Patricia Munwela lives on the frontlines of the climate crisis. The mother of five struggles to make ends meet on their small family farm located in a remote village in the Kazungula District of southern Zambia.
They dismissed us as poor farmers crying for attention, and so they went about their routines in their roofed 4×4 monster cars and air-conditioned offices.
The 2024 State of the Climate in Africa report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) paints a sobering picture of a continent under mounting pressure from the intensifying impacts of climate change.
"I lost everything when my husband died. He sold our land without telling me. I was left homeless,"
Kampala - Uganda: In a bold step toward nurturing a new generation of African climate leaders, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has officially launched the fifth edition of the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ) — and for the first time, the transformative program will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The countdown has begun for the highly anticipated East Africa Carbon Markets Forum 2025, set to take place on May 8–9, 2025, at Mestil Hotel & Residences in Kampala, Uganda.
As Uganda moves forward with its oil development plans, concerns about environmental sustainability remain at the forefront.
The devastating hailstorm that struck Kalangala has claimed its fourth victim, underscoring the increasing threat of extreme weather events in the region.
A once-forested area in Namisindwa District has been cleared for settlement and farming, contributing to deforestation and soil erosion uphill. This has led to silting and, ultimately, flooding in the lowlands
Farmers in Uganda’s mountainous regions, particularly in the Kigezi highlands, are finding creative ways to adapt to the increasing challenges of climate change.
Changing rainfall patterns have led to increasingly frequent flooding in western Uganda’s Kasese district, destroying farmers’ homes and fields.
Semen from men exposed to heat waves had lower sperm number and abnormal morphology.
