Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi

By: Josephine Karungi
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  • 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.
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  • Episode 16: Food Waste and Climate Change

    Episode 16: Food Waste and Climate Change
    Jan 23 2025
    Only the USA and China produce more greenhouse gases than food wastage. According to FAO estimates, the food that is lost and wasted could feed 1.26 billion hungry people every year. Brett Rierson has spent many years in the agricultural sector in Africa, and he's got some great perspectives on the causes of food wastage, how exactly it makes climate change worse, and what can be done to stop it. And you know, it turns out there are some very simple solutions that can make a very big impact. This is the first of two linked episodes - the second will feature two Ugandan entrepreneurs who are developing accessible, innovative ways of combatting post harvest food wastage by prolonging the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. If you'd like to read more about food waste from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in 2022, you can find it here: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-unep-agriculture-environment-food-loss-waste-day-2022/en And info about some of the solutions Brett was speaking about can be found here: From the World Food Programme, "Empowering smallholder farmers to reduce post-harvest loss": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7mNzlqtFm8&t Properly Storing Dried Grains and Legumes Using Hermetically Sealed Bags: https://youtu.be/1KIO-P1ZsL8?si=67o67q9_Pet4WLOu Information about YieldWise, a Rockerfeller Foundation (USA) funded initiative to eliminate wastage: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/initiative/yieldwise/
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    24 mins
  • Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas

    Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas
    Jan 10 2025
    Felix Muchiri of Green Hub East Africa discusses the benefits of boda-bodas that are not powered by petrol engines in a city where climate change impacts can be intense. 'We envision a time when the skies in Kampala can just be blue,' he says. Felix is a mechatronics and electronics engineer, and a passionate advocate for electric boda-bodas as one way of creating a sustainable, climate friendly transportation system in Uganda and East Africa. Felix also describes Green Hub East Africa's partnership with an innovative programme designed to give women access to careers as riders of electric boda-bodas, and the economic empowerment it provides. It's called the Women on Wheels project, and you can find out more about it here: https://womenrisingforafrica.org/women-on-wheels-empowering-women-in-uganda/ It's a fascinating conversation offering insights into how climate solutions can be engines for innovation, economic and social empowerment. Felix Muchiri is a Project Manager at Green Hub East Africa https://greenhubev.com/ Their partners include Glovo, and Safe Boda. You can find out more about Safe Boda here: https://www.safeboda.com/
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    31 mins
  • Episode 14: Cycling could be key to unlocking Kampala's future in a climate-changed world

    Episode 14: Cycling could be key to unlocking Kampala's future in a climate-changed world
    Dec 19 2024
    Going to work, school or shopping, cycling can be the easiest way to get around a congested city. As long as you can do it without fear of dying. Activist, community educator and avid cyclist Owiny Hakim explains what it's like to cycle in Kampala and why an integrated, comprehensive approach to making cycling easier and safer could pay huge dividends in the future. As the city grapples with the consquences of climate change, it turns out two wheels might be better than four. And Climate Talk's William Ssekiranda shares his experience of a narrow escape after a bicyle accident a few years ago. You can find out more about Hakim's work here: https://kiu.ac.ug/news-page.php?i=kius-hakim-owiny-wants-to-turn-kampala-into-a-smart-city and here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owiny-hakim-966064243/?originalSubdomain=ug
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    26 mins

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