Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth in Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution planted trees and staged a climate change walk in commemoration of the 27th November 2016 Rwenzururu palace attack. The youth said that they want the Rwenzurur King, Wesley Mumbere to find a better and well-conserved environment once he …
Read More »Climate disinformation at COP27
‘Falsehoods affecting perception of climate crisis’ NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General warned last month that the world cannot beat climate change without tackling climate misinformation and disinformation, he could not have predicted any better what was to happen at COP27 in Sharm el …
Read More »Youths raise voices over climate change
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Kampala youth’s recently took to the streets to raise awareness in relation to worsening effects of climate change characterised by unpredictable rainfall patterns, drought, floods and landslides. “We are experiencing floods, Mudslides, continuous drought because of reduction in tree cover,” Oscar Ssenyonga …
Read More »SEATINI makes recommendations on transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Africa needs to find its own solutions to find a win in transiting from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. This is the summary of the paper titled; “Understanding of the energy transition from an Afrocentric perspective,” written by Brendah Akankunda, Jane …
Read More »COP27: Funding poor farmers
Why IFAD wants resources dedicated to poor rural smallholder farmers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Poor rural smallholder farmers in developing countries like Uganda may not know about the on-going UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh but they are aware of …
Read More »Green bottles and blue denim – an activist’s guide to saving the planet
Kampala, Uganda | BIRD AGENCY | Sandra Suubi, 32, is rallying against climate change through wearable installations made from various waste products. At the Climate Story Lab Africa 2022 edition, a woman dressed in a costume made with over 500 green plastic bottles struts onstage in a fully packed auditorium. “Kiragala …
Read More »Ugandans ignorant about Climate Change – Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As experts and politicians meet in Egypt for the Climate Change Conference (COP 27), a new study finds that many Ugandans are ignorant on what climate change is all about. Twaweza’s Sauti za Wanainchi survey on citizens’ experiences and views on climate change finds that …
Read More »Ugandan coffee farmers grapple with climate change effects
Kapchorwa, Uganda | Xinhua | As world leaders and experts meet in Egypt for a UN climate change conference, coffee farmers in eastern Uganda are grappling with the adverse effects of climate change that threaten their livelihood. In the remote Chebonet village within the mountainous district of Kapchorwa, farmers are already …
Read More »UN chief announces plan to provide global early warnings on climate change
Sharm el-sheikh, Egypt | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced a climate action plan on Monday to provide global early warnings on climate change in the next five years. “It will cost the equivalent of just 50 cents per person per year for the next five years to reach …
Read More »WHO expert calls for faster response to climate change
Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response to climate change “dangerously inconsistent and far too slow” in a statement on Monday. “Climate change and the crises it has triggered have long been clear health emergencies. WHO …
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