August 21
Uganda: The Catastrophic Consequences of Negligence
The recent tragedy in Uganda, where a Kiteezi landfill collapsed, resulting in significant loss of lives and several damages, serves as a wake-up call about the dire state of waste… Read more »
August 13
Uganda: Kiteezi Landfill Disaster - a Preventable Tragedy Caused By Negligence and Inaction
The tragic collapse of the Kiteezi landfill last Saturday, which buried and killed an untold number of children and adults, was not an act of God, but a preventable disaster caused… Read more »
August 14
Uganda: Balancing Oil Development and Conserving Wildlife
The discovery of commercial oil and gas reserves in Uganda's pristine Albertine graben presents an opportunity and a challenge. Read more »
June 18
Uganda: NEMA Soiled By Selective and Unjust Evictions in Lubigi
The recent demolition of homes and evictions by the Uganda National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in Kampala's Lubigi wetlands raises serious concerns about the… Read more »
May 27
Uganda: Restoring Our Land - a Call to Action for Climate Resilience
On the 5th of June 2024, the world comes together once again to commemorate World Environment Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness and taking action on pressing… Read more »
February 14
Uganda: Extreme Weather Events Squeezing Farmers
Uganda has experienced heavy and longer rains since September 2023. Even though forecasts indicate dry and sunny conditions in early 2024, the Uganda National Meteorological… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Uganda: We Have Turned Climate Change Into a Climate Crisis
Have you seen or suffered unusual temperatures, rain, drought, landslides, earthquakes or floods lately? Blame climate change. Read more »
August 16, 2023
Uganda: Charcoal Crisis Hits Kampala
On May 24, President Yoweri Museveni issued Executive Order Three of 2023, banning all charcoal burning and trade in Northern and Northeast Uganda. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Uganda: Environmentalists Want Mandela Millers Prosecuted Over Busega Wetland Encroachment
Environment Shield, a civic organisation, has petitioned the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) calling for the prosecution of the proprietors of Mandela Millers and… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Uganda: Restructured Nema Set to Triple Its Manpower
The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) is in advanced plans to triple its staff numbers as part of its ongoing reforms aimed at handling the increased challenges in… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Uganda: How Can Uganda Meet Its Climate Change Financing Needs?
Climate change is currently one of the greatest challenges facing all countries worldwide. According to the World Bank, climate change could force about 216 million people to… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Climate Crisis and How It Affects Uganda's Economy
To enlist the expression of Chinua Achebe in describing the state of affairs in his native Nigeria, this time in the Ugandan context, and through a meteoric frame of reference;… Read more »
May 11, 2016
Africa: Stop Use of DDT, Say Activists
Environmentalists and health activists have renewed calls for government to stop the use of DDT to eliminate malaria, saying it is harmful to the environment. Read more »
August 18, 2013
Uganda: Jiggers - Busoga's Ignored Crisis
As Sulaiman Kakaire reports in the first dispatch of a two-part series, the problem is bound to escalate as many are living in denial, frustrating any efforts to find a remedy. Read more »