Peace Building and Drought Mitigation Measures

Climate change is one of the biggest crises facing humanity. The impacts of climate change and variability continue to be felt in Uganda as manifested by recent prolonged draughts and floods in the Karamoja and Teso sub regions. The threat climate change poses to insecurity, conflict and communities’ livelihood is more real than ever for this region where more than eight in every ten people totally depend on agriculture as their source of livelihood.
In 2015, Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) with support from Misereor implemented a three-year safe water, sanitation and hygiene project in the sub counties of Okungur in Amuria District, Ongongoja Sub County in Katakwi District and Iriri Sub County in Napak District, North Eastern Uganda. Where we integrated issues of climate change adaptation, peace building and conflict mitigation because competition over water resource contributes to conflicts.
In this publication we bring you stories of change, how we have managed to integrate climate change issues, peace and conflict mitigation using WASH as entry point. I am very grateful to all our partners, colleagues at CIDI and the different stakeholders we have worked with to implement this project. It is my hope that this publication gives you a better understanding of our organization and its development approach to community development in the districts of Amuria, Katakwi and Napak.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Fulgensio Jjuuko
Executive Director CIDI