GUILD PRESIDENTS FORUM ON GOVERNANCE
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GPFOG, is a youth and women led non-profit organisation focused on promoting climate justice, ecosystem restoration and a just energy transition.
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Developing countries, like those in Africa, bear the brunt of climate change but get scant climate finance.
COP28's inaction underscores the need for developed nations to fulfill commitments. #COP28 #ClimateEquity
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Walusansa Badru
Climate change threatens Africa's development with a 12% GDP loss by 2050.
Despite a $2.8T need, only $264B was pledged by African governments, leaving a global climate finance gap. #ClimateAction #Africa
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Walusansa Badru
Happy international youth Day. GUILD PRESIDENTS FORUM ON GOVERNANCE we treasure the energy and role the youth play in ensuring that there's good governance and conservation of Uganda's natural resources. ATUHA JOAN Tumusingize Christine AFIEGO IUCN NL BI at BothENDS
We are in climate emergency,5years left to limit the global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.We need to push our leaders to take decisive actions and implement the necessary solutions to prevent the worst climate effects from happening. #Actnow @theClimateClockUg GUILD PRESIDENTS FORUM ON GOVERNANCE
Harnessing the power of youth and women is key in beating plastic pollution. At GPFOG dishing plastic is one way of saying no to fossil fuels. AFIEGO ATUHA JOAN IUCN NL BI at BothENDS National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Our Executive Chairperson ATUHA JOAN explains in Daily Monitor why the Charcoal ban by HE Yoweri K Museveni can only be effective if other alternative renewable sources of energy are subsidised. AFIEGO IUCN NL .
Wetlands play a key role in biodiversity conservation. Conservation and restoration is important for biodiversity survival. AFIEGO IUCN NL NAPE Uganda BI at BothENDS ATUHA JOAN
GUILD PRESIDENTS FORUM ON GOVERNANCE youth stand with #EACOP affected communities in Uganda and Tanzania by Saying #StopEacop . Marsh McLennan drop #EACOP and support other sustainable alternative projects like #RenewableEnergy that combat the effects of climate change.Global Greengrants AFIEGO 350 dot org
Forests in Uganda are vital for livelihoods and our national climate change commitments. In all developments, they should be conserved i.e #eacop #tilenga #kingfisher #bugoma ATUHA JOAN
Happy world wildlife day. We need to remember the importance of a sound & healthy environment towards wildlife survival. #wetlands #forests #lakes #rivers etc amidst ongoing oil developments in Uganda i.e #EACOP #Tilenga #Kingfisher AFIEGO IUCN NL NAPE Uganda BI at BothENDS Small Grants Programme
Fifteen Ugandan CSOs have written to the chairperson of Uganda's Ramsar Wetlands Committee. They asked that he engages Yoweri K Museveni, ., UNOC, TotalEnergies Uganda & CNOOC Uganda Limited to stop oil activities in Ramsar wetlands in Uganda.
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Wetlands are sources of livelihood for local communities. However, as Uganda develops Her oil sector in the Albertine graben (EACOP, TILEGA,KINGFISHER,REFINERY, AIRPORT,OIL ROADS etc), are these precious ecosystems conserved? AFIEGO ATUHA JOAN IUCN NL BI at BothENDS NAPE Uganda
While poor communities in Uganda & Tanzania suffered inflation in 2022 due to high fuel prices, oil majors like TotalEnergies laughed all the way to the bank. What a shame!
#StopEACOP