Every February 2, the world commemorates World Wetlands Day following the adoption of the convention on wetlands on February 2, 1971. The day established to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands to human kind and biodiversity at large is this year themed, "Wetlands for disaster risk reduction."
In Uganda, the theme has so much bearing on the current environmentally related humanitarian challenges. The media of recent has been awash with stories of a drought taking course in different parts of the country triggering incidences of famine and hunger especially in the Eastern and South Western parts of the country.
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