This paper examines smallholder farmers’ perceptions of the implementation of climate change
disaster preparedness strategies in Mpigi district in Central Uganda. Furthermore, existing
community early actions against climate change disasters were investigated. Data were
collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions at the community
level. Using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16, data obtained through
semi-structured interviews were subjected to quantitative analysis to generate percentages
for several variables and cross-tabulation analyses between selected variables. Farmers
perceived prolonged droughts, increased pests and diseases outbreaks in crops and livestock
as a consequence of climate change as the major climate change disasters. They considered
the implementation of climate change disaster preparedness at community and village level
as inadequate. This triggered implementation of various early actions by farmers as
responses to climate change disasters. These actions constitute an informal communitybased
early warning system against climate change disasters.