**2. Impact of climate change on Uganda**

A large population depends on agriculture for their food security and livelihood and eventually becomes susceptible to climate change related consequences [21]. It is likely that Climate change will have an adverse effect on African countries owing to the fact that it is dependent on rain-fed agriculture and there is a shortage of skilled human resources in the domain of disaster management besides limited financial resources and weak institutional capacity [22]. Other than this, poor condition of the soil in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with poor production techniques and lack of appropriate policies with respect to use of inputs (fertilizer) and access to credit only exacerbates the situation [23].

To top it all, Africa's warmer climate increases the chances of pandemic recurrence (e.g., HIV/AIDS), crop and animal pests and other such diseases [24]. The negligent governance of the alarming issue in these countries has widened the income disparity making more and more people economically weak [22].

In the eastern region, the agriculture production supply has started falling lower than the demand to a great extent, worsening the already delicate food security. This has also resulted in increasing vulnerability and rural poverty, further amplifying the impact of droughts that appear to have taken a grave turn in the recent years. [25].

**3. General climatic characteristics of the study site: Lwengo district, Uganda**

A discussion on hot and cold seasons (**Figure 1**) of Lwengo would not be meaningful as the variation in the temperature of the study area is too little. The type of climate found in Lwengo is moderately hot, humid and misty. The temperature alters over the year ranging from 58°F to 81°F and is seldom below 55°F or above 87°F. A steady fall of water from the sky in significant quantities happens during 31 days in and around April 17 with an average total accumulation of 5.6 inches (**Figure 2**). The lowest rain falls around the month of June 27 accumulating an average total of 1.0 inches [26].
