climate change
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Organisations
Progress in LDCs stalled by multiple crises-ILO
NEW YORK – Economic and social progress in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have been slowed by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the continuing energy and food crises. According to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COP26: UNEP calls for more efforts on climate finance and adaptation plans
GLASGOW – Finance for climate change adaptation as well as implementation plans are still very low, despite increasing policies and planning for climate change mitigation, a new report published by United Nations…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Extension Workers To Bring Services Closer
GULU – Agricultural extension workers in northern Uganda have a new tack for spurring farmers’ productivity, they have formed a coalition to improve access to extension services and hone farmers’ skills and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Four dead as floods hit Kasese again
Four people have been confirmed dead and dozens more are still missing after River Lhubiriha that connects Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) burst its banks Thursday morning, sweeping away…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acholi cultural institution leads drive to restore cooperatives
Plans are underway to revive village co-operatives across the 54 chiefdoms in Acholi sub-region, as a means of boosting food production and income through large scale agriculture. The plan, initiated by the…
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News
Government rolls out climate change guidelines for Karamoja.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has launched a program for the dissemination of guidelines for mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Agricultural sector in Karamoja region.…
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