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.
\n\nAgnes 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:
\n\n\n\nAnd the Africa Food Systems Forum here:
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\n\nYou can find links to some of Gerald Tenywa's work here:
\nhttps://muckrack.com/gerald-tenywa
And the work of the Danish Embassy in Uganda here:
\nhttps://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.
\n\nYou can find out more about the work of Nature Uganda here:
\nhttps://natureuganda.org/
As always, want to drop us a line? climatetalkpod@gmail.com is the place to go.
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\n\nClimate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
\nhttps://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.
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\n\nIf you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
\n\nClimate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
\nhttps://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.
\n\nWant to drop us a line? climatetalkpod@gmail.com is the place to go.
\n\nIf you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
\n\nClimate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
\nhttps://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:
\nhttps://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.
\n\nWant to drop us a line? climatetalkpod@gmail.com is the place to go.
\n\nIf you like this episode, let your friends know - share it on your socials, or give us a review. It makes a huge difference! Thanks.
\n\nClimate Talk is part of the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative - you can find out more about that here:
\nhttps://csj.co.ug/