Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi

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Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi

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.

  1. FEB 6

    Episode 17: Innovations to Prolong the Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables

    Controlling the ripening of fruits and vegetables could be a major step forward in securing incomes for farmer and traders, as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change on the entire production chain. In this episode two traders from Kasubi Market in Kampala talk to WIlliam Ssekiranda about the challenges posed by the perish-ability of the produce they sell. Then we hear from two Ugandan innovators who are developing ways of extending the shelf-life of fresh produce. Annet Diana Nanono and Gift Arnold Mugisha are developing their solutions with support from the Uganda Climate Innovation Fund. You can find out more about their innovations here: You can find out more about the Uganda Climate Innovation Fund here: https://csj.co.ug/page/about-ucif ...and details of what the fund covers here: https://csj.co.ug/page/available-support

    19 min

  2. JAN 23

    Episode 16: Food Waste and Climate Change

    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/

    24 min

  3. JAN 10

    Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas

    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/

    31 min

  4. 12/19/2024

    Episode 14: Cycling could be key to unlocking Kampala's future in a climate-changed world

    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

    26 min

  5. 12/12/2024

    Climate Talk Extra - Dealing with waste water

    Dealing with waste water - it's not glamourous but there are opportunities. From storing water for use in irrigation to treating it for re-use. Featuring Julius Musiimenta, who's been a sanitation and hydraulics consultant for many years. A graduate of Makerere University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, he is currently working on a range of solutions dealing with water management in a climate change context.

    12 min

  6. 12/12/2024

    Episode 13: Planning, development and managing water

    'The bridge that was designed for 1960 can not be the same bridge for today.' Sanitary engineer and water management specialist Julius Musiimenta talks to Josephine about all aspects of what happens to water when it arrives in large amounts at unpredictable times, how it impacts infrastructure and how it can be best dealt with in an uncertain future. Julius Musiimenta has been a sanitation and hydraulics consultant for many years. A graduate of Makerere University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, he is currently working on a range of solutions dealing with water management in a climate change context.

    16 min

  7. 12/03/2024

    Climate Talk Extra - Using Uganda's rainfall history to model future rain events

    Following on from our main episode this week, Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University talks about researching historical rainfall patterns, modeling future rainfall events, and why he first got interested in understanding Uganda's climate.

    11 min

  8. 12/02/2024

    Episode 12: Floods and infrastructure

    Drains, culverts, pipes and ditches: facilities you probably never think about. But vital to ensuring that Uganda is able to cope with the increased number and intensity of rainfall events brought on by climate change. What it comes down to is this: there's an urgent, ongoing need for integrated planning at all levels if Uganda is to successfully adapt to the challenges of climate change. So says our guest, Dr Max Kigobe of Makerere University. He's en engineer by training and has worked on major infrastructure projects, so he brings an engineer's insights alongside experience in analysing historical patterns of rainfall in the country. Dr Kigobe has extensive experience in water resource and climate change modelling, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Water Resources, Hydrology and Climate Change at Makerere University. This is the first of two linked episodes in which we're asking engineers for their insights into infrastructure design and climate change. You can find some of Dr Max Kigobe's research papers here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Kigobe And you can get in touch with us here: climatetalkpod@gmail.com

    18 min
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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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