – Makerere University). Re-Appraising Uganda’s Energy Geographies for Solar Power Transition: Insights from Two Solar Power Plants and Two PV Mini Grids. (Ongoing).
  2. Adoch Betty (2021/HD02/24039U – Makerere University). An Analysis of Land Tenure Security and Land Conflict in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. (Ongoing).
  3. Kimbowa George (2021/HD02/24327U – Makerere University). Exploring the forest-water-people nexus; the case of the contested agro-forested landscape of the Mt Elgon water tower, Uganda. (Ongoing).
  4. Cherotich Harriet Reg No: 2019/HD02/31223U (Makerere University). Managing and Reducing Vulnerabilities in Post Disaster Recovery in Uganda. A Case Study of Bunambutye Resettlement Camp in Bulambuli District (Completed, 2025).
  5. Aboda Caroline Reg No: 2015/HD02/18844U (Makerere University) – Oil Exploration and the Vulnerable Groups of the Population Particularly Women and Children. A Study from the Albertine Region, Western Uganda (Completed, 2021).
  6. Wasswa Hannington (NMMU –South Africa, Reg No: 211173886) – A comparative analysis of the economic implication of developmental projects and wetland conservation in Uganda A case of the Kampala –Mukono corridor (Completed, 2019).
  7. Paddy Kinyera Banya (Bayreuth University, Germany) – Natural Resources and Governmentality: Petroleum Politics and Prospects in Uganda’s Albertine Graben (Completed, 2019).

