![A woman in the Karamoja region of Uganda amid a hunger crisis, drought, and famine due to the effects of climate change](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/uganda-hunger-drough-climate-change-karamoja-famine-11302022-1.jpeg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
In Uganda, climate change is leading to longer dry seasons, lowering crop yields and threatening the livelihoods of farmers and pastoralists. A surge in violent cattle rustling at the height of planting season exacerbated the situation. Now competition over increasingly limited natural resources could potentially lead to more conflict.