Water the Heart of Climate Action in Uganda: Accelerating and scaling up water action to reduce risks and increase climate resilience This project addresses climate change and water related risks in Uganda around 5 main technical focus areas:
1. Water-related risk knowledge and governance
2. Observations, monitoring and forecasting of weather and water-related hazards
3. Water specific early warning systems dissemination and communication
4. Anticipatory Action and Locally Led Adaptation and
5. Crosscutting activities Uganda experiences extreme weather, which leads to mudslides, landslides and flooding, both flash floods and riverine floods, notably in urban areas, low-lying areas, areas along riverbanks and swamp lands. Areas most prone to floods are the capital city, Kampala, as well as the northern and eastern areas of the country. Heavy rainfall in arid areas has led to flash flooding, causing infrastructure damage. Droughts have also increased in Uganda over the past 60 years, with the most drought-prone areas in Uganda are the districts in the ‘Cattle Corridor’. Despite the progress made in the last decade, existing mechanisms for emergency preparedness and response coordination remain inadequate in Uganda The current climate change and water crisis in Africa are inextricably linked together and require systemic changes. This project drives that change using an integrated climate and water approach to deal with increasing exposure to water related risks, bringing together different disciplines in the water, climate and disaster management sectors. It fosters  collaboration of global, national and local partners that traditionally have been working separately around the 5 broad technical focus areas specified above. Communities most at risk for climate change and water-related crises T.b.d.