Are Kampalas Floods driven by Geo-Physical Processes?
An Assessment of the causes and Impacts to the Urban Population Bamutaze Yazidhi and Lwasa Shuaib Department of Geography, Makerere University, PO Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda Flooding is one of the major environmental and planning problems in Kampala city. This is because the frequency and occurrence of floods in many parts of the city especially the suburbs has increased tremendously in the last 10 to 15 years. Kampala is largely experiencing flashfloods that occur mainly within the rainy seasons. Flooding in the city affects the population in different ways but is more severe to the urban poor who have mainly settled the flood prone areas that are converted wetlands. Thus even a slight down pour during the rainy seasons may have far reaching impacts to the people in Kampala. Land use changes associated with the geo-physical processes as well as the topographic setup of Kampala have played a significant role in the increase of floods. This paper derives from a compendium of studies (tha
