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Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi

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.

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Episode 39: What came out of COP30 for Uganda?

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/12/04

So much stuff in this episode. Big stuff. Uganda is now co-chairing the Green Climate Fund: 'You can't be the one that is slaughtering a cow and then you don't give your family a big part of that cow.' Then there's the green list, the red list and the blue zone; the promised tripling of adaptation finance and the adaptation plan for Uganda. There's the fossil fuel roadmap that wasn't; a phased approach to a phase-out that won't; rich countries' double standards; the indigenous takeover of the

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Episode 38: The Sticky Reality of Climate Negotiations

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/11/22

Bart Dewaele is a General Director at Join For Water. Recorded on 21st November 2025, while negotiations at COP30 were still underway, he shares his clear-eyed reflections on how things were playing out. Touching on many of the key issues for Uganda including the Global Goals on Adaptation, water, finance and fossil fuels, his insights are thoughtful, articulate and - despite the setbacks - focused on positive outcomes. It's really a fascinating conversation that gives a real sense of what's been

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Episode 37: COP30, Water and Climate Change

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/11/21

The future of the world's freshwater resources in an unpredictably changing climate is a vital issue. Vanessa Thompson, Communication and development advisor for Join For Water, Africa, joins us to outline what we might expect from COP30. She also describes the work Join For Water is currently doing in Uganda, and why it matters. You can find out more about the work of Join For Water here: https://joinforwater.ngo/en/about/uganda/ And all the latest info from COP30 is

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34:12

Episode 36: 'The polluters must pay.' OXFAM Uganda at...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/11/07

As COP30 gets up to speed we're joined by Jackson Muhindo Rukara of OXFAM Uganda. Before he leaves for Belem on Friday 14th he gives us a rundown on the priorities for OXFAM and other African countries. With an over-arching emphasis on payments for loss and damage, he identifies the key objectives that can make this happen. Despite the difficluties, he's excited and optimistic about the possiblity for positive outcomes, and gives us a few examples of work now underway in Uganda as a result of

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Episode 35: Three Perspectives on COP30 and Uganda

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/11/04

The first of a series of special episodes on the UN Conference of Parties in Brazil - COP30 - the world's biggest climate shindig. I mean conference. In this first episode we hear three perspectives on what it's like to go to a COP (70,000+ people went to the one last year in Baku...that's a lot of sandwiches...), what goes on there and why it matters. Dr Francis Mwesigye is a Chief Economist at Uganda Development Bank; Andrew Aijuka is a journalist and multimedia producer with InfoNile; and

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Episode 34: The Country Climate and Development...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/10/16

A conversation about a report from the World Bank might not be your idea of a fun time. But as Cyril Desponts explains, the Uganda Country Climate and Development Report is fascinating, and a significant step on the journey towards a climate resilient future for the country. It's a journey that's already underway and, as this conversation reveals, it touches on every aspect of Ugandan society from economics to agriculture, infrastructure to education, health to innovation. This is an epic take on

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36:30

Episode 33: 'Climate change is not about COP...it's...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/09/19

Veteran journalist Samuel Ssettumba explains why informed, dedicated climate change coverage matters in 2025. The Nation Media Group now has a dedicated Climate Change Desk. He gives us an inside perspective on why that's a huge step forward for Uganda: making climate change reporting a priority and explaining it in ways that will make sense to Ugandans as they think about their everyday lives. We talk about the impacts of climate change on people and how they live; communicating those impacts to

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Episode 32: Award-winning journalist Amayiko Martin...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/09/18

Amayiko Martin's three part documentary aired on Radio Simba. It's called 'Sub-counties are in tears - assailants destroyed over 300 hectares of Nkambwe Forest.' He joins us on Climate Talk Uganda to talk about the story of the destruction and restoration of the forest, how communities reacted to his documentary, and how it feels to win such a high profile award for his work. It's a fascinating glimpse of the commitment it takes to report well on climate change and respect the communities you work

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Episode 31: 'Everything stopped where it was.' The...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/08/21

On July 1st 2025 USAID officially shut down. For many countries around the world it represents a massive blow to a range of development programmes covering everything from health, agriculture and education to governance and climate change mitigation. In today's compelling episode, Robert Bagyenda joins us to share his insights into the likely consequences of this change. At the time of USAID's closure Robert was the team leader for the Environment Climate and Engineering Unit. Here you can fiind a

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Episode 30: Why Wetlands Matter - with Asadhu Ssebyoto

