Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

The May rains triggered floods and landslides/mudslides in the most affected districts in Uganda. Most floods in districts bordering the big water bodies are because of the rising water levels.

April marked the mid of the first rainy season in Uganda and this triggered natural hazards like landslides/Mudslides in the Elgon and Rwenzori mountain ranges, floods, heavy storms and lightning.

In March there were reports of affected people due to Heavy Storms or Hailstorms in the districts of Kanungu (8,620), Namisindwa (825), Bunyangabu (580), Buikwe (262), Mubende (40) and Wakiso (25).

In February 2024, floods were reported in the Bukedea district, heavy storms in Lira, Kyotera, Kalangala and Mbale and fires in Mamisidwa and Obongi. The impacts of the hazards affected 3,935 individuals (993 households) with 1,525 people from 271 households were internally displ

Human made disasters (fires), land disputes and extreme weather events such as landslides, mudslides as well as heavy storms and hailstorms have led to significant devastation in the districts of Amuru, Koboko, Bududa, Kisoro, Namisindwa, Bundibugyo, Kalangala and Wakiso.

As the September to December (SOND) rainfall season winds down, extreme weather events, specifically floods, landslides, hailstorms, and heavy winds have led to significant devastation in the affected districts.

In September 2023, the Prime Minister Office’s, in conjunction with Ministry of Water & Environment and Uganda National Meteorological Authority published an alert on the potential impacts of floods related to el niño during the September – December rainy season.

The ongoing heavy rains in the nation triggered extreme weather events which include floods and heavy storms in the month of November.

The month of September marked the beginning of the SOND rainfall season and also the beginning of the El-Nino impact as forecasted by UNMA. These climatic events triggered heavy storms/Hailstorms in the different parts of the nation, floods and landslides/Mudslides. 

Disasters have so far affected 95,170 individuals and displaced over 7,662 people as reported from January to August 2023.

In the month of July 2023, floods were reported in Kapelebyong & Gulu, human epidemics outbreaks (Cholera) in Kayunga, Namayingo & Nakaseke (rift valley fever) and road accidents in Kagadi and Kampala.

Floods, accidents, drought, landslides and heavy winds accompanied by hailstorms were the major hazard events reported in the month of April. The disasters affected a total of 19,311 individuals, representing 3,857 households while 552 individuals from 394 households were internally displaced.