web01.fireside.fm Thu, 07 May 2026 23:18:05 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Floods” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/floods Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0200 Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. en-us episodic The accessible, acronym-free podcast about climate change in Uganda. Josephine Karungi Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. no Uganda, Climate Change, Josephine Karungi Josephine Karungi climatetalkpod@gmail.com Episode 40: Looking Back on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026 https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/40 fd5cc69f-b5b4-4e90-b070-e9638d8e42ce Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Josephine reflects on the ideas, innovations and challenges we covered in 2025, and what 2026 may hold. 10:30 no <p>Looking back on it, 2025 was a big year: we covered climate change, electric boda-bodas and reducing food waste; innovations to improve the shelf life of fruit and increase moisture retention in soil; coffee prices, food prices and how climate change affects them, including at the local market; we've talked mental health, public health more broadly and how AI might be used to predict future needs; climate change as a hazard for humans, flood impacts, and environmental protection. Resilience at a community level, why wetlands matter and climate change journalism; COP30, how it unfolded and what it means for Uganda. And our most listened to episode: an up close account of the closure of USAID in Uganda, the unfinished projects left behind and the possible cost to Uganda's future. </p> <p>It's a lot, and yet there's so much more to do. Which is why we're so excited about the year ahead, when we'll continue exploring the day to day impacts of climate change across Uganda, and bringing you analysis, stories and perspectives. We hope you'll continue to spread the news about the podcast among your networks of friends and colleagues, and thanks for listening. </p> <p>With best wishes, </p> <p>Josephine</p> USAID, Uganda, climate change, 2025, water infrastructure, Kampala, floods, electric boda bodas Looking back on it, 2025 was a big year: we covered climate change, electric boda-bodas and reducing food waste; innovations to improve the shelf life of fruit and increase moisture retention in soil; coffee prices, food prices and how climate change affects them, including at the local market; we've talked mental health, public health more broadly and how AI might be used to predict future needs; climate change as a hazard for humans, flood impacts, and environmental protection. Resilience at a community level, why wetlands matter and climate change journalism; COP30, how it unfolded and what it means for Uganda. And our most listened to episode: an up close account of the closure of USAID in Uganda, the unfinished projects left behind and the possible cost to Uganda's future.

It's a lot, and yet there's so much more to do. Which is why we're so excited about the year ahead, when we'll continue exploring the day to day impacts of climate change across Uganda, and bringing you analysis, stories and perspectives. We hope you'll continue to spread the news about the podcast among your networks of friends and colleagues, and thanks for listening.

With best wishes,

Josephine

]]> Looking back on it, 2025 was a big year: we covered climate change, electric boda-bodas and reducing food waste; innovations to improve the shelf life of fruit and increase moisture retention in soil; coffee prices, food prices and how climate change affects them, including at the local market; we've talked mental health, public health more broadly and how AI might be used to predict future needs; climate change as a hazard for humans, flood impacts, and environmental protection. Resilience at a community level, why wetlands matter and climate change journalism; COP30, how it unfolded and what it means for Uganda. And our most listened to episode: an up close account of the closure of USAID in Uganda, the unfinished projects left behind and the possible cost to Uganda's future.

It's a lot, and yet there's so much more to do. Which is why we're so excited about the year ahead, when we'll continue exploring the day to day impacts of climate change across Uganda, and bringing you analysis, stories and perspectives. We hope you'll continue to spread the news about the podcast among your networks of friends and colleagues, and thanks for listening.

