app01 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:02:17 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Irrigation” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/irrigation Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +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 58: Irrigation Technology and Adapting to Climate Change https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/58 b0dcb87c-c621-4711-94c2-6d03aac7d99d Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi The importance of providing irrigation technology to smallholder farmers as they adapt to a changing climate. 52:12 no <p>Irrigation and water management technologies have the potential to help farmers transition from seasonal production to year-round cultivation. They also enable farmers to withstand the worst impacts of climate change and unpredictable - and more extreme - weather events. Beth Nanyama is a Market Systems Development Specialist who has been working with the Climate Smart Jobs project to increase access to these technologies for farmers, as well as increasing their access to markets and partnerships with private sector investors. She joins us to talk about how the work has been developed and what challenges and opportunities have been encountered. </p> irrigation, climate change, Uganda, Climate Smart Jobs, climate resilience, smallholder farmers Irrigation and water management technologies have the potential to help farmers transition from seasonal production to year-round cultivation. They also enable farmers to withstand the worst impacts of climate change and unpredictable - and more extreme - weather events. Beth Nanyama is a Market Systems Development Specialist who has been working with the Climate Smart Jobs project to increase access to these technologies for farmers, as well as increasing their access to markets and partnerships with private sector investors. She joins us to talk about how the work has been developed and what challenges and opportunities have been encountered.

]]> Irrigation and water management technologies have the potential to help farmers transition from seasonal production to year-round cultivation. They also enable farmers to withstand the worst impacts of climate change and unpredictable - and more extreme - weather events. Beth Nanyama is a Market Systems Development Specialist who has been working with the Climate Smart Jobs project to increase access to these technologies for farmers, as well as increasing their access to markets and partnerships with private sector investors. She joins us to talk about how the work has been developed and what challenges and opportunities have been encountered.

]]> Episode 9: The water cycle and coping with disruption https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/9 9b7cf1cd-363e-44bf-a45d-547d2bd9e6bc Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Too much water. Too Little water. Water in all the wrong places. Water at all the wrong times. And what to do about it. 20:53 no <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>Hannah Ritchie (2024) - “How will climate change affect crop yields in the future?” Published online at OurWorldinData.org. Retrieved from: '<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/will-climate-change-affect-crop-yields-future" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ourworldindata.org/will-climate-change-affect-crop-yields-future</a>' [Online Resource]</p> Josephine Karungi, Climate Change, Uganda, Water Cycle, Irrigation 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]

]]> 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]

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