Master’s students Supervised:
1. Oshabaheebwa Honest Faith (2023/HD02/4082U). Policy analysis for sustainable land use planning in Uganda. (Ongoing, MSc ENR).
2. Lubajja Daniel Ssemitala (2023/HD02/27358U). An assessment of the uptake/adoption of Risk management strategies among agricultural households in Namayumba Sub County, Wakiso. (Ongoing, MSc DRiM).
3. Nankinga Jovlet Sarah (2023/HD02/4481U). Determinants of household transitions to LPG for Clean cooking in informal settlements of Kampala City. (Ongoing, MGS).
4. Lydia Mukimba (2022/HD02/2316U). The Role of Non- State Actors in Promoting Environmental Risk Reduction in The Upper Manafwa Catchment, Eastern Uganda. (Submitted for Examination, MGS).
5. Davis Rupiny (2022/HD02/2462U).Assessing The Socioeconomic Benefits of Different Landscape Restoration Measures in Palabek Refugee Settlement. (Submitted for Examination, MCCD).
6. Munguci Norman (2019/HD02/28578U). Assessing the vulnerability of host communities to the influx of the refugees in BidiBidi Refugees Resettlement Camp, West Nile, Uganda. (Ongoing, MSc DRiM).
7. Buyungo Pius (2021/HD02/20423U). Assessing the Potential for Crop Insurance in Integrated Risk Management for Small Holder Farming Enterprises in Mt Elgon Region, Uganda. (Completed,2024, MSc DRiM).
8. Monica Evelyne Mutuwa (2021/HD02/20494U). Assessment of Stakeholders’ Engagement Processes in the Restoration of Upper Manafwa Watershed in Eastern Uganda. (Completed, 2024, MSc DRIM).
9.Daniel Madet Cuor Yol (2021/HD10/23763X). Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects of Crude Oil Extraction in Bentiu-South Sudan. (Completed, 2024, MEEG).
10. Nagawa Patricia Kiggundu (2020/HD02/18083U).Analysis of the Vulnerability of Small Holder Farmers to Production Risks in Mbale City Region. (Completed, 2023, MGS).
11. Nedala Shafiq (2020/HD08/17280U).Effect of Selected Mechanical Properties of Agroforestry Tree Roots On Shallow-Seated Landslide Prone Area on Mt Elgon, Uganda. (Completed, 2022, MSc DRiM).
12. Nakyazze Linda (2019/HD02/28461U).Implications of Soil Erosion Processes in Community Livelihoods and Restoration Strategies in Upper Manafwa Watershed, Eastern Uganda. (Completed, 2022, MGS).
13. Bavakure Richard (2010/HD19/1404U). The Effects of Land Use / Land Cover Change On Terrestrial Carbon Stocks Around Mountain Elgon – A Case of Manafwa sub-catchment. (Completed, 2022, MSc, ENR).
14. Manasseh Mande (2019/HD02/27495U).Landslide susceptibility mapping using Weights of Evidence model on the slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. (Completed, 2021, MSc ENR).
15.Namirembe Grace (2018/HD02/140U).Assessing The Institutional and Socio-Cultural Determinants of Adoption of Biogas Technologies in Mpigi District Uganda. (Completed, 2021, MLURD).
16. Mukasa Henry (2018/HD02/243U).A Survey of Governance Approaches, Gaps and Future Direction for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Mountain Ecosystems. A Case Sturdy for Sironko District. (Died, 2021, MSc ENR).
17. Ssennoga Martin (2017/HD02/3245U).Building The Resilience of Persons with Disabilities Towards Landslide Risk in Manafwa Catchment. (Completed, 2021, MSc DRIM).
18. Kabanzira Merceline (2014/HD02/1574).Stone Quarrying and Community Livelihoods: A case study of Kyampisi Sub County, Mukono District (Died on 5th September, 2019, while awaiting Viva for, MA LURD).
19. Nakanjakko Noeline (2016/HD02/67U).Assessment of the factors shaping vulnerability of Horticultural farmers to climate variability in Kigezi Highlands, South Western Uganda (Completed, 2020, MA, Geography).
20. Elepu Julius (2016/HD02/61U).Evaluation of the Efficacy of Climate Variability Adaptation mechanisms used by Smallholder Farmers in Kigezi Highlands, South Western Uganda (Completed, 2020, MA, Geography).
21. Kisembo Teddy (2015/HD02/408U).Flood Risk Induced Relocation or resettlement in Kampala Urban Areas. Case Studies of Bwaise and Nateete. (Completed, 2019, MA Geography).
22. Nakayima Dianah (2015/HD02/558U).Implications of upstream oil and gas activities on environment, tourism and human wellbeing in the Albertine Graben of Uganda (Completed, 2019, MSc ENR).
23. Tibakunirwa Leonida (2015/HD02/399U).Oil Refinery Construction and its Implications on Community Livelihoods in Kabaale Parish, Buseruka Sub County – Hoima District (Completed, 2019, MA Geography).
24. Muyama Eunice (2012/HD02/45U). Factors influencing Farm Level Adaptation to Climate Change in Kaato Sub County, Manafwa District (Completed, MA Geography).
25. Agaba Owen Ivan (2011/HD02/4132U).Assessment of Socio-economic Factors Affecting Community Participation in Integrated Solid Waste Management in Kampala City (Completed MSc ENR).
26. Cherotich Harriet (2013/HD02/3015U).An Assessment of Sanitary Conditions and Implications on Gender Roles within Informal Settlements in Mbarara Municipality (Completed, MA Geography).
27. Lutalo Bernard (2011/HD02/4253/U). Assessment of Arable Land Degradation and its Impact on household wellbeing in Muduuma Sub-county – Mpigi District (Completed, MA Geography).
28. Nagasha Brenda (2012/HD02/139/U).Assessing the Impact of Land use/cover Change on Carbon stocks and Implications for Adaptation to Climate Variability on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda (Completed, MSc ENR).
29. Kinalwa Richard (2011/HD02/4253/U).Agricultural Extension Services, Indigenous Knowledge and Household Food Production in Goma Division, Mukono District (Completed, MA Geography).
30. Nansubuga Sarah (2010/HD19/916/U).Solid waste management practices in Kame valley market, Mukono municipal council (Completed, MSc ENR).
31. Gidoi Robert (2010/HD19/1406/U).Effect of Market Access of Agricultural Commodities on Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) in Sebei sub region – Eastern Uganda (Completed, MSc ENR).

PUBLICATIONS:

>> Heather Mackay, Magnus Strömgren, Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Frank Mugagga, Herbert Hambati and Agnes Andersson (2025). Analysing inclusivity within small town development in Uganda and Tanzania: an inclusivity index and experiential insights. International Development Planning Review.  https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2025.5

>> Vargas Falla, A.M., Mackay, H., Andersson, A., Mukwaya, I.P., Mugagga, F. (2025).  Decentralisation and Legal Pluralism in Small Towns in Uganda. Public Administration and Development, 2025; 00:1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.2110