With best wishes,

Josephine

]]> Episode 27: Communities Displaced by Floods and Other Impacts of Climate Change https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/27 8d967fca-c640-479a-86b6-c4dac537f205 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi 29:48 no <p>This week we're turning our attention back to some of the broader questions around health and climate change. Crispus Mwemaho has a background in health services, and he's co-founder with Ivan Rwomukitomaof the Abayuuti Climate Action Network. He joined me in the studio last week to talk about the work the Abayuuti Climate Action Network does with people who have been displaced by flooding in Uganda. <br> But first, I asked Crispus Mwemaho what inspired him to focus on the ways climate change, climate mobility, and health intersect. </p> <p>You can find out more about the Abayuuti Climate Action Network here:<br> <a href="https://www.abayuuti.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.abayuuti.org/</a></p> <p>Kampala Climate Cafe on Instagram:<br> @kampalaclimatecafe </p> <p>And you can find a fascinating article on mental health and climate displacement written by Crispus Mwemaho here:<br> <a href="https://eastandhornofafrica.iom.int/blogs/displaced-and-distressed-uncovering-mental-impacts-climate-displacement-uganda" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Displaced and Distressed: Uncovering the Mental Impacts of Climate Displacement in Uganda</a></p> Crispus Mwemaho, Abayuuti Climate Action Network, Uganda, climate change, migration, floods, climate migration, climate refugees This week we're turning our attention back to some of the broader questions around health and climate change. Crispus Mwemaho has a background in health services, and he's co-founder with Ivan Rwomukitomaof the Abayuuti Climate Action Network. He joined me in the studio last week to talk about the work the Abayuuti Climate Action Network does with people who have been displaced by flooding in Uganda.
But first, I asked Crispus Mwemaho what inspired him to focus on the ways climate change, climate mobility, and health intersect.

You can find out more about the Abayuuti Climate Action Network here:
https://www.abayuuti.org/

Kampala Climate Cafe on Instagram:
@kampalaclimatecafe

And you can find a fascinating article on mental health and climate displacement written by Crispus Mwemaho here:
Displaced and Distressed: Uncovering the Mental Impacts of Climate Displacement in Uganda

]]> This week we're turning our attention back to some of the broader questions around health and climate change. Crispus Mwemaho has a background in health services, and he's co-founder with Ivan Rwomukitomaof the Abayuuti Climate Action Network. He joined me in the studio last week to talk about the work the Abayuuti Climate Action Network does with people who have been displaced by flooding in Uganda.
But first, I asked Crispus Mwemaho what inspired him to focus on the ways climate change, climate mobility, and health intersect.

You can find out more about the Abayuuti Climate Action Network here:
https://www.abayuuti.org/

Kampala Climate Cafe on Instagram:
@kampalaclimatecafe

And you can find a fascinating article on mental health and climate displacement written by Crispus Mwemaho here:
Displaced and Distressed: Uncovering the Mental Impacts of Climate Displacement in Uganda

]]> Episode 21: Food Prices, Farming and Climate Change Explained https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/21 ab066b87-5f06-47d1-be04-06d0dd9a2d73 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Food prices go up, food prices go down. Why? And what has climate change got to do with it? 26:47 no <p>Tracing the connections between the price of the food you put on your table, global commodity markets, local conditions and climate change is incredibly complex. Today we have probably Uganda's most important expert in the field joing us. Professor Bernard Bashaasha is Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences‬. He has many years of experience analysing agriculture in Uganda and what makes it tick. And he shares his understandings with us in this episode. </p> Professor Bernard Bashaasha, Uganda, agriculture, climate change, floods, drought, Kampala flooding Tracing the connections between the price of the food you put on your table, global commodity markets, local conditions and climate change is incredibly complex. Today we have probably Uganda's most important expert in the field joing us. Professor Bernard Bashaasha is Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences‬. He has many years of experience analysing agriculture in Uganda and what makes it tick. And he shares his understandings with us in this episode.

]]> Tracing the connections between the price of the food you put on your table, global commodity markets, local conditions and climate change is incredibly complex. Today we have probably Uganda's most important expert in the field joing us. Professor Bernard Bashaasha is Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences‬. He has many years of experience analysing agriculture in Uganda and what makes it tick. And he shares his understandings with us in this episode.

]]> Episode 13: Planning, Development and Managing Water https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/13 9b87e85d-b9cd-44f5-8ffa-cecc27af0217 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi 'The bridge that was designed for 1960 can not be the same bridge for today.' Future oriented thinking is the key to handling water in a climate-changing future. Sanitation engineer Julius Musiimenta explains. 16:24 no <p>'The bridge that was designed for 1960 can not be the same bridge for today.' Sanitary engineer and water management specialist Julius Musiimenta talks to Josephine about all aspects of what happens to water when it arrives in large amounts at unpredictable times, how it impacts infrastructure and how it can be best dealt with in an uncertain future.</p> <p>Julius Musiimenta has been a sanitation and hydraulics consultant for many years. A graduate of Makerere University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, he is currently working on a range of solutions dealing with water management in a climate change context. </p> Climate change, Uganda, Julius Musiimenta, infrastructure, water management, floods, Kampala 'The bridge that was designed for 1960 can not be the same bridge for today.' Sanitary engineer and water management specialist Julius Musiimenta talks to Josephine about all aspects of what happens to water when it arrives in large amounts at unpredictable times, how it impacts infrastructure and how it can be best dealt with in an uncertain future.

