Dr. Oriangi George

Senior Lecturer


Dr. George Oriangi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Education and Humanities in Gulu University. He specialized in Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences. He supervises students at both graduate and undergraduate levels, Does teaching and tutorials, supervises students during School Practice and undertakes research. Has been teaching course units such as: Research Methods in Geography, Climatology, Applied Climatology, Land Use Planning and Management, and the Earths Physical Environment at Gulu University since 2011.

Qualifications

Institution Period Degree obtained
 

Lund University/Makerere University

 2016-2019 PhD in Physical Geography and Environmental Science
Makerere University 2011-2013 Masters of Arts in Geography
Gulu University 2006-2009 Bachelors of Arts Education (Geography/Economics)

Research Interests

  • Urban Resilience to Climate Change Shocks and Stresses
  • Climate Variability, agricultural coping and adaptations to climate change and climate variability
  • Drought modelling
  • Migration, Urbanisation and Conflict
  • Education

Publications

. (2025) . Transforming Higher Education for Community Development Participatory Reflection on a Decade of Mutual Capacity-Building in Northern Uganda . In: Volume Editors: Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Tabo O. Geoffrey, Charles Nelson Okumu, Morten Kure Kattenhøj, and Inger Lassen, Transforming Higher Education for Community Development Participatory Reflection on a Decade of Mutual Capacity-Building in Northern Uganda. Available at: https://brill.com/display/title/72354?srsltid=AfmBOoqoyvA5C9Oj3qZUvQzZ3qSpOmxGrVXdrljVEoFA8RBdndODNS87
Adebua, A., Oriangi, G., & Benard, A. (2025) . (2025) . Community Transformation by Higher Institutions of Learning: An Engendered Perspective in Northern Uganda
Aciro, R., Oriangi, G., Openjuru, G. L., Onen, D., Rasmussen, P., & Ezati, B. A. (2025) . (2025) . Exploring the Determinants of Entry Grades and Challenges Faced by Students Admitted to Public Universities in Uganda through Direct Entry Schemes? . In: , Transforming Higher Education for Community Development: Participatory Reflection on a Decade of Mutual Capacity-Building in Northern Uganda, pp. 56-174
Adebua, A., Ologe, D. O., Edekebon, E., Oriangi, G., Ezati, A. B., & Amone, C. (2024) . (2024) . Community Perceptions on the Contributions of Public Universities to Community Transformation . East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 7(1)
Adebua, A., Oriangi, G., Edekebon, E., Ezati, A. B., & Amone, C. (2024) . (2024) . Factors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation . Factors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation, 7(1)
Adebua, A., Oriangi, G., Abola, B., Amone, C., & Ezati, B. A. (2024) . (2024) . Modelling Transformation of Communities by Public Universities in Post Conflict Northern Uganda Using Economic and Demographic factors . East African Journal of Education Studies, 7(3)
Adebua, A., Oriangi, G., Abola, B., Malinga, G. M., Ezati, B. A., & Amone, C. (2024) . (2024) . Perspectives from the Local Community on Strategies for Community Transformation in Uganda’s Public Universities . East African Journal of Education Studies, 7(2)
Oriangi, G., Bamutaze, Y., Mukwaya, P. I. & Elaijah, E. (2024) . (2024) . Medium Term Climate Change Effects on Millet Yields in Gulu District, Northern Uganda . African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 3(1), pp. 150-164
Oriangi, G., Mukwaya, P. I., Luwa, J. K., Emmanuel, M., Maxwell, M. G., & Bamutaze, Y. (2024). . (2024) . Variability and Changes in Climate in Northern Uganda . Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 3(1), pp. 81-97
Oriangi G., Di Baldassarre, G., Elena, R., Alex, N., Bamutaze, Y., Jonas, A., & Pilesjö, P. (2023) . (2024) . An assessment of climate extremes in Mbale Municipality in Eastern Uganda . In: , Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Oriangi, G., Elaijah, E., Ologe, D. O., & Bamutaze, Y. (2024) . (2024) . Farmers Coping and Adaptation Mechanisms to Perceived Changes and Variability in Climate . East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 7(1), pp. 374-390
Oketcho, C., Mukwaya, P. I., Oriangi, G., & Kisira, Y. (2024) . (2024) . Exploring variation in adaptation levels to climate extremes among farmers of the Kyoga Agro ecological zone in Uganda using a cross sectional design . BMC Environmental Science, 1(1)
Alule, J. R, Nuwategeka, E., Oriangi, G., & Lajul, W. (2023) . (2023) . Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in the 21st Century Uganda . East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 6(1)
Jimmy Rhombe Alule, Dr. Expedito Nuwategeka, PhD & Dr. George Oriangi, PhD . (2023) . Characterisation of Forest Resources and the Local Communities for the Choice of Sustainable Forest Management Strategies in Uganda . Available at: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0945-0901
Alule Rhombe Jimmy, Expedito Nuwategeka, George Oriangi . (2023) . Assessment of population dynamics and forest cover change in Yumbe District, Uganda . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23(5): 23321-23339, 23(5)
Amito, B., Oriangi, G., & Lamaro, G. (2023) . (2023) . Head Teachers’ Conflict Management Strategies and Students’ Satisfaction with School Climate in Secondary Schools in Uganda . East African Journal of Education Studies, [online] Volume 6(2), p. 16. Available at: https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajes/article/view/1222
Amito, B., Oriangi, G., & Lamaro, G. (2023) . (2023) . Head Teachers’ Conflict Management Strategies and Students’ Satisfaction with School Climate in Secondary Schools in Uganda . East African Journal of Education Studies, 6(2)
Alule R, J., Nuwategeka, E., and Oriangi, G. (2023) . (2023) . Population dynamics and forest cover change in Yumbe district, Uganda . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development, 23(5)
Aciro, R., Oriangi, G., Onen, D., Malinga, G. M., Ezati, B. A., & Openjuru, G. L. (2023) . (2023) . The Relationship between Entry Grades of Students Admitted to Public Universities in Uganda under Direct Entry Schemes and Their Academic Performance: Implications for Admission Policies . East Africa Journal of Education Studies, 6(1), pp. 373-388
Alfred, W., Oriangi, G., Odama, S., & Ologe, D. O. (2023) . (2023) . Modelling Academic Performance in Science-Based Subjects in Primary Schools in Uganda . East African Journal of Education Studies, 6(1), pp. 311-319
Kilama J. L, Majaliwa J.G.M, Yazidhi B, Kabenge I, Pilesjo P, Oriangi G & Bagula E.M (2021) . (2021) . Variabilities and Trends of Rainfall, Temperature, and River Flow in Sipi Sub-Catchment on the Slopes of Mt. Elgon, Uganda
Oriangi G, Albrecht F, Bamutaze Y, Mukwaya P. I, Nakileza B & Pilesjö P. (2020) . (2020) . Perceptions of resilience to climate-induced disasters in Mbale municipality in Uganda . Environmental Hazards-Taylor and Francis
Oriangi G, Albrecht F, Bamutaze Y, Mukwaya P. I, Nakileza B & Pilesjö P. (2020) . (2020) . CrossRef citations to date 3 Altmetric Listen Papers Perceptions of resilience to climate-induced disasters in Mbale municipality in Uganda . Environmental Hazards-Taylor and Francis , 20(2), pp. 116-131
. (2020) . Household resilience to climate change hazards in Uganda . International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management , 12(1), pp. 59-73
Oriangi G, Bamutaze Y, Mukwaya P.I, Musali P, Di Baldassarre G. & Pilesjo P. (2019) . (2019) . Testing the Proposed Municipality Resilience Index to Climate Change Shocks and Stresses in Mbale Municipality in Eastern Uganda . American Journal of Climate Change, pp. 520-543
Oriangi G, (2019) . (2019) . A Synthesis of Determinants of Urban Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa . Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience in Sub Saharan Africa, Climate Change Management, Springer Nature, Switzerland, [online] Volume , pp. 487–507. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12974-3_22
Oriangi G, (2019) . (2019) . A Synthesis of Determinants of Urban Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa , pp. 487–507
Oriangi G. (2019) . (2019) . Urban Resilience to Climate Change Shocks and Stresses in Mbale Municipality in Uganda, a doctoral dissertation submitted to the department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science , p. 95. Available at: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/936cc76c-7824-4461-a4cf-94d2b9ac4c7f.
Alfred W., Oriangi, G., Odama, S., Ofoyuru, D. T., Ogwang, T. H., & Ologe, D. O. (2023) . (2013) . Modelling Academic Performance in Science-Based Subjects in Primary Schools Using Elements of Teacher Preparation in Uganda . East African Journal of Education Studies, 6(2), pp. 25-38
Oriangi, G. (2013) . (2013) . An assessment of climate variability and change and its effects on millet yields in Paicho sub county, Gulu District . Available at: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/An-assessment-of-climate-variability-and-change-and-Oriangi/91d71f7da9d5e147e07ceba69f6962bfe3198b00

