"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme soil science and water management".
Willingness to pay for sound waste management in urban and peri-urban areas of the Lake Victoria crescent region Uganda
Abstract:
Waste management constitutes one of the most crucial health
and environmental problems facing local governments in Uganda.
In the Lake Victoria crescent region, Kampala residents generate
over 1,500 tons of waste per day. However, only a small fraction
is collected due to budget constraints. Uncollected or illegally
dumped wastes lead to environmental degradation. High
generation volumes could be because the households do not
pay the full social costs of waste disposal. Using regression
analysis, the study assessed the determinants of waste generation
and established the willingness by households to pay for sound
waste management. Six socioeconomic variables influenced
willingness to pay resulting into significant welfare benefits once
it is universally practiced.
La gestion des déchets constitue l’un des problèmes les plus
cruciaux de la santé et de l’environnement auxquels font face
les autorités locales en Ouganda. Dans la région avoisinante du
lac Victoria, des habitants de Kampala produisent plus de 1.500
tonnes de déchets par jour. Cependant, seule une petite fraction
est recueillie en raison de contraintes budgétaires. Les déchets
non-collectés et ceux déversés illégalement ont comme
conséquence la dégradation de l’environnement. Les plus grands
volumes de déchets produits pourraient se justifier par le fait
que les ménages ne paient pas la totalité des coûts sociaux de
l’élimination des déchets. En utilisant une analyse de régression,
l’étude a évalué les causes de la production de déchets et a
établi la volonté des ménages à payer pour la gestion rationnelle
des déchets. Six variables socio-économiques ont influencé la
volonté de payer résultant dans les bénéfices importants du bienêtre
social une fois que cela est pratiqué par tout le monde.
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English
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1401-1404
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