The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment Climate Change Department (CCD) is in the process of updating its climate plans also referred to as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LTS).
On 25th February 2021 at the Golden Tulip Hotel Kampala, the CCD in partnership with Climate Action Network Uganda (CAN-U) convened a meeting for the youth to collect and gather their v on the National climate plans. Speaking at the event, Alex Crook the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) Climate Change Lead for East Africa emphasized that the voice and action of the youth is very vital in the climate change discussion in the build up to the COP26 meeting.
Miriam Talwisa, the National Coordinator of CAN-U while addressing the meeting emphasized that young people are positive agents of change and are unknowingly playing a critical role. Yet, despite this, the youth are often not included in decision-making or lack the information and resources to engage meaningfully in climate change conversations at local and global levels.
The participants recommended that the government of Uganda with its partners develops a comprehensive engagement plan that highlights youth involvement in tackling the climate change crisis. They also made proposals and demand of the NDCs and LTS to look at the demographic dividends of Uganda to ensure that the youthful population is at the forefront of the benchmarks of the NDCs whilst putting in perspective the views and choices of the youth
Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP Uganda), Daniel Omodo McModo reiterated that the UNDP and its core partners including government of Uganda through the CCD and National Planning Authority (NPA) in the NDC Partnership have core commitment to support the interests of the youth in the climate plans.
Bob Natifu the Acting Commissioner, Climate Change Department addressed the meeting where he called for individual and collective action in addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.
written by
Namyalo josephine
@joskayiza
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