The East African Community (EAC) region has been suffering from a range of negative impacts related to the climate change. Heavy rains, long droughts and violent winds have been occurring in the region, devastating thousands of hectors of crops, houses and affecting agricultural production and water levels of lakes, among others.
Jessica Eriyo, the deputy secretary general in charge of productive and social sectors at the EAC secretariat, says for instance that the bloc has problems of receding water levels at Lake Victoria.
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