Uganda has released 50 billion shillings (about $13.5 million) from its contingency fund to combat severe El Niño-induced weather.
This financial buffer aims to rescue agriculture and stabilize vulnerable communities as scorching, above-average temperatures grip the East African nation.
The searing summer heat threatens to wither staple crops, exhaust crucial water reservoirs, and spark bitter resource conflicts.
Desolate pasturelands are expected to fuel regional tensions, while rising food prices cast a dark shadow over local markets.
To counter this looming crisis, emergency food supplies are already heading toward the dry, sun-baked plains of northeastern Karamoja.
Public officials have urged citizens to conserve every drop of water and practice supplementary irrigation to protect their harvests.