>> George Kimbowa, Jamiat Nanteza, David Mfitumukiza, Saul Daniel Ddumba, Denis Nseka and Frank Mugagga (2025).  Analyzing the drivers that shape people’s perceptions of the impact of changes in forest cover and human population on water availability in the Mt. Elgon water tower. Frontiers in Water.  https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2025.1576366

>> Mugagga, F., Mukwaya, P.I., Kasaija, P. et al. Using a Theory of Change Approach for Inclusive and Resilient Urban Food Systems in Uganda. Syst Pract Action Res 38, 3 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-025-09711-8

>> Semakula, H.M., and Mugagga, F. (2025). Predictors of insecticide-treated nets utilization among children under five years in refugee settlements in Uganda: analysis of the 2018–2019 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey. Malaria Journal (2025) 24:20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05262-4

>> Ssembajwe, R., Mulinde, C., Ddumba, S.D., Kagezi, G.H., Opio, R., Kobusinge, J., Mugagga, F., Bamutaze, H., Gidudu, A., Arinaitwe, G., Voda, M. (2024). Dynamics and associations of selected agrometeorological variables in Robusta growing regions of Uganda. Agricultural Water Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109257

>> Semakula, Henry Musoke, and Frank Mugagga (2024). Predictors of Insecticide-treated Net Utilization among Children under Age 5 in Refugee Settlements in Uganda: Analysis of the 2018–19 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey. DHS Working Papers No. 206. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF.

>> Mugagga, F (2024). The Perceived Effectiveness of Risk Reduction Strategies Adopted by Smallholder Horticultural Farmers in Nabuyonga Sub Catchment, Mbale City, Uganda. Ghana Journal of Geography, Vol. 16 (3), 95 – 107.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjg.v16i3.10

>> Cherotich, H., Mugagga. F., Tumwine, F.,  & Musoke Semakula, H.M (2024). Prospective Interventions for reducing vulnerability of communities in post-disaster resettlement, a case of Bunambutye camp, Eastern Uganda. Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3(2), 136-147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58721/eajhss.v3i1.645

>> Kayima, P., F. Mugagga., Nakakaawa, C.J. (2024). Socioeconomic determinants of household hybrid electricity adoption on Bugala Island in Uganda. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa.  34 (1),1–12 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2023/v34i1a16565

>> Mugagga, F (2024). Restoration of Degraded Agricultural Landscapes Using Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) Approaches: Experiences from the Manafwa Watershed Restoration Project, Mt Elgon, Eastern Uganda. African Journal of Empirical Research Vol. 5 (Iss. 3) 2024, pp. 649-661. DOI. https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.5.3.56

>> Namirembe, G., Mukwaya, I. P., Mugagga, F., Kisira., Y. (2024). Insights into home biogas technology adoption dynamics through the lens of the diffusion of innovation theory in Uganda. Energy for Sustainable Development. 80 (2024) 101425. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101425.

>> Semakula. H.M., Liang. S., McKune. L.L., Mukwaya. I.P., Mugagga. F., Nseka. D., Wasswa. H., Kayima. P., Achuu. S.P., Mwendwa. P., Nakato. J. (2024). Integrated modelling of the determinants of household food insecurity during the 2020– 2021 COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda. Agriculture & Food Security (2024) 13:10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00460-2

>> Opedes, H.; Nedala, S.; Mücher, C.A.; Baartman, J.E.M.; Mugagga, F (2023). How Can Drones Uncover Land Degradation Hotspots and Restoration Hopespots? An Integrated Approach in the Mount Elgon Region with Community Perceptions. Land 2024, 13, 1.DOI: https:// doi.org/10.3390/land13010001

>> Patrick Kayima., Henry Musoke Semakula., Hannington Wasswa., Frank Mugagga., Paul Isolo Mukwaya (2023). Analysis of the socio-economic benefits of on-grid hybrid solar energy system on Bugala island in Uganda. Energy for Sustainable Development, 77 (2023) 101332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2023.101332

>> Caroline Aboda., Magnfríður Júlíusdóttir., Patrick Byakagaba and Frank Mugagga (2023). Adaptation strategies and constraints of displaced households by the oil refinery development project in Uganda. GeoJournal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10970-y

>> Henry Musoke Semakula., Song Liang., Paul Isolo Mukwaya., Frank Mugagga., Denis Nseka., Hannington Wasswa., Patrick Mwendwa., Patrick Kayima., Simon Peter Achuu and Jovia Nakato (2023).  Bayesian belief network modelling approach for predicting and ranking risk factors for malaria infections among children under 5 years in refugee settlements in Uganda. Malaria Journal. 22 (297). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04735-8

