Climate change and Starvation in Karamoja Region.

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Climate change and Starvation in Karamoja Region.
by Vivian Nabisere \| 30-07-2022 03:32 1
Climate change and Starvation in Karamoja Region. The climate emergency is visible in many aspects of life including food security. Food security is a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The inverse condition to food security is famine or food insecurity. In Karamoja, a semi-arid region in the North Eastern part of Uganda, over 900 people have succumbed to hunger-related diseases since February, this year due to famine in the region. Some environmentalists have linked the prolonged famine to partly being inspired by climate change and the government's neglection of climate action and environmental conservation. The Karamoja community is highly dependent on agriculture for food and livelihood, which sector is highly sensitive to climate and land conditions. The area is at risk of desertification which is accelerated by rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall. There are extreme weather events inclusive of long dry spells and droughts characterised by prolonged water shortages which further cause poor and low harvests and inadequate sanitation. These cause food shortage and water borne diseases. Food shortage causes malnutrition which can result into starvation and subsequent death. References Food security: concepts and measurement https://www.fao.org/3/y4671e/y4671e06.htm#fn31 Hunger kills 900 in Karamoja - leaders https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/special-reports/hunger-kills-900-in-karamoja-leaders-3891186 Kaduuli, Stephen Charles, 'Forced Migration' in Karamoja Uganda (December 12, 2008). Image source: Wikipedia Commons

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Chelwoon Mentor says :
Hello Vivian, this is your mentor Chelwoon.

One of the reasons of food security is that food is not properly distributed to those who really need it. Furthermore, Climate change is deepening the food scarcity issue. There are many ways developed countries can help the countries that have people who suffer from food security. We should not limit the care for safety in our own countries, but we should act as ONE entity and global village.

Thank you for the article!

Regards,
Chelwoon

Posted 24-08-2022 02:20

Nayoung Kim says :
The picture is really impactful!
Posted 02-08-2022 02:54

Joon Mentor says :
Hello Vivian, this is your mentor Joon.

Food shortage is an everlasting concern to human specie. Through the development process of recent years, some countries got off from the worries of starvation, but there are still much more countries with the concerns. Among other news regarding famine, there were news that climate change is accelerating the regional gap. As the temperature rises to the level which crops become unlivable, people living in such region are struggling. We should work on this situation now and stop climate change.

Well read your article, and let's keep up!

Best,

Joon
Posted 31-07-2022 17:34