Local Indicators for Climate Security Risk Assessment: Learning from Uganda How to Strengthen Climate Action and Peacebuilding
Publisher: Center for Conflict Resolution Uganda
Author(s): Akiteng Marion
Date: 2022
Topics: Assessment, Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Monitoring and Evaluation
Countries: Uganda
In the Kaabong district in the North of Uganda, climate change amplifies conflict drivers that can lead to increased social or violent conflict. Kaabong is a semi-arid climate which makes the region prone to droughts. That is why those living in Kaabong have historically relied on pastoralism as their primary source of livelihood. Water scarcity is felt in the neighbouring countries, Kenya and South Sudan, which forces pastoralists to move across the border into Uganda, leading to competition over the limited resources. Cattle rustling and theft have been prevalent among the ethnic groupings in the region and the neighbouring countries. This has increased tensions among the various ethnic groups.