Post on 18-Dec-2015
Investigating the impact of climate change and measures that can be taken to adapt to it
and mitigate its effects
Catherine Namwezi Rural transformer in Kibaale District, W. Uganda
UN PREDICTIONS THAT CAME TRUE
The dessert is increasing south word
Temperatures will increase, rain fall will vary
Effects of high temperatures and little rainfall
Increased evaporation leading to:
Effects Soil desertification
Poor crop yields
Loss in pastoral grounds
Conclusion
oTemperatures have increased
oAnnual Rainfall has decreased
oMore frequent droughts
oSoil degradation has occurred
oThe desert is moving southwards
oLess agricultural productivity
oPoor nutrition and increased diseases
General findings
oIncreased temperatures oDecreased rainfalloImproved soil qualityoProductive farming methodsoBetter standards of living
Energy efficient stoves
Two generation approach
The two generation approach method. All schools have the last week of school dedicated to teaching kids about climate
change and the ways to mitigate and adopt to the effects of climate change. At the end of the week, all parents of school going kids are then expected to come in school and their kids then facilitate to them what they learned in the last week of
school. After that, both the parents and the kids are then expected to go back home and put into practice what they have been taught at school. Areas of focus included, better
methods of farming, organic farming, pest control etc
Remarks from an Interview with Mr. Peter Schuurs
“Even when Sudan is planning on having Sun drop projects, Something like Sun drop farms is enormously capital intensive, requiring millions of dollars to set-up even just a couple of hectares. The big advantage that South Sudan has going for it compared to almost any other country in the world is that it has large tracts of basically unoccupied land that has relatively fertile soils and receives reliable & abundant rainfall each year – these are its competitive advantages, and this flows through to the type of farming system we use which actually has the capacity to sequester carbon back into the soil through its ability to improve soil organic matter levels over time”
Some of the other results
Population increase in general . But there was a decrease in the Sudan and increase in the south