PATIENCE, Angela Shabella. Ugandan lawyer & climate change activist: "Uganda is headed for a climate genocide"

Agodo Shabella Patience ( a Ugandan Lawyer, founder and Executive Director of Green Teso Initiative a climate change Advocacy NGO based in Eastern Uganda) (2015): “For generations, Uganda has grappled with political instability, poverty and inequality. Today however, as she starts to witness a semblance of progress, she is rudely awakened to a climate change reality. A reality that threatens to plunge her into a much worse state than she has ever witnessed before. This unprecedented climate change reality promises the distraction of systems essential for human livelihood such as water systems, ecosystems, health, food security and infrastructure. This unprecedented climate change reality promises the distraction of systems essential for human livelihood such as water systems, ecosystems, health, food security and infrastructure. And with over 70% of the populace dependent on climate fed agriculture, Uganda is headed for a climate genocide. To evidence these threats, the Ugandan weather has added twists and turns to its expected scope causing many parts of the country to suffer an avalanche of rains and droughts” (Agodo Shabella Patience, “A climate genocide: preparing Uganda to cope with climate change challenges”, News 24 Africa, 27 May 2015: http://news24africa.com/a-climate-genocide-preparing-uganda-to-cope-with-climate-change-challenges/ ).