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Uganda getting warmer - report

A new climate report has shown that Uganda has been steadily warming for the past 40 years to date.

The report released by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) looks at Uganda’s climate from 1950-2023, where Uganda has been warming at the rate of around 2.6 degrees Celsius every 10 years.

The report reveals that the north and mid-western parts of the country are the most affected by decreasing trends in rainfall.

Additionally, the same report revealed that the cattle corridor was the warmest in 2023 (with a level of warming of 1.7 to 2.4 above the 1981-2010 long-term average).

The warning at the rate of 0.26˚C/decade (1950-2023) and 0.36 ˚C/decade (1990-2023), put the year 2023 the warmest on record.

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