exacerbate asthma and associated allergies. Higher temperatures Decreased Responses to biodiversity impacts: revenue and Construct watering quality of tourism experience. QEPA points in priority sites Decreased precipitation and MFPA (areas widely used by wildlife but without a wetlands, lakes and permanent source of river habitats are Increased some of the most water, or a source hippopotamus deaths Longer dry periods popular tourist that dries up during in QEPA destinations in the dry conditions), and MFPA. PAs and these could including Bugungu Decreased be at risk if water WR and northern levels are reduced. bank-Tebito areas in population numbers This would affect MFNP to minimize of sitatunga, an income generation wildlife movement endangered for UWA, as well as outside the reserve antelope that lives opportunities for and the park during in papyrus wetlands. the dry season. people in Decreased surrounding Reduced water in Re-vegetate buffer populations of birds communities, where wetlands, rivers, and areas of wetlands and dependent on these communitybased construct drainage streams. habitats, such as the tourism structures to improve shoebill stork. developments rely on water flow and Reduced health and wetland, river and retention in wetlands. increased mortality of lake tours. crocodile populations Fishermen, in these PAs, already Responses to including those who shown during livelihoods impacts: live in QEPA and extended dry periods. Identify and support adjacent areas Animal mortality or alternative tourism and fishing relocation outside of communities around Higher temperatures PA boundaries due to Lake Albert and water shortages. River Nile in Decreased precipitation Longer dry periods
exacerbate asthma and associated allergies. Higher temperatures Decreased precipitation Longer dry periods Higher temperatures Decreased precipitation Longer dry periods Reduced water in wetlands, rivers, and streams. Increased hippopotamus deaths in QEPA and MFPA. Decreased population numbers of sitatunga, an endangered antelope that lives in papyrus wetlands. Decreased populations of birds dependent on these habitats, such as the shoebill stork. Reduced health and increased mortality of crocodile populations in these PAs, already shown during extended dry periods. Animal mortality or relocation outside of PA boundaries due to water shortages. Decreased revenue and quality of tourism experience. QEPA and MFPA wetlands, lakes and river habitats are some of the most popular tourist destinations in the PAs and these could be at risk if water levels are reduced. This would affect income generation for UWA, as well as opportunities for people in surrounding communities, where communitybased tourism developments rely on wetland, river and lake tours. Fishermen, including those who live in QEPA and adjacent areas and fishing communities around Lake Albert and River Nile in Responses to biodiversity impacts: Construct watering points in priority sites (areas widely used by wildlife but without a permanent source of water, or a source that dries up during dry conditions), including Bugungu WR and northern bank-Tebito areas in MFNP to minimize wildlife movement outside the reserve and the park during the dry season. Re-vegetate buffer areas of wetlands and construct drainage structures to improve water flow and retention in wetlands. Responses to livelihoods impacts: Identify and support alternative tourism
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