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Uganda climate change: The people under threat from …

Uganda climate change: The people under threat from a melting glacier. The ice and snow at the the top of the Rwenzori Mountains, seen here in 2016, are slowly melting. Ronah Masika …

Uganda advances to tackle climate change and disasters

The ongoing work on this new national action plan is an opportunity to bring disaster risk reduction (DRR) into the climate change adaptation conversation. Uganda is facing …

Climate change in Uganda: Understanding the implications and …

Human induced climate change is likely to increase average temperatures in Uganda by up to 1.5 ºC in the next 20 years and by up to 4.3 ºC by the 2080s. Such rates of increase are unprecedented.

Young women in Uganda lead nationwide action against climate change

Over the last two years, Uganda has seen a flowering of climate activism led by young women and girls. Girls for Climate Action, a local youth-led movement headed by Joanita Babirye, aims to train more than 1,000 young women in climate policy and advocacy as part of 2030 commitments to Generation Equality''s Feminist Action for …

Uganda climate change: The people under threat from …

The Bakonzo community is made up of around one million people living on both sides of the border between Uganda and DR Congo, and their heritage could be lost as a result of climate change.

Uganda

Uganda is a Presidential Republic. The President is head of state and head of government. The Ugandan Constitution, the supreme law, was adopted in 1995. The legislative system is based on a democratic parliamentary model and vests legislative power solely in the unicameral Parliament. The Parliament has 327 seats, broken down as follows: 215 ...

UGANDA''S FIRST BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORT TO THE …

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges affecting the world today. As the world''s climate continues to change at rates unprecedented in recent human history, it is clear that the impacts and risks related with these changes are existent. In Uganda, the economy and wellbeing of the people is highly dependent on climate. The

Uganda To Tackle Climate Crisis With National Adaptation Plan

Climate change. 20th June 2023, Kampala – A new $2.9 million initiative has been launched in Uganda to address the growing impacts of climate change by developing a …

Uganda prioritises adaptation to climate change with launch of the Local Climate ...

Uganda is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change with a high degree of exposure coupled with low adaptive capacity. According to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN 2021), Uganda is ranked as the 10th most vulnerable country to the impacts of climate change and 35th least readying terms of preparedness for …

IMF Country Report No. 22/78 UGANDA

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014), Uganda''s maximum temperatures will rise between 1°C and 2.2°C by 2050, while minimum temperatures will rise between 0.8°C and 2.5°C, depending on global emission scenarios. Therefore, most models adopted by the climate science

Uganda raises ambition to deal with greenhouse gas …

Uganda has increased its ambition to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from 22% to 24.7% in the new climate change plan also known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The plan presents the …

Uganda Climate Action Report for 2016

In 2016, Ireland provided a total of €1,137,983 to Uganda in climate finance through its bilateral aid programme. In addition, Ireland provided €1,563,447 in 2016 in climate finance to projects in Uganda through its civil society programme. Climate relevant expenditure provided by Irish Aid to civil society organizations in 2016 was Rio ...

Peak Youth, Climate Change and the Role of Young People in …

Our research investigates how climate change in Uganda is affecting young lives and youth livelihoods, and how young people are responding. Funded by the British Academy Youth Futures programme. The project runs from March 2020 to December 2021.

"When it rains, my heart sinks": Climate change takes a toll in …

Behind Uganda''s lush beauty, climate change is looming large. Dubbed "the Pearl of Africa" for its stunning nature, this verdant east-African nation is struggling to …

Uganda

Climate Change Overview. Country Summary. This page presents high-level information for Uganda''s climate zones and its seasonal cycle for mean temperature and …

The Road to COP28

It also brought together over 100 climate experts from across the country. Uganda''s position paper was also one of the outcomes of the event. The paper which highlights Uganda''s current position in all climate change sectors will be used as Uganda''s advocacy tool during COP28 and will be disseminated at Uganda''s pavilion.

Uganda

This page presents Uganda''s climate context for the current climatology, 1991-2020, derived from observed, historical data. Information should be used to build a strong …

Climate Change and Young People in Uganda: A Literature …

Y., Isolo Mukwaya P., Ardö J., Pilesjö P. (2020). Household resilience to climate change hazards in Uganda. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 12(1), 59-73. Crossref Google Scholar Osuret J., Atuyambe L ...

EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda

IIED, IUCN and Uganda''s Ministry of Water and Environment are using practical experience of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to improve the way EbA is integrated into national climate change policy and law. Xiaoting Hou Jones was a senior researcher in the biodiversity team of IIED''s Natural Resources research group until March 2024.

The Impacts of Climate Change in Uganda | IOM Uganda

3 · Uganda has mostly a tropical climate characterized by stable rainfall patterns. However, the effects of climate change have turned the seasons around with the country experiencing shorter or longer rains and harsher droughts – especially in the eastern and north-eastern Uganda. For Natsitya and his family, their displacement brought only ...

Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

climate change strategies with short and medium-term climate actions to represent Uganda''s contribution and the fair share of domestic effort to transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy in the near future. The mitigation and adaptation actions outlined in this updated NDC will enable Uganda meet

Ugandan Government Steps Up Efforts to Mitigate …

Climate change is one of the major threats to Uganda''s sustainable development and efforts to end poverty. The country has experienced increased adverse weather patterns such as prolonged …

Enabling Farmers to Adapt to Climate Change | Uganda

Key facts: More 100,000 farmers receive climate change adaptation information via mobile-phone technology, including seasonal weather forecasts and agricultural advisories tailored to their languages and regions. As a direct result of the project, crop loss and damage has been reduced by up to 65% (USD 474 – 573 per …

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action | United Nations in Uganda

2 · Goal 13 Targets. 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning. 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, …

Economic assessment of the impacts of climate change in Uganda…

4Economic assessment of the impacts of climate change in Uganda: Key results. Water. Uganda''s growing population and its rising need for food, water and energy are likely to increase water ...

Effect of Climate Change and Food Security in Uganda

FAO ( 2008, pp. 26–27) notes that climate change has affected food stability in terms of stability of supply, stability of access, and food emergencies. Rightly so, many food crops grown by famers in Uganda have annual cycles. Whenever there is climate variability, it causes fluctuation in yields.

IMF Country Report No. 22/78 UGANDA

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014), Uganda''s maximum temperatures will rise between 1°C and 2.2°C by 2050, while …

AD547: Climate change worsens life in Uganda; …

Uganda''s economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, making the country highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In Afrobarometer''s 2016/2018 surveys, 85% of Ugandans – more than in …

Uganda advances to tackle climate change and disasters

In June 2023, Uganda embarked on the development of a National Adaption Plan (NAP). This process aims to strengthen resilience to climate change impacts by mainstreaming adaptation into policies ...

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