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Amidst increasingly constrained public budgets and inadequate service delivery, private sector participation through public private partnerships is increasingly being used as a means for delivering physical infrastructure.The government of Uganda, which is currently grappling with a crippling electricity power deficit, has over the years, pursued a
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Among the natural hazards affecting the human well-being and properties, meterological events are first to come in mind, due to their frequency, (immediate) effects and (improving) predictability.Assesment of these components are the first step in risk management, when the knowledge on the hazard type and characteristics is essential for defining t