By: Senyonga Derrick The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng. Hilary Onek has appealed to relevant authorities to prepare to deal with challenges that might be caused by the El Nino conditions forecasted to occur between now and December. A recent forecast from the Uganda Meteorological Authority showed that the country was
By: Ismael Kasooha Kampala President Yoweri Museveni has called for the promotion of local alternatives to plastics that have proven very dangerous to the environment. “There should be promotion of local alternatives to the use of plastics. For example, packaging materials made out of papyrus reeds, banana leaves, banana fibres etc. These are environmentally friendly. Paper
By: Ismael Kasooha KAMPALA The United Nations (UN) has set priorities for Uganda for the year 2023 through the Sustainable Development Framework . “We are prioritizing Development of key agricultural value chains, Promotion of job creation with a focus on sustainable livelihoods, youth and skills, improving access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises
