From Scars to Sustainability: Atiak’s Climate-Smart Comeback
By Delicate Sive The January sun in Atiak Town Council, Amuru District in northern Uganda, does more than shine; it punishes. The air is so dry that it carries dust...
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U.S. Hit by 23 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in 2025, Climate...
BY ALEX BALUKU The United States experienced its third-highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025, according to a new analysis by Climate Central, underscoring the growing frequency...
Yumbe District: Yumbe restores 25% of Forest cover from 2021
By: Robert Mone and Moureen Biira Ten years later, Yumbe District has taken strong measures to restore forests that were heavily degraded by refugee-related activities. By 2010, Yumbe District had...
The Lake That No Longer Feeds Us: Climate Pressures Push...
BY INNOCENT KIIZA It was a bright morning when I journeyed through the sweeping plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, heading toward the ancient salt lake of Katwe, nestled in...
Climate Smart Farming in Uganda: The Rise of Knowledge Based...
A photo story by Curity Ogada Northern Uganda is Uganda’s best kept secret. Gulu is at the center of this treasure, a city so vibrant it almost never sleeps, a...
Broken Dreams in the Floods: How Climate Displacement Fuels Teenage...
BY INNOCENT KIIZA Torrential floods, fueled by changing weather patterns and melting glaciers from the Rwenzori Mountains, tore through villages, flattening homes, sweeping away crops, livestock, and hope. Among those...
Uganda’s Climate Justice Plea: From Kasese’s Flooded Villages to Karamoja’s...
BY INNOCENT KIIZA AND ALEX BALUKU On a humid afternoon in Kasese District, the sound of rushing water is never far away. For the families living at the foothills of...
Extreme Heat Grips Southwest U.S. and Mexico, With Climate Change...
BY ALEX BALUKU A relentless and dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the Southwest United States and northern Mexico this week, with temperatures soaring up to 18°F (10°C) above normal. Experts...
Forced to Flee: A Story of Loss, Survival, and Broken...
By Innocent Kiiza In the shadow of Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, where rivers once nourished life and valleys overflowed with promise, over 7,000 people now live in limbo. Stripped of their...
Climate Change and Sickle Cell: Ugandan Mothers Battle Weather, Stigma,...
By Innocent Kiiza Kasese, Uganda – Standing outside her modest home in western Uganda, Immaculate Muhindo, 37, gazes at the hills that stretch along the Equator. A mother of five—two...