>> Semakula. H.M., Liang. S., P.I. Mukwaya., F. Mugagga. (2023).  Application of a Bayesian network modelling approach to predict the cascading effects of COVID-19 restrictions on the planting activities of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Agricultural Systems. Volume 211, October 2023, 103733. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103733

>> Semakula. H.M.,  S. Liang.,  P.I Mukwaya., F. Mugagga., M. Swahn., D. Nseka., H. Wasswa., and P. Kayima. (2023).  Determinants of malaria infections among children in refugee settlements in Uganda during 2018–2019. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 12-31. DOI. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01090-

>> Yeeko Kisira, Martin Ssennoga, Frank Mugagga & Daniel Nadhomi (2022) Persons with disabilities and resilience: coping with environmental hazards case of landslides in Mount Elgon region, Uganda, Environmental Hazards, DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2022.2149454

>> Mackay., H. R. Tusabe., F. Mugagga (2022). Similar, yet different! Comparing Ugandan secondary cities’ food system and nutritional transformations to findings from African primary cities. Urban Transformations (2022) 4:16. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s42854-022-00047-3

>> Martin Ssennoga, YeekoKisira, Frank Mugagga and Daniel Nadhomi (2022).   Resilience of persons with disabilities to climate induced landslide hazards in the vulnerable areas of Mount Elgon, Uganda. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Volume 80, 1 October 2022, 103212     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103212

>> Przemysław Charzynski , Magdalena Urbanska, Gian Franco Capra, Antonio Ganga , Peter Holmes, Melanie Szulczewski , Undrakh-Od Baatar , Ali Boularbah , Betim Bresilla , Horea Cacovean , Ashim Datta , Helen Gadsby , Kamel Gargouri , Eyob Gebrehiwot Gebregeorgis , Luise Giani, Samantha Grover, Mukhiddin Juliev , Raimonds Kasparinskis , Masayuki Kawahigashi , Liv Anna Kellermann , Kye-Hoon John Kim , Lenka Krotka , Imants Kukul¸ Ilia Kunchulia , Younes Laaouidi , Pierre Leglize, Dieudonne Mouketou-Tarazewicz, Frank Mugagga, Tibor Jozsef  Nov´, Juan Ortiz, Veronica Osuna-Vallejo, Vít Peníˇzek , Plamen Tomo, Tatiana Prokofeva, Manuel Pulido, Charles W. Recha, Endla Reintam, Bla Repe al, Salih¸ ahin am, Mohammad Hassan Salehi , Abdourahamane Tankari Dan Badjo, aroly Teperics, Tiina Torm anen ar, Viktar Tsyrybka, Rimantas Vaisvalaviˇcius , Fabiane Vezzani , Shugang Zhang. (2022). A global perspective on soil science education at third educational level; knowledge, practice, skills and challenges. Geoderma, Volume 425, 1 November 2022, 116053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116053

>> Denis Nseka, Hosea Opedes, Frank Mugagga, Patience Ayesiga, Henry Semakula, Hannington Wasswa and Daniel Ologe (2022).Implications of Land Use and Cover Changes on Upper River Rwizi Macro-Watershed Health in South Western Uganda. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99611

>> Ssennoga, M., Mugagga, F., Nadhomi, D.L. & Kisira, Y. (2022). Mapping the susceptibility of persons with disabilities to landslides in a highland landscape of Bushika Sub County, Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda’. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 14(1), a1266. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v14i1.1266

>> Opedes, H.; Mücher, S.; Baartman, J.E.M.; Nedala, S.; Mugagga, F (2022). Land Cover Change Detection and Subsistence Farming Dynamics in the Fringes of Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda from 1978–2020. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 2423. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102423

>> Manasseh. M., Nseka, D., F. Mugagga (2022). Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Weights of Evidence Model on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources (EAJENR). Volume 5, Issue 1, 2022, 97-114. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.5.1.600

>> Ronald Opio, Isaac Mugume, Joyce Nakatumba‑Nabende, Jamiat Nanteza1, Alex Nimusiima,Michael Mbogga and Frank Mugagga (2022).  Evaluation of WRF‑chem simulations of NO2 and CO from biomass burning over East Africa and its surrounding regions. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (2022) 33:29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44195-022-00029-9

>> Mugagga, F., Tibakunirwa, L., Musali, P.  (2021). Compensation Packages and Implications on Social Networks Among Development-induced Displaced Persons in Uganda’s Albertine Graben. Development in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.1907543.

