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Karamoja: pastoralists in the face of climate change

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Herders and their herd in the semi-arid savannah of Karamoja, northeast Uganda.

Climate change has caused hunger and disorientation as traditional methods of adaptation fail.

(Photo dated 2017).

© Adelle Kalakouti/AP

By: Lucie Mouillaud Follow

It is already the driest region in Uganda, and it is in danger of becoming even more so.

Karamoja, on the border with South Sudan and Kenya, is predicted to see its temperatures rise by three degrees by the end of the century.

Communities of semi-nomadic pastoralists are the first to be affected by this climate change.

The changing rhythms of the seasons, the difficulties of access to natural resources, and especially to water, threaten their way of life.

While certain initiatives have been put in place to improve the situation, the situation remains very worrying for many of them.  

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"Karamoja, pastoralists facing climate change", a great report by Lucie Mouillaud. 

This report was funded in partnership with the JRS Biodiversity Foundation.

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