A climate change workshop enters its third day in Moroto, Uganda

By Benson Aswani,

A climate change, early warning system and drought mitigation workshop entered its third day on Wednesday, in five-day training on determining and preparing for disasters.

On the second day of the workshop held in Moroto district, Uganda, the IGAD Climate Predictions and Application Center (ICPAC) provided training on how to use a drought monitoring device to prepare for disaster occurrence.

Speaking to Kalya Digital on Tuesday, an official from IGAD Jason Kinywa said the device was developed for the East Africa region to monitor various hazards in different fields, including droughts, pests, agriculture and food security.

“At ICPAC we have several tools that we have developed, customized for the East Africa region, for monitoring various hazards. The workshop is about understanding how to use the tool to monitor droughts,” said Mr. Kinywa.

Mr. Kinywa stressed the importance of the device in determining the kind of disaster and how it develops over time due to climate changes, to be in a position to prepare on how to deal with the challenges that may be encountered.

“This device can determine the kind of disaster and how it is formed to prepare on how to deal with it when it occurs,” he said.

On his part, the director of the Disaster Risk Management department, West Pokot County, Moses Domongura said that the workshop is also meant to provide training on strategies to mitigate drought through improved farming methods.

“We are also having training on strategies to mitigate drought in West Pokot County, which include improved farming methods through the use of resilient methods,” said Mr. Domongura