Julius Musiimenta has been a sanitation and hydraulics consultant for many years. A graduate of Makerere University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, he is currently working on a range of solutions dealing with water management in a climate change context.

]]> 'The bridge that was designed for 1960 can not be the same bridge for today.' Sanitary engineer and water management specialist Julius Musiimenta talks to Josephine about all aspects of what happens to water when it arrives in large amounts at unpredictable times, how it impacts infrastructure and how it can be best dealt with in an uncertain future.

Julius Musiimenta has been a sanitation and hydraulics consultant for many years. A graduate of Makerere University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, he is currently working on a range of solutions dealing with water management in a climate change context.

]]> Episode 12: Floods and infrastructure https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/12 fb32b581-c122-4779-9c80-b2b8993bd42e Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi In the wake of the serious floods over the past few weeks, we talk with Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University about why they're happening and how Uganda can best prepare for future rainfall-related climate events. 17:48 no <p>Drains, culverts, pipes and ditches: facilities you probably never think about. But vital to ensuring that Uganda is able to cope with the increased number and intensity of rainfall events brought on by climate change. </p> <p>What it comes down to is this: there's an urgent, ongoing need for integrated planning at all levels if Uganda is to successfully adapt to the challenges of climate change. So says our guest, Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University. He's en engineer by training and has worked on major infrastructure projects, so he brings an engineer's insights alongside experience in analysing historical patterns of rainfall in the country. Dr Kigobe has extensive experience in water resource and climate change modelling, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Water Resources, Hydrology and Climate Change at Makerere University. </p> <p>This is the first of two linked episodes in which we're asking engineers for their insights into infrastructure design and climate change. </p> <p>You can find some of Dr Max Kigobe's research papers here: </p> <p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Kigobe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Kigobe</a></p> <p>And you can get in touch with us here: <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a> </p> climate change, planning, urban planning, kampala, uganda, infrastructure, civil engineering, floods, climate smart construction, Dr. Max Kigobe Drains, culverts, pipes and ditches: facilities you probably never think about. But vital to ensuring that Uganda is able to cope with the increased number and intensity of rainfall events brought on by climate change.

What it comes down to is this: there's an urgent, ongoing need for integrated planning at all levels if Uganda is to successfully adapt to the challenges of climate change. So says our guest, Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University. He's en engineer by training and has worked on major infrastructure projects, so he brings an engineer's insights alongside experience in analysing historical patterns of rainfall in the country. Dr Kigobe has extensive experience in water resource and climate change modelling, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Water Resources, Hydrology and Climate Change at Makerere University.

This is the first of two linked episodes in which we're asking engineers for their insights into infrastructure design and climate change.

You can find some of Dr Max Kigobe's research papers here:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Kigobe

And you can get in touch with us here: climatetalkpod@gmail.com

]]> Drains, culverts, pipes and ditches: facilities you probably never think about. But vital to ensuring that Uganda is able to cope with the increased number and intensity of rainfall events brought on by climate change.

What it comes down to is this: there's an urgent, ongoing need for integrated planning at all levels if Uganda is to successfully adapt to the challenges of climate change. So says our guest, Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University. He's en engineer by training and has worked on major infrastructure projects, so he brings an engineer's insights alongside experience in analysing historical patterns of rainfall in the country. Dr Kigobe has extensive experience in water resource and climate change modelling, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Water Resources, Hydrology and Climate Change at Makerere University.

This is the first of two linked episodes in which we're asking engineers for their insights into infrastructure design and climate change.

You can find some of Dr Max Kigobe's research papers here:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Kigobe

And you can get in touch with us here: climatetalkpod@gmail.com

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