Uganda

Advocacy for Uganda

What’s Happening?

Uganda hosts the largest refugee population in Africa, with over 1.9 million people living throughout thirteen refugee settlements. Displaced individuals—primarily from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan—continue to arrive. At the same time, climate change is exposing refugee communities to increasingly dangerous hazards, including storms and flooding, as well as extreme heat and drought. Cuts to humanitarian assistance have reduced refugees’ ability to survive and adapt to these conditions, leading to greater unrest and conflict over limited resources in some settlements.

What must be done?

Refugees International is working to ensure that refugees are included in all climate adaptation efforts within Uganda, particularly the development and implementation of its National Adaptation Plan and district-level adaptation plans. To do so, refugee-led organizations must be supported to ensure they have the capacity and resources to participate in these processes. Additionally, as humanitarian assistance stabilizes, program administrators must ensure that refugees are receiving sufficient resources for their survival. Protection concerns in some settlements, ranging from violence to arson, must be addressed immediately.