Enhancing Resilience to Water-related Impacts of Climate Change in Uganda's Cattle Corridor (CHAI ll)
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2018-11
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Key recommendations include expanding observational networks and human resources of the Uganda National Meteorological Authority to support: generation of subcounty-specific seasonal forecasts and agricultural advisories; strengthening district-level governance for streamlining climate change adaptation activities; enhancing the Climate Change Department’s e-Library with localized climate change content; engaging mobile network operators to co-finance expansion of a climate information system; increasing the role of agricultural research organizations; and conducting further research to assess ways for scaling up ICT-based climate and agricultural information services. Research indicated that the use of timely and locally relevant information reduced smallholders’ crop losses by 6% to 37%.
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METEOROLOGY, LOCAL LEVEL, CLIMATE DATA, WATER MANAGEMENT, DROUGHT, LIVESTOCK, CATTLE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, DOWNSCALING, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, UGANDA, SOUTH OF SAHARA