>> Nseka. D., Mugagga. F., Opedes. H., Ayesiga. P., Wasswa. H., Mugume. I., Nimusiima. A., Nalwanga. F. (2021). The damage caused by landslides in socio-economic spheres within the Kigezi highlands of South Western Uganda. Envir. Socio.-econ. Stud. 9, (1), 23-34. DOI: 10.2478/environ-2021-0003 Environ.

>> Mugagga. F., J. Elepu., A. Nimusiima (2020). An appraisal of Adaptation Measures to Climate Variability by Smallholder Irish Potato Farmers in South Western Uganda. American Journal of Climate Change. 9, 228 – 242. DOI. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2020.93015.

>> Mugagga, F., N. Nakanjakko., B. Nakileza., D. Nseka (2020). Vulnerability of smallholder sorghum farmers to climate variability in a heterogeneous landscape of Kigezi Highlands, South-western Uganda. Journal of Disaster Risk Studies (Jàmbá), 12(1), a849. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v12i1.849. https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/849.

>> Nseka. D, Y. Bamutaze, F. Mugagga, B. Nakileza. (2019). The Fragility of Agricultural Landscapes and Resilience of Communities to Landslide Occurrence in the Tropical Humid Environments of Kigezi Highlands in South Western Uganda. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12974-3_13. Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience in Sub Saharan Africa, Climate Change Management, Springer

>> Mugagga, F., Byakabaga, P., Tibakunirwa., L. (2019) Unraveling the Centrality of Tenure Security in Determining Resettlement Packages for Oil Displaced Persons in Uganda’s Albertine Graben. Social Change, 1 -14.  DOI: 10.1177/0049085719872865.

>> Nseka., D., Kakembo. V., Bamutaze. Y., Mugagga, F. (2019). Analysis of Topographic Parameters Underpinning Landslide Occurrence in Kigezi Highlands of South Western Uganda. Natural Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-019-03787-x.

>> Aboda, C., Vedeld, P., Byakagaba, P., Mugagga, F., Nabanoga, G., F., Tumwine, R.F., Mukwaya, P. (2019). Socio-economic Consequences of Displacement and Resettlement: A case of the Planned Oil-Refinery – Development Project in the Albertine Region of Uganda. Journal of Refugee Studies.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez066.

>> Mugagga. F., J. Elepu., A. Nimusiima., Y. Bamutaze (2019). Institutional Determinants to Climate Variability Adaptation by Smallholder Irish Potato Farmers in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda. American Journal of Climate Change. 8 (1), 77-93. DOI: 10.4236/ajcc.2019.81005.

>> Aboda. C., F. Mugagga., Byakagaba, P., G. Nabanoga (2019). Development Induced Displacement; A review of Risks Faced by Communities in Developing Countries. Sociology and Anthropology. 7 (2): 100 – 110. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2019.070205.

>> Byakagaba. P., F. Mugagga., D. Nakayima (2019). The Socio-economic and Environmental Implications of Oil and Gas Exploration. Perspectives at the Micro Level in the Albertine Region of Uganda. The Extractives and Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2019.01.006.

>> Wasswa. H., V. Kakembo., F. Mugagga (2018). A Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Wetland Loss to Development Projects: The Case of the Kampala – Mukono Corridor Wetlands in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Studies. DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2018.1494931.

>> Barasa, Bernard., Kakembo, Vincent., Mugagga, Frank. (2018). Effects of Diversified Land Use/Cover Types on Rainfall-runoff Generation in a Rural Catchment in Uganda. Geosciences. 8(1), 7-13. DOI: 10.5923/j.geo.20180801.02

>> Mugagga. F., Kakooza, L., Asiimwe, G. (2018). A review of Uganda’s Agricultural Policy and how it addresses AgriFose2030’s Target Groups. AgriFoSe2030 Reports 2017-4. ISBN: 978 -91-576-9552-9. https://www.slu.se/globalassets/ew/org/andra-enh/uadm/global/agrifose/outputs/reports/agrifose-report-4 2018.pdf