Projects

Consolidating Early Carrier Academics project by the CECAP
    Dr. Oriangi George
Migration Urbanization and Conflict in African Cities
    Dr. Oriangi George

Supervision

Has supervised 2 PhD students to completion (i.e., Dr. Asaf Adebua registration number 12/U/027/PHD who investigated the Contribution of Gulu University to Community Transformation in Gulu City in Northern Uganda and Dr. Jimmy Rhombe Alule registration number 20/U/0014/PhD-HU/PS who investigated Indigenous Knowledge: Implications for Sustainable Management of Forest Resources among the Lugbara in Yumbe District in Northern Uganda) and has also supervised 4 Masters students to completion at Gulu University (i.e., Bindhe Fred Reg. No. 20/U/2651/MAG/PS who investigated Land Suitability Evaluation for Sustainable Banana and Robusta Coffee Growing in Ongako Sub-County, Omoro District in Northern Uganda; Wafula Alfred who Modelled Academic Performance in Science-Based Subjects in Primary Schools in Kigumba Town Council using Elements of Teacher Preparation; Amito Betty who investigated Head Teachers’ Conflict Management Strategies and Students’ Satisfaction with School Climate in Secondary Schools in Gulu City; and Lakot Grace Atare who investigated Parents’ Involvement, Strategies of Managing Students’ Discipline and Academic Performance in Ordinary Level Secondary Schools in Gulu City. George Oriangi has also supervised many undergraduate students research work to completion besides acting as an internal supervisor during school practice exercise for the last 10 years.

More Information

He is an external examiner for Masters and PhD students from Makerere University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Masters students from the Department of Geography in Kyambogo University, Uganda