Tag Archives: climate change

A talk with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) Director.

Dr Rajendra Pachauri (chairman of the IPCC, director-general of the The Energy and Resources Institute, and now head of the newly formed Yale Climate and Energy Institute) was one of the speakers who kicked off the Copenhagen Climate Congress’s opening session. One of the most interesting things to come out of his presentation was the [...]

Fight for climate justice!

Its a great experience to be part of the world acting to acquire a change that is suitable and meant to change the world and make it a safer place to be. This year everyone, individuals, organisations, community groups and the world at large is focusing on ways to combat climate change. Events are being [...]

Climate debt campaign…Big up!!

This Friday my class had a Skype lecture with Tom Sharman the Climate change specialist in Action aid who is currently in Bangkok on last chance talks before an expected year –end global deal in Copenhagen. Just like many other analysts, he indicated to us that it was not going to be easy for the [...]

Youth’s contributions towards COP15

Its a great thing to realise that young people are joining hands with all nations to influence change within the communities we live in. Currently participants from the Global Change course (2009) are coming up with action plans for their campaign  with regard to the COP15 summit to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009. [...]

Did you know?

Uganda for a long time was known as the pearl of Africa..Pearls are objects of high value and are of great beauty.There was more to unpark in describing this value and beauty in Uganda..The hard working but yet loving and warm people,the natural resource endowment,the blessing of water and food and ofcourse the great weather [...]

Should we let all of this happen…………………….?

Climate changes in Tanzania

Kilimanjaro glaciers and snow cover have been retreating (55% of glacier loss between 1962 and 2000 . Debate over past and current climate change and ice cap coverage, however, persists. Over the 20th century, the spatial extent of Kilimanjaro’s ice fields has decreased by 80% . It is suggested by some, that if [...]

“Uniting Against Climate Change”

I felt challenged to learn that Zimbabwean kids are also getting involved in the fight against climate change. Young children will be educated ion climate change and will be able to mobilize themselves and coordinate activities aimed at raising awareness on climate change.. The 2 is 2 much campaign is Zimbabwe’s part of a  “Global [...]

Is climate change for real?

It is so amazing that there are people out there who are  interested in bringing down the fight for climate agenda.A global issue which is clear for every one to see.
The debate that climate change  is just a trend which  the world is supposed to go through and therefore no need for serious attention and [...]

Lets make the world the best place to live in..

The world we are living in today is transforming… Bit by bit but surely its taking another direction. Comparing what the world looked like in the 1960s and what is happening today leaves one at suspense since we do not know what tomorrow entails. What am talking about now are the changes that are taking [...]

Youth, Climate Change and Adaptation

Climate Change and Global Warming is a world threat to life for people, animals and plants. Everyone if affected by Climate change and means to adapt by different groups of people in society does not care about the environment, animals and next person. Climate Change has no class, religion, sex, race and level of business [...]