Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the European Union (EU), convened a high-level Lessons and Knowledge Sharing Event in Kampala under the theme: “10+ Years of Forest and Climate Action in Uganda.” The event showcased the results of …
Read More »Kitgum to benefit from Shs1.3 billion Climate Adaptation Project
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District is set to benefit from a Shs1.3 billion climate adaptation project aimed at enhancing the resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change. The project, titled “Strengthening Community-Based Climate Adaptation,” is a collaboration between Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) Uganda and Reproductive …
Read More »USAID demise threatens key health, climate gains in Africa
Clean cooking campaigns have been largely successful in Asia and Latin America, but efforts in Africa have been unable to outpace population growth ANALYSIS | LAURA MILLAN | The Trump administration’s gutting of the US Agency for International Development, with 80% of its programs now canceled, is a blow for clean …
Read More »Uganda, Netherlands to co-chair global climate group
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and the Netherlands have been elected co-chairs of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, a group of 98 member countries. This came at the ongoing 2025 Spring meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., …
Read More »Race on to stop climate destroying our health
As the planet is ravaged by heatwaves, droughts, floods and cyclones, economists are calling for better investment in health to save millions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | With 2024 being the hottest year on record, in which the Earth for the first time saw more than 1.5°C of warming since pre-industrial temperatures, …
Read More »Wealthy countries agree to $300bn climate financing
Baku, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | Major countries of the world have agreed to pay $ 300 billion each year for the next 10 years to climate financing to help mitigate global climate changes. Sitting in Baku Azerbaijan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia among …
Read More »COP29: Nations disagree on climate text on the deadline date
BAKU, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | Today marked the final day of COP29, yet many critical negotiation issues remain unresolved. Despite efforts by negotiators to bridge gaps, progress has been limited, and several key matters will require further discussions in upcoming rounds. To address the stalemates, the COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev convened …
Read More »New documentary links climate change to sexual and reproductive health rights
Reach A Hand Uganda Calls for Integration of SRHR into National Climate Change Policies. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While premiering a documentary titled “Youth at the Crossroads: Sex and Climate” at the American Centre in Kampala this week, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) called on the Government and other …
Read More »Women in Karamoja urged to take lead in climate change fight
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women and youth in the Karamoja sub-region have been urged to lead in the fight against climate change. The National Development Plan III and Vision 2040 recognizes that climate change adaptation is vital to increasing household incomes and improving the equality of life of …
Read More »Absa Group concludes agreements with MIGA to advance pan African climate finance
Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group Ltd, one of the largest diversified financial service providers in Africa, has concluded further agreements with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, freeing up additional financial capacity for investments in Pan-African climate finance projects. …
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