Episodes
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Deep stuff in this conversation. As a prelude to the next few episodes that'll explore climate change, infrastructure and transportation, we touch on the background to climate change in Uganda; agriculture, engineering and bridges; organisational thinking, the politics of climate change and economic justice.
Professor Revocatus Twinomuhangi is Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences at Makerere University. Nick Pyatt is a Director of Climate Sense, and works with governments, agencies, infrastructure operators, construction, manufacturing, trade and financial services companies to strengthen their climate adaptation decision making processes.
You can find several of Professor Revocatus Twinomuhangi's research papers here, including 'Contextualising environmental and climate change migration in Uganda' and the fascinating 'Heat Risk Perception and Communication Strategies for Adaptation within Low-Income Communities in Kampala City, Uganda.'
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Revocatus-Twinomuhangi
Nick Pyatt is a director of Climate Sense - you can find out more information here:
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Teddy Aine is a student based in Kampala, Joel Cherop is a farmer and entrepreneur from the Sebei ranges of Mt Elgon, and Taban Malis George is a student at Victoria University with a background in aviation management. Toegther with William Ssekiranda of the production team they offer their reflections on our first few episodes, and how their thinking around climate change is evolving.
We'll be making a habit of this kind of thing - hearing from listeners about the podcast. If you'd like to take part, drop us a line. [email protected] is the address.
And you can send us your video and audio clips about how climate change is affecting your community, and we may feature them in future episodes.
Special thanks to our guests this week: Teddy Aine, Joel Cherop and Taban Malis George. -
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Too much water. Too Little water. Water in all the wrong places, at the wrong times. That pretty much sums up global rainfall in the age of climate change. This week we explore the particular challenges we face in Uganda in adapting to unpredictable and extreme rainfall events. Joining us is Makerere University PhD candidate Judith Kobusinge, who shares her knowledge of the water cycle, how it's disrupted by a rapidly changing climate, and how various types of irrigation can help to alleviate disruptions caused by water scarcity.
If you want to know more about how crop yields may be affected by climate change, you can find the Hannah Ritchie article that we refer to below. It's fascinating.
Hannah Ritchie (2024) - “How will climate change affect crop yields in the future?” Published online at OurWorldinData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://ourworldindata.org/will-climate-change-affect-crop-yields-future' [Online Resource] -
Agriculture + Forestry = Agroforestry.
Growing trees and agricultural crops together in a complementary relationship has been happening for thousands of years. In this episode we hear from two locations: Bukerekere Village in Central Uganda and Rhino Camp Refugee Settement in the Arua District, in the north west of the country. From these geographically distinct areas we hear first-hand how agroforestry works, and why it's one way communities can practice sustainable and profitable agriculture in a changing climate.
With agronomist Brian Namanya and Cathy Watson of World Agroforestry.
You can find out more about the work of World Agroforestry here:
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Between 75% and 80% of women provide farm labor in Uganda, yet only around 25% of women own land in their own right. Josephine Karungi examines how this impacts the ability of women to adapt to climate change, and the knock on effects on family wellbeing. We hear from farmer Kyomuhendo Annet Katusiime in Buwanuka, on how a changing climate necessitates new approaches to farming; and from Carol Kayanja of the Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare about the ways climate change affects women differently to men.
You can find UCOBAC (Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare) here:
https://ucobac.org/
Want to drop us a line? [email protected] is the place to go.
If you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
Climate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
https://csj.co.ug/ -
The compelling Agnes Kirabo of Uganda's Food RIghts Alliance joins us this week from the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, with her take on the conversations happening there around climate change, hunger and nutrition. She shares a tip from her mother on the best time for planting, and her own perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that climate change is bringing to Uganda. Our in-depth chat was recorded in June of this year - the first of many, we hope, with one of the most dynamic and articulate voices in Uganda.
Agnes Kirabo is the Executive Director of the Food Rights Alliance, and has a long history of fighting for the eradication of hunger and malnutrition. You can find out more about the work of the Food RIghts Alliance here:
https://fra.ug/
And the Africa Food Systems Forum here:
https://agrf.org/
And as always, if you'd like to get in touch, drop us a line:
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Gerald Tenywa has been reporting for the last two decades on wildlife, ivory trafficking, forests, wetlands, pollution, oil, land, water and climate change. Ole Rasmussen is currently head of the Green Economy Team with Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda. We talk about how they first started working on climate change issues; what they've witnessed as communities are forced to adapt to sudden change; making sense of adaptation while still making a living. And how a rapidly changing climate may affect the coffee growing areas in Uganda - something I'm really keen on finding out more about in future episodes.
You can find links to some of Gerald Tenywa's work here:
https://muckrack.com/gerald-tenywa
And the work of the Danish Embassy in Uganda here:
https://uganda.um.dk/en -
Achilles Byaruhanga is the Executive Director of Nature Uganda, and he's an amazing person to listen to. This conversation with Josephine Karungi begins with the resilience and beauty of Marabou Storks (yes, you heard that right) and quickly moves on to the magical nature of wetlands, the vital importance of birdlife in Ugandan ecosystems, water resources and climate change, and the economic opportunties presented by the natural world in Uganda. It's a fantastic listen, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
You can find out more about the work of Nature Uganda here:
https://natureuganda.org/
As always, want to drop us a line? [email protected] is the place to go.
If you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
Climate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
https://csj.co.ug/ -
We begin this episode in Koboko, about 55 miles north of Arua, where we hear from two women about how they balance their many obligations, and how climate chance is making that more challenging. We also speak with Betty Ikanza, a Social Development Advisor with the British High Commission Kampala. She higlights how climate change impacts women in particular, and how communities are developing strategies to adapt to these changing circumstances.
Want to drop us a line? [email protected] is the place to go.
If you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
Climate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
https://csj.co.ug/ -
This is an all-new podcast exploring the many ways that rural communities and individuals in Uganda are responding to climate change. In this first episode we hear from smallholder farmers in Arua, Gulu and Lira about how climate change is affecting their lives on a day-to-day basis. And Jospehine chats with Xavier Ejoyi, Uganda Country Director for Action Aid, about what he's learning about resilient communities across Northern Uganda as they work to adapt to a changing climate.
Want to drop us a line? [email protected] is the place to go.
If you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
Climate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
https://csj.co.ug/
And you can find out more about Xavier and the work Action Aid are doing around climate change by visiting their website:
https://uganda.actionaid.org/ -
In this episode we hear from Kenneth Tibamanya, an agricultural extension worker, about serving communities in Kiryandongo District as they face the ongoing impacts of climate change. And we get a broader perspective on agriculture and climate from former Minister of Agriculture for Uganda, Honorable Dr. Victoria Sekitoleko. As a passionate advocate for farming communities, she talks about what she's seeing in communities across Uganda.
Want to drop us a line? [email protected] is the place to go.
If you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
Climate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
https://csj.co.ug/