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/08/07

The 23rd to the 31st July 2025 saw the 15th meeting of the Conference on Wetlands in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The Wetlands COP15's theme was "Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future," and today's guest was one of Uganda's representatives. Asadhu Ssebyoto is a Senior Wetlands Officer in the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment. And to say he's a man with a passion for wetland preservation would be an understatement: to use his own words, it's a subject he eats, drinks and sleeps. In this

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Episode 29: Making Climate Resilient Communities A...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/07/24

In this in-depth interview, Pauline Nantongo Kalunda talks to us about her own personal and professional growth. She has moved from being a scientist with a specialist interest in insects to entreprenurial activism and passionate advocacy for smallholding communities. She details the workings of the ECOTRUST model of incentivising environmentally sustainable practices, and offers many other fascinating insights along the way. Pauline is the Executive Director of the Environmental Conservation Trust

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Episode 28: 'The mosquitoes have adapted, the people...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/07/10

Where to start with this amazing episode? Clarity, insight and perspective from Dr. John Bosco Isunju, of Makerere University, on the hazards we face as humans in the face of climate change, and the unique challenges that will shape the future of life in Uganda.Dr. John Bosco Isunju brings a formidable depth of knowledge to these subjects, having worked across many areas of public health from environmental pollution, geospatial health, disaster risk reduction, and infection prevention to issues

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29:48

Episode 27: Communities Displaced by Floods and Other...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/06/26

This week we're turning our attention back to some of the broader questions around health and climate change. Crispus Mwemaho has a background in health services, and he's co-founder with Ivan Rwomukitomaof the Abayuuti Climate Action Network. He joined me in the studio last week to talk about the work the Abayuuti Climate Action Network does with people who have been displaced by flooding in Uganda. But first, I asked Crispus Mwemaho what inspired him to focus on the ways climate change, climate

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Episode 26: What Progress in Protecting Uganda's...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/06/13

This is a timely and profound exploration of the strategies, passions and frustrations of environmental activism over a long period of time. Founded in 1983, Joint Energy Environment Projects exists to promote efficient use of natural resources and prevent the destruction of forests. Forty years after its founding, how does the CEO, Ruth Kiwanuka, reflect on her experiences; the progress that has been made; and the challenges that remain? You can hear Ruth Kiwanuka speak about Joint Energy

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Episode 25: Predicting Healthcare Needs, AI and...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/05/30

How do you prepare for outbreaks of malaria if climate change means that mosquitoes which spread the disease are thriving in areas that were previously off limits? When it comes to public health, climate change makes a tricky situation even more difficult. In this episode Dr Muganzi David Jolly and Dr Ian Clarke discuss how AI might play a role in helpiing Uganda meet this challenge. Dr Muganzi David Jolly is the Health Innovation Hub manager at Clarke International University here in Kampala. Dr

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Episode 24: The Impact of Climate Change on Mental...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/05/15

Janet Kantalama Kantana joins Josephine to talk about how we can understand mental health challenges in the age of climate change. We explore how our inner wellbeing is affected when day to day life is disrupted by intense or unpredictable weather events. And we talk about measures we can take - individually and collectively - to make sure we are mentally resilient in those circumstances. Janet Kantalama Kantana is a psychologist and Executive Director of Safe Places Uganda. It's a private facility

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Episode 23: Climate Change and Health Outcomes in Uganda

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/05/01

Surges in malaria and other diseases; damage to clinics and other physical infrastructure; decreased access to immunisation and mental health services; illnesses due to increased heat and humidity; declining maternal and child health outcomes. These are just some of the health related impacts of climate change. In the first in a series of episodes focusing on health, Dr Didacus B. Namanya explains how the government of Uganda monitors these public health impacts, and is working on adaptation

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Episode 22: A Reminder of the Big Picture

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/04/17

Over the past few weeks we've been exploring fluctuations in the price of food and other commodities like coffee and cocoa. In this episode we zoom out to remind ourselves of the broader perspective on the causes of climate change, the need for adaptations, and for integrated policy approaches from government. Anthony Kagoro is a Climate Change Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization in Uganda.

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Episode 21: Food Prices, Farming and Climate Change...

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/04/05

Tracing the connections between the price of the food you put on your table, global commodity markets, local conditions and climate change is incredibly complex. Today we have probably Uganda's most important expert in the field joing us. Professor Bernard Bashaasha is Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences‬. He has many years of experience analysing agriculture in Uganda and what makes it tick. And he shares his

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Episode 20: Talking Food Prices with Market Traders

Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi ·

2025/03/23

Matoke! Irish potatoes! Mangoes! What more could you want?The on-the-ground impacts of price fluctuations on these foods are felt day to day and season to season by traders in the markets around Kampala. William Ssekiranda speaks to three traders at Kalerwe Market about where they source their produce and how price variations affect them.

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