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Empowered lives. Resilient nations.
Extreme weather events
Agriculture Forestry Water
Effects Impacts
Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans NAP-Ag
Uganda
THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture contributes to over 50% of Uganda’s export earnings
Nearly 80% of the all households in the country were involved in agriculture
CLIMATE CHANGE IN UGANDA
ADAPTATION ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN
Lessons learned on key drivers for adaptation planning
Submission of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
National Climate Change Policy and associated Costed Implementation
Strategy
Integration of climate change in the Uganda National Development Plan
(NDP) for 2015/16 – 2019/20
Development of a 10-year Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Program
(2015-2025)
Communicate priority national adaptation plans
Submission of Roadmap for the development of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Launch of the integration of the agricultural sectors in the NAP Process
Approval of the National Policy for Disaster Preparedness and Management
2007
2010
2012
2014
2015
2016
PRIORITY ADAPTATION ACTIONS
1. Ensuring inclusiveness as much as possible.
2. Obtaining data on key environment facts and trends is vital.
3. Harnessing indigenous knowledge.
4. Creating greater awareness amongst all stakeholders.
5. Engaging all stakeholders to identify adaptation options and indicators for monitoring progress.
GDP composition,
by sector of origin (2014/15)
Households in
agriculture
Services 48%
Other 8%
Industry 20%
Women 75% Men 81%
Agriculture 24%
Floods
Droughts
Extreme temperatures
Expanding• Extension services• Climate information and early warning
systems• Climate-Smart Agriculture SA,
diversification of crops and livestock• Post-harvest handling and storage and
access to markets, including micro-finances• Rangeland management• Small scale water infrastructure• Research on climate resilient crops and
animal breeds • Electricity to the rural areas or expanding
the use of off-grid solar system to support value addition and irrigation
• Encouraging agro-forestry and efficient biomass energy production and utilization technologies
• Promoting intensified and sustained forest restoration efforts and biodiversity and watershed conservation
• Improving water efficiency• Ensuring water supply
to key economic sectors, especially agriculture, and domestic use, including water harvesting and storage
• Managing water resource systems, including wetlands in such a way that floods are prevented and existing resources conserved
High crop and livestock losses
Degrading grazing and cropping lands
Drying of watering points
Increased wild fire outbreaks
Food insecurity
Reduction of biodiversity and water levels
Increased morbidity and mortalities
Reduced incomes
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Cross cutting actions• Increasing knowledge for CC Adaptation
• Integrating CC in sectoral policies, plans and budgets