>> Mackay, H., F. Mugagga., L. Kakooza., & Chiwona-Kaltun. L (2018). Doing Thing their Way? Food, Farming and Health in Two Ugandan Cities. Cities and Health. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2017.1414425

>> Dittmer, L., Mugagga, F., Metternich, A., Schweizer-Ries, P., Asiimwe, G., & Riemer, M. (2017). ‘’We can keep the fire burning’’. Building Action Competence through Environmental Education in Uganda and Germany. Local Environment (CLOE). 23(2), 144 – 157. DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2017.1391188

>> Frank Mugagga (2017). Perceptions and Response Actions of Small Holder Coffer Farmers to Climate Variability in Montane Ecosystems. Environment and Ecology Research. 5 (5): 357 – 366, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2017.050505

>> Riemer, M., Voorhees, C., Dittmer, D., Alisat. S., Alam, N., Sayal, R., Bidisha, S, H., De Souza, R., Lynes, J., Metternich, M., Mugagga, F., and Schweizer-Ries, P (2016). The Youth Leading Environmental Change Project: A Mixed-Method Longitudinal Study across Six Countries. Ecopsychology, (8(3). DOI: 10.1089/eco.2016.0025

>> Mugagga, F., B. Nabaasa (2016). The Centrality of Water Resources to the Realization of Sustainable Development Goals. A Review of Potentials and Constraints on the African Continent. International Soil           and        Water   Conservation    Research(ISWCR),4(2016),215–223.       DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2016.05.004

>> Mugagga, F., Nagasha, B., Barasa, B., M. Buyinza. (2015). The Effect of Land Use on Carbon Stocks and Implications for Climate Variability on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. International Journal of Regional Development (IJRD), 2(1), 58 – 75. doi:10.5296/ijrd.v2i1.7537

>> Lwasa, S., F. Mugagga., B. Wahab., D. Simon., J. Connors., C. Griffith (2015). A meta-analysis of Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry in mediating climate change in East and West African cities. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST). 2015, 13: 68 – 73. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.02.003

>> Mugagga, F., Nagasha, B., Barasa, B., Buyinza, M. (2014). Climate Variability, Adaptation Mechanisms and Implications for Livelihood Sustenance on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. The African Resources Development Journal, 1(1): 58 – 78.

>> Gidoi, R., F. Mugagga., M. Buyinza., W. Wagoire (2013). Implications of Market Access on Soil and Water Conservation Investment in the Highlands of Eastern Uganda. African Crop Science Journal. 2 (3). 771 – 780.

>> Lwasa, S., F. Mugagga., B. Wahab., D. Simon., C. Griffith, J. Connors (2013). Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry: Transcending Poverty Alleviation to Mediating Climate Change. Urban Climate. 10.1016/j.uclim.2013.10.007.

>> Barasa, B., Kakembo, V., Mugagga, F., Egeru, A. (2013). Comparison of Extreme Weather Events and Stream Flow from Drought Indices and a hydrological Model in River Malaba, Eastern Uganda.International Journal of Environmental Studies. DOI: 10.1080/00207233

>> Mugagga, F., and M, Buyinza (2013). Land Tenure and soil Conservation Practises on the slopes of  Mt. Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda. Journal of Geography and Regional planning, 6(7): 255- 262. DOI: 10.5897/JGRP2013.0386

>> Wasswa, H.,Mugagga, F., Kakembo, V. (2013). Economic Implications of Wetland Conversion to Local People’s Livelihoods: The Case of Kampala-Mukono Corridor (KMC) Wetlands in Uganda. Acad. J. Environ. Sci. 1 (4):066-077.

>> Mugagga, F., V. Kakembo., M. Buyinza. (2012): Land use changes on the slopes of Mount Elgon and the implications for the occurrence of landslides. Catena (2012),39-46, doi:10.1016/j.catena.2011.11.004

>> Mugagga. F., V. Kakembo., and M. Buyinza (2011): A Characterization of the Physical Properties of Soil     and the Implications for Landslide occurrence on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. Natural Hazards. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9896-3

>> Buyinza. M., and F. Mugagga (2010). Economic Viability of Hot Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.)  Cultivation in AgroForestry Farming System in Kamuli. Journal Innovation and Development and Strategy 4(1): 12 – 17.

>> Buyinza. M., and F Mugagga (2010): Economics of Land Degradation in Mid hills of Mt Elgon Watershed, Eastern Uganda.Journal of soil and Nature 4(1): 1-6, 2010.

