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Uganda launches climate safety campaign

Isaac Senabulya — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:35:53 +0000

Uganda today has registered a milestone in the environment sphere as being the first African nation to sign the nationally determined contribution towards addressing climate change impacts as a way to fulfill the 2015 Paris agreement.

The nationally determined contribution plans is part of the national strategies the country will implement to see that it combats negative effects of climate change among them being, floods, famine, landslides, and diseases among other disasters which have for years left scars in the country affecting over six million people.

Officiating at the signing ceremony and launch of the plans at Kampala Serena Hotel , the first deputy premier, General. Moses Ali recognizes the fact that climate change remains a pressing challenge to Uganda of the time as witnessed through regular effects by multiple disasters.

The minister of Water and Environment, Sam Cheptoris confirms that the signing shows Uganda’s political commitment to addressing climate change through national prioritize.

The chairperson parliamentary forum on climate change, Lawrence Biyika Songa wants the Nationally Determined Contribution plan and partnership benefits the economy, calling for a graft free environment for it to register success.

Development partners among them, UN bodies, World Bank, local NGOs, foreign missions promised their commitment to lead in the support of these laid down plans by government to see that the country fully realizes her goals in combating the climate change monster.

In the year 2010/11, drought alone cost Uganda USD.1.2Bn, equivalent to 7.5% of the country’s gross domestic product hence causing a huge set back to the national economy.

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Minister calls for increased funding in water sector

Isaac Senabulya — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:58:30 +0000

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The Water and environment minister, Ephraim Kamuntu, is calling for increased funding into the water sector so as to increase access and availability of the resource among the communities across the country since it’s a necessity to human lives. Speaking at a national dialogue on fresh water and sustainable development where stakeholders in the water and environment sector have been discussing on how to manage, preserve and sustain the resource, Kamuntu emphasized the strong need and use water has to this nation and its citizens but at the same time he is concerned that the country has less interest in protecting the waters and funding the sector to see to it that all Ugandans access water which has also seen many women and children trek long distances in search for water for domestic and commercial use.

The executive director World Wide Fund (WWF) David Duli cautions government on making better plans for the nation as it continues to register faster urban growth as one of the ways to preserve the natural resources like, wetlands, lakes, springs, rivers, forests among other natural resources if Uganda is to combat issues of climate change which are also contributing to fresh water scarcity in the country.

Meanwhile, the chairman, National Planning Authority, Dr. Kisamba Mugerwa concurred with the minister and the WWF boss on matters of increased funding into the water sector but calls for workable plans that will facilitate faster implementation of programmees designed to preserve the natural resources in the country.

At this meeting the government and development partners are to draw final plans on how to maintain and have better programmes that will ensure that the country’s fresh water bodies are preserved and the environment maintained to combat climate change effects.

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