Buliisa: “I ignorantly signed the documents consenting to free takeover of my land,” narrates 50-year-old Beatrice Nyamuhunge from Buliisa district. ” When oil officials came in 2021, they told me to sign on the forms as a resident adjacent to the feeder oil route. Later, I realized that I had signed not to be compensated for my land acquired for Read More …
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Hoima schools to be sensitized on environmental conservation and fight against malaria
Uganda has one of the highest global burden of malaria cases, with over 90% of the population at risk. Environmental experts are rooting for mass sensitisation of schools in Hoima city, all aimed at teaching them the importance of conserving the environment, while using the same avenues to fight against malaria in the region. Peter Akugizibwe Araali, the Executive Director Read More …
WEMECO JOURNAL
In This Issue: BURNING PLASTIC WASTES DANGEROUS TO OUR PLANET MALARIA TO ESCALATE POVERTY IN BUNYORO WEMECO ACTIVITIES IN PICTURES MEET OUR ESTEEMEED LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
NAPE’S grassroot women’s movement expands to the central region
The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has intensified the mobilization of grassroots women to build collective power and solidarity in the face of socio-economic environmental injustices by extending the Rural Women’s Movement to Uganda’s Central Region.
The First Global Stocktake Will Make or Break 1.5°C
It bears repeating: the first Global Stocktake (GST) is a report card on the progress of global climate action and a key guidance for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Countries have gone into this process well aware of the gaps between what is needed and what is being done with respect to all subjects on the report card, knowing Read More …
Battle looms over renewed plastic treaty negotitions
Representatives from 175 nations meet in Nairobi from Monday to negotiate for the first time what concrete measures should be included in a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution. Nations agreed last year to finalise by 2024 a world-first UN treaty to address the scourge of plastics found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and within human blood and Read More …
Our children’s future: a call to end childhood lead poisoning
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action: 22–28 October 2023 The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action shines a global spotlight on the continuing and pressing need to end childhood lead poisoning and emphasizes the importance of safeguarding our most vulnerable populations from the dangers of lead exposure. Lead is a toxic metal that is used for many purposes. Read More …
Seize Opportunity to End Last Major Mercury Device
The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-5) will take place from Monday, 30 October to Friday, 3 November 2023 at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland. More than eight hundred participants – including Parties’ representatives, non-parties governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN bodies and NGOs – are already confirmed to attend Read More …
GRASSROOT COMMUNITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENDING GENDERBASED VIOLENCE IN BUNYORO REGION
Beatrice Makune a 45 year old widow from Kasomoro village in Kyabigambire Sub County in Hoima district had for 6 years struggled with her in-laws from over land ownership following the death of her husband. Married at the age of 15, Makune struggled to purchase land with her late husband. However, trouble started when her husband passed on 6 years Read More …
White Rhino Population Sees First Growth in a Decade
The population of southern white rhinos has increased for the first time in a decade, according to a recent announcement by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). They conducted their annual survey and found that there are now approximately 16,803 white rhinos, marking a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is a significant development Read More …