Josephine Karungi

Episode 40: Looking Back on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026

January 23rd, 2026  |  10 mins 30 secs

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Josephine reflects on the ideas, innovations and challenges we covered in 2025, and what 2026 may hold.

Episode 39: What came out of COP30 for Uganda?

December 5th, 2025  |  32 mins 56 secs

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All the fun of the fair. Reporting back from COP30, Jackson Muhindo Rukara of OXFAM Uganda.

Episode 38: COP30 and Uganda - 'The Sticky Reality of Climate Negotiations'

November 22nd, 2025  |  35 mins 3 secs

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Reflections on COP30, its successes and challenges from Bart Dewaele, General Director of Join for Water.

Episode 37: COP30 and Uganda - Freshwater Resources and Climate Change

November 21st, 2025  |  28 mins 15 secs

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The future of the world's freshwater resources in an unpredictably changing climate is a vital issue, and requires sustained attention. Vanessa Thompson, Communication and Development Advisor for Join For Water, Africa, joins us to outline what - if anything - we might expect from COP30 to meet this need.

Episode 36: COP30 and Uganda - 'The polluters must pay'

November 7th, 2025  |  34 mins 12 secs

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OXFAM Uganda at COP30 - what does success look like? Featuring Jackson Muhindo Rukara.

Episode 35: COP30 and Uganda - An Economist, A Journalist and A Civil Society Activist

November 5th, 2025  |  20 mins 48 secs

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The first of a series of special episodes on the UN Conference of Parties in Brazil - COP30 - the world's biggest climate change gathering.

Episode 34: The Country Climate and Development Report for Uganda - what's in it and why it matters.

October 17th, 2025  |  33 mins 27 secs

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The World Bank launched its Uganda Country Climate and Development Report on September 11th this year. Cyril Desponts, a senior economist at The World Bank, joins us to talk about what's in it and why it matters.

Episode 33: 'Climate change is not about COP...it's about our families. '

September 19th, 2025  |  36 mins 30 secs

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Journalist Samuel Ssettumba on the urgency of explaining how climate change affects the everyday lives of Ugandans.

Episode 32: Award-winning journalist Amayiko Martin and the story of Nkambwe Forest

September 19th, 2025  |  31 mins 20 secs

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Amayiko Martin, winner of the 2025 Uganda National Journalism Award for Climate Change Reporting on his three part radio documentary about the destruction and restoration of the Nkambwe Forest.

Episode 31: 'Everything stopped where it was.' The Closure of USAID and its Consequences for Uganda.

August 22nd, 2025  |  48 mins 34 secs

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A compelling conversation about the closure of USAID and its impact on Uganda, with Robert Bagyenda.

Episode 30: Why Wetlands Matter - with Asadhu Ssebyoto

August 8th, 2025  |  28 mins 11 secs

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What's a wetland and why do they matter in a climate changing world?

Episode 29: Making Climate Resilient Communities A Reality

July 25th, 2025  |  45 mins 43 secs

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"Climate resilient communities." Easy to talk about, difficult to do. Pauline Nantongo Kalunda shares her insights into making them a reality.

Episode 28: 'The mosquitoes have adapted, the people have not.'

July 11th, 2025  |  34 mins 51 secs

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'We are living in an era where the climate has changed to an extent that is now becoming hazardous.' Climate change, the hazards for humans, adaptation, health, government, and a challenging future. With Dr. John Bosco Isunju.

Episode 27: Communities Displaced by Floods and Other Impacts of Climate Change

June 27th, 2025  |  29 mins 48 secs

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Episode 26: What Progress in Protecting Uganda's Environment?

June 13th, 2025  |  27 mins 17 secs

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From 1983 to 2025 what progress has been made in protecting Uganda's environment? Ruth Kiwanuka - CEO of Joint Energy Environment Projects - offers some perspectives in light of ongoing challenges of climate change.

Episode 25: Predicting Healthcare Needs, AI and Climate Change

May 30th, 2025  |  29 mins

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AI may be an effective tool for anticipating Uganda's healthcare needs in the face of climate change disruptions.