Uganda

Advocacy for Uganda

What’s Happening?

Uganda hosts the most refugees of African countries and sixth-most in the world, with nearly 1.75 million people living throughout thirteen refugee settlements. Displaced individuals, primarily from 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, from storms and flooding to extreme heat and drought. Cuts to humanitarian assistance have reduced refugees’ ability to survive and to adapt to these conditions, and led to greater unrest and conflict over limited resources within some of the settlements.

What must be done?

Refugees must be included in all climate adaptation efforts within Uganda, particularly the development and implementation of its National Adaptation Plan. To do so, refugee-led organizations must be supported to ensure that they have the capacities and resources necessary to take part 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 of the settlements, from violence to arson, must also be addressed immediately.