>> Mugagga. F., M. Buyinza., and V. Kakembo (2010): Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Soil Erosion on Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda: A socio-economic Perspective. Environmental Research Journal (ERJ) 4 (4): 272 -280, 2010.

>> Axel Baudouin, Camilla Bjerkli, Frank Mugagga, Yirgalem Mahiteme and Zelalem Fanta Chekole (2008): Questioning the Integration of the Informal Sector- The case of Solid Waste Management. Working Papers on Population and Land Use Change in Ethiopia, number 15, Acta Geographica – Trondheim, Norway.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Mukwaya, P.I., Mugagga, F., Lwasa, S., Kasaija, P., Nakanjako, P.R., Nagawa, P.K., Ologe, D.O., Jirstrom, M., Mackay, H., Emenyu, A.P., Kiiza, A., Kemigisha, M., Muyama, E., Wepukhulu, J. (2025). Mapping food flows across the urban-rural gradient[s] in secondary cities in Uganda: lessons from Mbale City and Kasese Municipality. In Tacoli, C., Agergaard, J.,  Andreasen, M.H.,  and Donald Brown, D.,  (Eds). Handbook on Rural-Urban Linkages in the Global South. Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI: 10.4337/9781802207712.00031
  • Denis Nseka, Vincent Kakembio, Frank Mugagga, Henry Semakula, Hosea Opedes, Hannington Wasswa and Patience Ayesiga (2022).Implications of Soil Properties on Landslide Occurrence in Kigezi Highlands of South Western Uganda. In Landslides. (Eds Yuanzhi Zhang and Qiuming Cheng) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99865
  • Nseka D., Bamutaze, V., Mugagga, F., Nakileza, B. (2019). The Fragility of Agricultural Landscapes and Resilience of Communities to Landslide Occurrence in the Tropical Humid Environments of Kigezi Highlands in South Western Uganda. In Y. Bamutaze., S. Kyamanywa., B.R. Singh., G. Nabanoga., R. Lal (Eds). Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience in Sub Saharan Africa. Livelihood Pathways Under Changing Climate. Springer. Pp 279 – 306. ISBN 978-3-030-12973-6.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12974-3_13.
  • Mugagga, F., and F. Bagoora (2016). Disaster Risks and Natural Resource Governance in Uganda. Trends and Synthesis. In B. Nakileza, B., Y. Bamutaze., P. Mukwaya (Eds). Disaster and Climate resilience in Uganda. Processes, Knowledge and Practises. The NewVision, pp. 145 – 163. ISBN: 97 8-997 0- 9580-0-9
  • Griffith, C., Connors, J.P., Nolasco, C., Wahab, B., F. Mugagga (2016). Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture: Cultivating Urban Climate and Resilience. In Seto, C.K., Solecka, D.W., Griffith, C. (Eds). The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change, Taylor and Francis, pp. 421 – 440. ISBN: 978-0-415-73226-0

NON REFEERED/TECHNICAL REPORTS

  • Frank Mugagga, Paul. I. Mukwaya, Patrick Kayima, Patricia Nagawa Kiggundu and Richard Tusabe (2024).  Interrogating the Lived Experiences of Urban Residents in Small Towns: Implications for Welfare and Inclusive Urbanization in Uganda. Final Report Submitted to Lund University (Sweden) as part of the deliverables for the Project ‘Explaining inclusive lower-level urbanization in Tanzania and Uganda.’
  • Mugagga. F., P. Kasaija, P. I. Mukwaya, P. K. Nagawa., R. Nakanjakko, E. Muyama., A. Kiiza., and A.P. Emenyu. (2023). Unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers in Mbale City and Kasese Municipality for more resilient urban food systems in Uganda. In…..Navigating the Food Crises – Insights from AgriFoSe2030 Projects Reports from East Africa and Southeast Asia.  Agriculture for Food Security 2030 Programme brief, April 2023. ISBN (electronic version): 978-91-8046-839-8
  • Tiller, K., Mugagga. F., Nakawooya. G., Asiimwe. I. (2013). Enhancement of Early Warning Systems for Sustainable Food Security in Acholi Region, Uganda. Final Project Report Submitted to The My Community, Our Earth SERVIR East Africa Fellowship Programme Association of American Geographers (AAG).