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