MUK is the leading University in Uganda. Frank Mugagga is a Senior lecturer in the department of Geography, Geo-informatics and Climate Sciences and has a thorough understanding of the Mount Elgon area, particularly on issues of land use, natural resources management, rural development, climate change and disaster risk management. He has conducted numerous Participatory Action Oriented trainings and learning strategies aimed at increasing awareness about Community Based Adaptation to climate change, strengthening collaboration between stakeholder organizations for enhancement of adaptive capacities and research potentials, as well as the development of Participatory M&E Plans for Natural resource dependent communities.