Situation analySiS

Situation analySiS of Children in uganda 2015exposed to disasters such as drought, floods, epidemic and epizootic outbreaks of disease,as well as pests and disease affecting crop yields. The country is responding to significantnutrition, health, and water and sanitation concerns in Karamoja, a region which isparticularly vulnerable to climatic, economic and conflict-related shocks. In addition, rapidonset disasters including floods, landslides and disease outbreaks continue to affect theeastern, northern and western parts of the country and pose a national challenge. Internaland cross-border conflicts continue to put additional pressure on children as victims as wellas perpetrators – with particular challenges relating to the reintegration of returnees orthose who have been displaced, 65% of whom are children (MoGLSD et al., 2014). The mostvulnerable regions are often caught in a vicious cycle of high vulnerability and constanthumanitarian need. Figure 4 provides a snapshot of regional exposure to five priority risks:floods and landslides, conflict, epidemics, mass movement and prolonged dry spells.fiGure 4: eXposure to five priority risKs in uGAndAthE CoUNtry CoNtExt27