Climate risk assessment – Uganda

This Climate Risk Assessment outlines the Climate Context in Uganda, vulnerability, policy framework as well as presents key recommendations to inform Country Mission Strategies and development programmes. Uganda is already experiencing impacts of climate change manifesting through increased frequency and intensity of disasters including droughts, floods and landslides in recent years. 

To improve programming and reduce vulnerability of the country and communities to climate change impacts, here are some of the recommendations;

• Strengthen the nexus between climate change, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian response and development to reduce vulnerability and build resilience for sustainable development, given Uganda’s high vulnerability. 
• Integration of climate change into development planning and budgeting at the national and subnational levels focusing on inclusive economic models that will spur the country to the aspiration for vision 2040 of being an upper middle income country. 
• Capacity building and strengthening of Government structures at national and sub national levels will be key to improve sustainable development, planning for uncertainties, managing risks and reducing vulnerabilities resulting from climate change and disaster impacts.  
•  Investment in generating and disseminating accurate, timely and reliable weather and climate information will be important to inform different sector adaptation and climate risk management plans and decisions regarding changes in climate. 
•  Climate risk management and strengthening of food systems approaches will be important across all development programmes to improve food security, nutrition, but also enhance economic development for the poor.