It's imperative that the international community tempers the negative consequences of climate change and develops adaption measures, so that people in the affected areas don't find themselves displaced from their homes and may build their livelihoods.
Government officials and humanitarian actors from Uganda and Kenya have concluded a three-day simulation exercise near the Mount Elgon ranges in Mbale, eastern Uganda.
To help people move out of harm’s way, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies fund state and local governments to purchase repeatedly flood-damaged properties from willing owners and convert them to open space.
