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IPON Research Network

Uganda

Ugandan partners have actively collaborated with the Batwa Indigenous people in 10 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map of Uganda

Country Context

Food Systems Characteristics

Subsistence agriculture, provide labour for food, make and sell handcrafts, and entertain tourists with cultural dances as their livelihoods

Climate & Environmental Stress

increased rainfall, rising temperatures, and more frequent extreme weather events

Social Stress

Severe malnutrition in 58% of Batwa children < 5 years

Key Collaborators

Batwa Development Programme (BDP)

Makerere University

Bwindi Community Hospital

Kanungu District Local Government

Ministry of Health

Methods

The Uganda team integrates key informant interviews, focus groups, transect walks, and food–health documentation to understand climate risks and local responses.