World leaders, technocrats and energy experts met for the 9th time in Berlin for the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue to share knowledge on plans to transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

Uganda was represented by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Permanent Secretary Irene Bateebe, among other stakeholders. Our Co-Founder, Alex Taremwa, met with the Minister on the sidelines of #BETD23 to discuss Uganda's energy transition, the barriers, and opportunities for the private sector.

Effective April 1, 2023, Uganda's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) will begin implementing its express penalty scheme that was announced on February 8. Among the breaches listed is “littering from cars", which will attract a maximum fine of up to Shs6m (US$1,632).

Alex Taremwa, the Co-Founder of Last Drop Africa, sat down with NEMA Corporate Communications Manager, Naomi Karekaho to understand the thinking behind the penalty scheme, the public reaction to it and how it will be implemented. 

COP 27 happened for the first time on the African Continent. As expected, African governments, activists, NGOs and CSOs went in with many expectations. In this episode, Alex Taremwa and Edward Nimusiima discuss the gains and losses at what was billed as the African COP 27 and the opportunities that young Africans can capitalize on. 

In the meantime, Last Drop Africa's #MyLastMealUG campaign closes on December 10. The duo disclosed how much has been collected and the next steps for Friends of Last Drop. 

On October 1, 2022, the Last Drop Africa launched My Last Meal - a food donation drive targeting to raise Ushs100m to provide relief food items and adaptive agricultural training for communities in the nine districts of Karamoja region. 

In this episode, our Co-Founder, Alex Taremwa tells the story behind the campaign, explains the campaign name and details the campaign's sustainability plan.

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Creatives hold a large group of the mainstream media audience captive with their ideas, thoughts and feelings that immediately capture the hearts and attention of almost everyone that listens, watches or reads their content. On this episode we have a sit-down with ChrisOgon, a well known editorial cartoonist in Kampala-Uganda working with the Daily Monitor. We discuss his role and that of many other creatives in discussing Climate Change and making this topic come to life within their community and their audience. 

The Last Drop Africa Podcast is the first of the behavioural change communication solutions produced under the auspices of Green Journalism Africa (Ltd) to champion, sensitise, demonstrate and promote sustainable, scalable, and practical solutions through creative storytelling. 

Our mission is simple; counter man-made destruction of our environmental ecosystem. Our goal is to teach Africa’s future generations to value and protect their planet. 

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