Uganda: 'It Rained in Dokolo - in Karamoja, the Rains Stayed Away'

The spectre of famine hangs over northern Uganda's Karamoja. The region, prone to drought, has been hit by food shortages in the past, but the increasing lack of rain is causing more harvests to fail. To survive, inhabitants are turning towards unsustainable practices that are accelerating climate change.

Along the dusty, bumpy roads of Dokolo in northern Uganda, women walk past with jerry cans on their heads and children strapped firmly on their backs. Residents-turned-road salesmen barter their goods to the highest bidder, transforming the great North Road to Sudan into a bustling market place.

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