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