Course Description & Objectives:
- Concept of highland and mountains.
- Characteristics of highland and mountain ecosystems.
- The state of the mountains.
- The link between mountains and human security. Risk assessment.
- Resources in the mountains. Management of the mountain resources and the challenges. Tourism development in the mountains.
- Global, regional, national and local approaches/initiatives in mountain regions.
- Global change and mountains.
- Future of mountain environments in Uganda.
- Special micro-project in mountain issues