Uganda: Drought in Uganda's Karamoja Region - Hunger Peaks As El Niño Arrives
[WFP] As drought and failed rains drive up hunger in Uganda's driest region, here's how WFP and Ugandan authorities are building local resilience so families can survive the crisis.
As drought and failed rains have driven up hunger in Uganda's driest region, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Ugandan authorities are working to build local resilience so families can survive the crisis. In the Kotido District, Paulina Awii's homestead has no crops worth guarding, having failed due to early, weak rains. Awii's sorghum plants stood thin and yellow through June and July before becoming dry stalks.
The region is experiencing the worst drought on record, with over 600,000 people left food insecure, according to a WFP rapid assessment. Karamoja, where Awii lives, is noted as an example of why early action matters in building resilience against climate extremes. In May, WFP and the Government of Uganda initiated an early action plan for Karamoja, delivering assistance to 110,000 vulnerable people.
As the drought deepened, this assistance was extended to hundreds of thousands more. Karamoja reflects WFP's broader early action efforts to build people's resilience against what may be a record-breaking El Niño year.
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