Uganda Livelihood Zones (FEWS, 2013)

This map is a consolidation of the 2010 national livelihood zoning, and the updated zoning completed in 2013 in the Karamoja region. A livelihood zone is an area within which people share broadly the same pattern of livelihood, including options for obtaining food and income and market opportunities. A livelihood zoning is essential for the following reasons: 1. It provides geographic orientation of livelihood systems to inform food security analysis and assistance targeting 2. It provides the basis for identifying geographically relevant food security monitoring indicators 3. It provides a sampling frame for future on-the-ground assessments Livelihood patterns clearly vary from one geographic area to another, which is why the preparation of a Livelihood Zone Map is a logical first step for livelihoods-based analysis. Data downloaded from FEWS Network, http://fews.net/east-africa/uganda/livelihood-zone-map/december-2013