Mubiru, Drake N.2023-06-062023-06-062010Mubiru, D. N. (2010). Climate change and adaptation options in Karamoja. Organ: Food Agric.https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=cf608f0267475142af29296419562113dbe71eb9https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8887Agriculture is the backbone of the Uganda’s economy and the livelihood of many people. However, most of the agriculture in Uganda depends on rainfall and therefore inherently sensitive to climate conditions. This makes agriculture one of the most vulnerable sectors to the risks and impacts of climate change and variability. It is projected that crop yields from rain-fed agriculture in some countries in Africa could be reduced by up to 50% by 2020 as a result of climate change. Natural resources constitute the primary source of livelihood for the majority of Ugandans and the economy of Uganda depends on exploiting its natural resources. Management of these natural resources is therefore important and critical to Uganda’s long-term development. Climate is a key determinant of the status of Uganda’s natural resources, such as agriculture, forestry, water resources, wildlife, etc. However, climate change, which has started manifesting itself through intense and frequent extreme weather events, is posing a serious threat to the country’s natural resources, and social and economic development. The impacts of climate change create challenges and impose severe losses and hardships on the poorest communities as their livelihoods are likely to be more sensitive to adverse impacts of climate change. The most dominant and widespread disaster due to climate change is drought, whose frequency is observed to be on the increase. Drought has severely affected the agricultural sector leading to impacts such as famine, malnutrition, low production and productivity of crops and animals, etc. Although all the agro-ecological zones of Uganda are grappling with the effects of climate change and variability, the Karamoja sub region is most affected. This is attributable to the fact that it is the least socially and economically developed in Uganda, even among the generally poorer parts of northern Uganda as a whole. It is characterized by a combination of acute poverty, vulnerability to drought, poor infrastructure and basic services delivery, limited marketing opportunities, natural resource degradation, social and cultural marginalization, long-standing dependency on external aid and most importantly chronic insecurity.enOther