The Uganda Atlas

NEMA 2007

Flooded fields

region, the area received above normal rains (NEMA 2008). These floods hit again in August 2008 before the areas could recover; and the areas most affected were those near Lake Bisina. The causes of floods were above normal rains but the situation was worsened by loss of vegetation cover in the water catchment areas of Kapchorwa and Sironko. This led to increased run-off to the low lands of Ngenge plains into the Teso region. Water logging has lead to new activities such as rice growing which used not to be the case in the early 1960s. In addition, overgrazing in the Teso wetlands has interfered with the wetlands not to perform their function as water reservoirs.

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