Uganda: Flooding - Can Natural Disasters Be Prevented?
IRIN News | 12 Oct 2007
"Our crops have been destroyed by the water and houses have collapsed," says Egoliam of his village's ordeal in Amuria, Uganda. The heaviest rains in 35 years have caused the worst floods on the continent in decades.
 Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Uganda: Cost of Flood Impact Difficult to Assess, Says Minister
East African Business Week | 24 Sep 2007
Despite the devastating effects of the recent torrential floods in parts of Uganda, the Ugandan government has made no official estimates of the economic costs. Ugandas state minister for disaster preparedness, Mr. Musa Ecweru told East African Business Week last Thursday that it was still difficult to estimate the economic cost of the damage.
 Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Africa: Church Groups Seek Aid for 1.5M Sub-Saharan Flood Victims
Catholic Information Service for Africa | 21 Sep 2007
Catholic charities and other humanitarian agencies say over 1.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have been hit by raging floods and are in urgent need of help.
 Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Uganda: State of Emergency in Flood-Hit Areas
AllAfrica.com | 19 Sep 2007
CABINET yesterday endorsed a presidential directive declaring a state of emergency in the flood-hit parts of eastern and northern Uganda.
 Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Uganda: Rains Devastate Bududa District
AllAfrica.com | 08 Aug 2007
Torrential rains in Bududa district have washed away 11 bridges, damaged houses and forced more than 3,000 pupils out of school.
 Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Africa: Developing Nations Embrace Renewable Energy
AllAfrica.com | 22 Jun 2007
Developing countries have increased investment in renewable energy, accounting for one-fifth of the world's total last year, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released today (21 June).
 Energy Efficiency | Renewable Energy | Climate Change

Uganda: Specific Tree Species Identified for Charcoal Production
AllAfrica.com | 11 Jun 2007
THE 14 districts which are main producers of charcoal have agreed that only specific tree species be felled for charcoal burning. The chairpersons and environment officers from the districts in a recent workshop resolved this.
 Energy Efficiency

Africa: UN Refugee Agency Backs 'Green' Plan
AllAfrica.com | 23 May 2007
Backing a major "green" initiative, the United Nations refugee agency has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement.
 Algeria | Angola | Botswana | Cameroon | Congo | the Democratic Republic of the | Egypt | Ethiopia | Ghana

Africa: City Leaders Ring Climate Change Alarm
AllAfrica.com | 22 May 2007
JOHANNESBURG mayor Amos Masondo and 30 mayors of the world's biggest cities have called on Group of Eight (G-8) leaders meeting in Germany to encourage national governments to support city leaders in combating climate change.
 Climate Change | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Africa: Agriculture Key Player to Stop Degradation of Vital Ecosystems - Environmental Degradation C...
AllAfrica.com | 27 Apr 2007
Agriculture offers important solutions for many of today's environmental problems, FAO said today in a report prepared for its Committee on Agriculture meeting in Rome (25-28 April 2007).
 Biodiversity | Climate Change