Climate Change and Conflict in Africa and Latin America: Findings and Preliminary Lessons from Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru
Publisher: USAID, African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change Project
Date: 2013
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Land, Peace and Security Operations, Programming, Renewable Resources
Countries: Peru, Uganda
Three preliminary country case studies were conducted with two main purposes: 1) to help fill the gap in knowledge regarding how climate-related vulnerabilities interact with the dynamics of fragility, instability, and conflict in specific selected locations around the world; and 2) to identify target areas and opportunities for USAID to improve the provision and coordination of programmatic interventions that can address climate change and conflict vulnerabilities in those countries.
The three countries chosen were Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru. Specific subnational regions were identified in each country as the principal areas of investigation. In Uganda, research was conducted along the so-called “Cattle Corridor,” running from the southwest to the northeast of the country, with a particular concentration on the region of Karamoja. In Ethiopia, field research was conducted in the predominantly pastoral areas of Oromia, Somali, and Afar National Regional States. In Peru, the geographic focus was the Andean mountain highlands, especially the regions of Ancash and Arequipa. Despite very different national contexts and local circumstances, all of these subnational locales experienced some level of conflict and significant climate variability in recent years.