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- How EACOP Can Be A Debt Trap For Uganda
Although Uganda estimates to earn between US\$350 and US\$400 million from its 15% equity shareholding in the project of the EACOP, Economist Fadhel Kaboub describes this as a debt trap that will cost Uganda years to come
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Nature, Environment and Climate Change
11 min - The Deadly Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)
The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. CCHF causes fatality rate of 40%. The virus is primarily transmitted to people from ticks and livestock animals. Human-to-human transmission can occur resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons. There is no vaccine available for either people or animals.
Uganda is developing a vaccine with help from the UK governmentSupport the show
Nature, Environment and Climate Change
7 min - Uganda's Waste Managment Dilemma
With about 6000 tonnes of plastics wastes generated every day by Ugandans - what should be done to manage well this waste? - Julius Mwesigye shares his mind
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Nature, Environment and Climate Change
6 min - Breaking down the SB60 meeting ahead of COP29
With over 8,000 people that registered for the SBs, and the two weeks climate change was described unsuccessful by a number of observers - Will this affect the Baku conference in November ?
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Nature, Environment and Climate Change
11 min - Human Population Growth Threatening Chimpanzees habitat - The Forests
The main threats to chimpanzees are habitat loss, disease, and hunting, especially for bush meat. These are exacerbated by chimps' slow reproductive rate—if an adult is killed, it takes 14-15 years to replace him or her as a breeding individual.
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11 min - The Impact of the South East Trade winds on Lake Victoria amidst deforestation
Much as the South East Trade winds that blow towards L. Victoria between the months of June - July, do a clean up job, these have become a worrying factor amidst deforestation within the lake basin.
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6 min - State of the African Grey Parrot in Uganda - Indigenous trees for their conservation
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre - UWEC and partners from Japan are running an African Grey Parrot conservation program in communities, with the aim of protecting and conserving the bird in its natural environment
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Nature, Environment and Climate Change
5 min - Could Tourism be the New Oil?
'In the 1920s the world came to Saudi for oil, but in the 2020s, we're expecting the people of the world to come for tourism ' Fahd Hamidaddin, the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of the Saudi Tourism Authority
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Nature, Environment and Climate Change
4 min - Enough has been talked about Climate Change - Climate Action Now
A Number of declarations have been drawn on the issue of climate change - conservationists now say it's time to get these declarations to work.
Examples: The Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change
The COP28 Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery, & Peace.
The Nairobi Declaration.
Declaration For Climate Education , etc.........................Support the show
Nature, Environment and Climate Change
5 min - Oil Exploration Vs Development Amidst The Global Warming Crisis
UWEC Educators discussing the dilemma of Oil exploration amidst a developing economy like Uganda, which has just also discovered her oil wells and looking at it as a key Redeemer of her young economy
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