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A climate trend analysis of Uganda

  • Climate Change
  • Uganda
  • June 2012
A climate trend analysis of Uganda

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  • Key Messages
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    USGS
    Key Messages
    • Both spring and summer rains have decreased in Uganda during the past 25 years. 

    • The magnitude of observed warming, especially since the early 1980s, is large and unprecedented within the past 110 years, representing a large (2+ standard deviations) change from the climatic norm. 

    • Cropping regions in the west and northwest appear most affected by the observed changes in climate. 

    • Rainfall declines in the west and northwest threaten Uganda’s future food production prospects.

    • Warming temperatures may be adversely affecting coffee production.

    • Rapid population growth and the expansion of farming and pastoralism under a drier and warmer climate regime could dramatically increase the number of at risk people in Uganda during the next 20 years. 

    • In many cases, areas with changing climate are coincident with zones of substantial conflict, indicating some degree of association; however, the contribution of climate change to these conflicts is not currently understood.

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