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- News 10 November 2024 Solar e-cookers cut costs and emissions in Uganda Christine Nakanwagi Kagimu adds the peeled plantain to the water and pushes the button at the base of the green electric cooker. Running on batteries and using induction, the e-cooker promptly brings the water to a boil, and when Christine adds greens, her small kitchen on the outskirts of Kampala quickly fills with an appetizing aroma. Christine first saw the e-cooker at her father’s 87th birthday party. Her sister bought one for their parents explaining that using electricity to cook is both…
- News 10 November 2024 Ugandan banana farmers gain first-ever insurance to tackle climate impacts It was supposed to rain. James had bought the coffee husks and spread them under his new banana plants for fertilizer, expecting the rain to come in mid-August as it usually does. But it didn’t rain. James Mugume in front of his banana plantation James Mugume and his family are banana farmers with a plantation located about an hour from Bushyeni in Southwest Uganda, a country known as Africa’s breadbasket because of its fertile soil. In his 48 years, he has never experienced a dry…
- Event 7 November 2024 Meet us at COP29 Events 13. November 15.00-16.00 - Arctic Pavilion, D17 - Streaming Mental Health at the Intersection of Loss and Damage: Empowering Arctic Youth and Indigenous Communities 14. November 12:00-13:00 - Faith Pavilion G14a - Streaming Breaking Barriers: Navigating Adaptation Limits: Addressing Loss and Damage through Inclusive and innovative Climate Action 15:00-16:30 - Side event 8 - Streaming From Commitments to Action:…
- News 7 November 2024 Huge uplift needed on climate adaptation, starting with finance commitment at COP29 As climate impacts intensify and hit the world’s most vulnerable hardest, the Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that nations must dramatically increase climate adaptation efforts, starting with a commitment to act on finance at COP29. The Adaptation Gap Report is co-produced and co-edited by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Global average temperature rise is approaching 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and…
- News 3 November 2024 Healthier homes, greener futures: The shift to e-cooking in Uganda In Uganda, the shift towards electric cooking technologies represents a promising alternative to traditional cooking methods reliant on unsustainable charcoal and firewood. These conventional fuels are not only becoming increasingly expensive but also pose significant health risks, including respiratory diseases caused by household air pollution. Electric cooking systems offer substantial savings, often allowing users to recover their initial investment within one to two years. The Ugandan…
- News 3 November 2024 Innovative picture-based-insurance solution boosts Climate Resilience for Uganda’s Smallholder Banana Farmers In Uganda, smallholder banana farmers face increasing challenges as climate change brings extreme weather conditions like droughts, storms, and erratic and heavy rainfall. These events threaten livelihoods, damage crops, and leave farmers financially vulnerable. As bananas are both a staple food and a core part of Uganda’s economy, protecting the crops is critical both for the individual farmers and for the Ugandan economy. In response to these challenges, the NDC Action project, alongside…
- News 1 November 2024 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report Highlights Path to Tripling Renewable Energy by 2030 As the world strives to meet critical climate goals, the 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report: Unleashing renewable energy for ambitious NDCs underscores the urgent need to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 and spotlights the enabling conditions to create this transition. Download the report here. In early 2025, Countries will need submit their second round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. This is a pivotal opportunity…
- Event 31 October 2024 COP29 Side-Event: Implementation of Technology Action Plans to Realize Ambitious and Feasible NDCs COP29 side event: Implementation of Technology Action Plans to Realize Ambitious and Feasible NDCs Event hosted by UNEP-Copenhagen Climate Centre, COP29 Presidency of Azerbaijan, UNFCCC Secretariat, Climate Technology Centre and Network Saturday, 16 November 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 AZT - Science, Technology and Innovation / Digitalization Day Venue: UN Azerbaijan Pavilion; A11 Transitioning to low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways is essential for all countries to achieve…