Uganda

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Region: Uganda

Uganda:

Projects
13
Resources
10
Stories
48
News
14th January 2020
Connecting scientists and journalists to create engaging vital weather information Two new videos from the Weather Wise project show how climate scientists are working with journalists in Uganda to provide farmers and fishermen with appropriate information in an accessible format to help them adapt to changing weather patterns.
Feature
7th January 2020
How are Ugandan farmers adapting to climate change? How are Ugandan farmers adapting to climate change? By abandoning maize for new varieties of rice in response to changing weather patterns - found Isaiah Esipisu in this investigative report from Amuru district in the country’s north.
Feature
31st August 2019
Impact Based Forecasting is set to save lives and livelihoods in East Africa George Achia reports on an initiative to alert fisherfolk and other users of Lake Victoria to sudden severe weather – so that they can avoid harm to health and livelihood.
Feature
20th February 2019
Film-making to support agri-extension in Uganda A new initiative under Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is using film-making to improve communications between farmers and government officials in Uganda. Leonie Joubert reports.
News
28th December 2018
Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids This short film highlights the potential of mini-grids to address the energy challenges in rural Africa, while tackling the global challenge of climate change.
Completed
Project
Completed
The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP)

The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) facilitates peer learning, technical cooperation and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies.

News
22nd May 2018
Join regional ‘Communities of Practice’ on low emission development The Low Emission Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP) creates opportunities for professionals to exchange experience on practical aspects of low emission development. Members of our network say they value these platforms for skills exchange and learning – whether it is in person, or increasingly through ‘virtual’ meetings and conversations. Join a technical 'community of practice' today!
Completed
Project
Completed
Planning for NDC implementation

This project aimed to provide a step-by-step, modular approach to NDC implementation that could be tailored to a range of different country circumstances: covering Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.

Feature
27th November 2017
Moving forward with Uganda's national climate commitments Joselyn Bigirwa, National Coordinator for ACCRA - the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance, reports on how Uganda is planning to deliver its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Feature
14th November 2017
Integrating gender into the implementation of Uganda's NDC On Gender Day at COP23, ACCRA's Joselyn Bigirwa highlights the steps that need to be taken to incorporate gender into Uganda's NDC implementation.
Completed
Project
Completed
Water Resilience and Climate Resilience in the Horn of Africa Reference

This CDKN project explores potential opportunities in designing a comprehensive, regional water security and climate resilience programme for IGAD.

News
9th November 2016
Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science Africa’s climate is one of the least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report provides reliable scientific information about the continent’s changing climate, equipping decision-makers to plan better. Africa’s Climate: Helping decision-makers make sense of climate information is the first major programme-wide report to emerge from Future Climate for Africa.