NAPE was represented at the UN Climate sumit in Paris by two staff – Goeffrey Kamese N, who is the Senior Program officer in charge of Climate Change and Chemicals Management at NAPE and sits on the Steering Commuittee of Climate Justice and Energy of Friends of the Earth International.... Read More
As the Climate negotiation move close to the end, the world anxiously awaits for a possible new agreement on Climate change that will see global temperature reducing below 2C threshold.
REPORT: Study shows that inaction on climate change will cost Uganda 20 times more than adaptation A new report from the Government of Uganda with support from CDKN, Baastel, Metroeconomica, Makerere University and CIDT, finds that investing in adaptation to climate change today is well worth the investment. The costs of... Read More
NAPE joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILPPWA). This year’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week theme is, “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” which has focused on the importance of the many ways parents can reduce a child’s exposure to lead... Read More
Preamble On the road to Paris, a wave of hope manifested in the impressive number of ambitious Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) testifies the commitment of developing countries to address climate change, though without assurance of support. A recentassessment of the submitted INDCs by civil society had found that commitments... Read More
The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), Oil Watch Uganda, African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) and several other environmental groups have rallied to demand delegates to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Parliamentarians and the global community to take urgent and meaningful action on climate change... Read More
Women leaders and miners from Bunyoro and Rwenzori sub-regions have petitioned government to set up a mineral wealth fund through which they can directly benefit from proceeds from the exploitation of minerals. They made the resolution on Thursday in Hoima Town during the launch of the Action Research on the... Read More
The 2014 Trafficking in Persons report by the US Department of State placed Uganda as a source, transit and destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking. sssgAlthough human trafficking is not new, it’s only just receiving official attention from the government. Recently, Gender minister Mary Karooro Okurut... Read More
Chemicals and chemical waste in the extractive sector pose a great risk to miners, communities around mining areas and the environment. Large swaps of land near mining areas are often degraded; miners and communities nearby develop health problems but may not immediately associate their health problems with the effects of... Read More