Uganda - Regional Meeting on Sustainable Development in African Mountain Regions, November 2011 (Atari Village)

The African mountains stand out as areas with favourable climatic and ecological conditions, in contrast to the surrounding lowlands that are generally much drier. As a consequence of this, the total average population density in all African mountains is more than double the density of the lowlands. The driving economic forces now have better knowledge about and access to the rich natural resources in the mountains, including hydropower, minerals, timber and agricultural soils.

In Uganda, participants have visited Mount Elgon and communities on its slopes to observe emerging micro-climate changes, their causes and effects so to discuss coping mechanisms and suitable adaptation strategies.

Read more on the initiative and the three Regional Meetings
www.mountainpartnership.org/eventspage/MountaiRegions/Mou...

Photo credit: ©FAO/Matthias Mugisha

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Taken on: November 16, 2011

Tags:

Africa, Mountains, region, workshop, Kampala, Uganda. Mbale,

Kapchorwa, Mt Elgon, climate, change,environment

water, agriculture,

Sets appears in: • Strategic Initiative for Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Development in Mountain Regions | Africa Regional Meeting

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