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库克位于东乌干达葱葱郁郁的埃尔贡山脉脚下，是乌干达最为重要的咖啡生产区之一，然而气候变化却可能使其陷入困境。卡普乔瓦的咖啡农原本受益于肥沃的山脉土质和及时的降雨，但现在气候变化开始影响咖啡原料的数量和质量，导致其价格降低，出口量削减。
生长条件的微小变化，如降雨量或温度的变化，都会影响到咖啡的口味，进而影响到产品的价值。过去40年来，乌干达平均温度增长了约1.8℃。和其他咖啡农一样，陶斯肯认为气候变化影响了咖啡收成。近年来，咖啡产量和价格不断下降，已经从2011年的每公斤4美元下降到2013年的1.3美元。
（来源：http：//www.undp.org/）
Saving Ugandan Coffee from Effects of Climate Change
Nestled along the wooded slopes of the Mount Elgon ranges in eastern Uganda， Kok sits in one of the country’s most important coffee producing regions. Climate change however， could be putting this industry in danger. While Kapchorwa coffee farmers benefit from rich mountain soil and relatively predictable rainfall， the effects of climate change have begun to threaten the quantity and quality of the raw beans， driving down prices and hurting exports.
Even small variations in growing conditions， such as changes in rainfall or temperature， can affect coffee’s flavor and hence the value of the product. Average temperatures have risen by an estimated 1.8 C ° in Uganda over the past 40 years， and farmers like Toskin say this has hurt the quality of their product. Coffee production， along with prices， has steadily decreased in recent years； from approximately US $4 in 2011， the price per kilogram of Ugandan coffee fell to US $1.30 in 2013. （Source： http：//www.undp.org/）
生长条件的微小变化，如降雨量或温度的变化，都会影响到咖啡的口味，进而影响到产品的价值。过去40年来，乌干达平均温度增长了约1.8℃。和其他咖啡农一样，陶斯肯认为气候变化影响了咖啡收成。近年来，咖啡产量和价格不断下降，已经从2011年的每公斤4美元下降到2013年的1.3美元。
（来源：http：//www.undp.org/）
Saving Ugandan Coffee from Effects of Climate Change
Nestled along the wooded slopes of the Mount Elgon ranges in eastern Uganda， Kok sits in one of the country’s most important coffee producing regions. Climate change however， could be putting this industry in danger. While Kapchorwa coffee farmers benefit from rich mountain soil and relatively predictable rainfall， the effects of climate change have begun to threaten the quantity and quality of the raw beans， driving down prices and hurting exports.
Even small variations in growing conditions， such as changes in rainfall or temperature， can affect coffee’s flavor and hence the value of the product. Average temperatures have risen by an estimated 1.8 C ° in Uganda over the past 40 years， and farmers like Toskin say this has hurt the quality of their product. Coffee production， along with prices， has steadily decreased in recent years； from approximately US $4 in 2011， the price per kilogram of Ugandan coffee fell to US $1.30 in 2013. （Source： http：//www.undp.org/）