Parts of Uganda are getting too dry! Northern areas like Karamoja, Teso, Acholi, and Lango are facing longer periods without rain. When droughts happen, crops die and people struggle to find water for drinking and washing. These dry periods hurt animals too!
Between 2004 and 2013, droughts affected almost 2.5 million people in Uganda!
These dry periods caused around $1.2 billion in damage, which is a huge amount of money.
In places like Kidepo Valley National Park, droughts make it harder for wildlife to survive and can even cause dangerous wildfires.
MalWhile some parts of Uganda are too dry, others are getting too much rain all at once! Heavy rainstorms are becoming stronger and happening more often, especially in central and southern Uganda. These downpours cause rivers to overflow and hillsides to collapse.
Floods affect nearly 50,000 people in Uganda every year and cause more than $62 million in damage.
In 2024, heavy rains made the Nyamwamba River flood, washing away villages in Western Uganda.
Even fancy hotels like Serena Kigo and Speke Resort Munyonyo got flooded!
The water levels in Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga have risen so high that people living near the shores lost their homes.
When it rains too much in Uganda's hilly areas, the soil can get loose and slide down the mountains! These landslides are becoming more common as weather patterns change, making it harder to grow food and travel safely.
Landslides damage roads, destroy homes, and make it dangerous for people living in hilly areas like the Western Uganda Highlands near Kibale National Park.
When landslides happen, farmers lose their crops and communities can be cut off from help. Many families grow crops like bananas and maize (corn), but changing weather makes it hard to know when to plant and harvest.
When crops fail because of extreme weather, people have less food to eat and less money to buy what they need.
Uganda is getting hotter! Since the 1960s, temperatures have risen by 1.3°C. Scientists predict that by the 2050s, Uganda could be 1.8°C warmer, and by the 2090s, it might be 3.7°C hotter if nothing changes.
Higher temperatures make life harder for people, animals, and plants.
The famous mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are at risk because they need cool forest environments to survive. Scientists say temperatures in gorilla habitats could increase by 2.7°C by 2060!
The Rwenzori Mountains, called the "Mountains of the Moon," are losing their snow and ice caps because of warmer weather. These changes affect where plants can grow and where animals can live.
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