Lessons from the Mbale floods disaster
By the time of writing this, the number of people confirmed dead from the fatal flash floods that rocked Mbale ...
Tag: Climate change
Donors pledge trillions to support research for climate resilient farming
Glasgow, UK (November 2, 2021) – Facing mounting evidence that climate change will fall hardest on agriculture-dependent regions like sub-Saharan ...
Lake Victoria flooding, the boomerang effect of human activity
Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater body is now filled up to the brim, hence the massive overflow/flooding, after centuries of ...
Rugunda visits flood victims, rallies govt agencies
Uganda's Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda yesterday visited victims of last week's Bundibugyo floods that left 17 people dead and ...
Climate change Commissioner Chebet Maikut dies after short illness
Chebet Maikut, who has been the commissioner for Climate Change in the Ministry of Water and Environment passed away early ...
Reduce power tariffs, MPs on newly formed Parliament committee on Climate Change ask gov’t
Shortly after being launched into office, some members of the newly launched Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change have asked government ...
Central region gets UGX33.8bn EU project for climate change
Nine districts from the central region of Uganda are set to benefit from a UGX33bn European Union grant that seeks ...
Will public heed gov’t tree planting call?
The Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija this week appealed to Ugandans to take it upon themselves ...
Establish a revolving water fund for farmers
Every year the world commemorates the World Water Day on the 22nd of March. The purpose of this is to ...
US gives UGX95bn for climate change communication
The Government of Uganda has endorsed a new communication strategy developed with assistance from the United States Agency for International ...
