SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT FROM GLOBAL WARMING
Uganda is one country in East Africa that is commonly hit by global warming. This is due to man's activity of agriculture, de-Afforestation either for timber or charcoal. People in Uganda are poor to a level that most families survive on one meal a day-thus they resort to charcoal burning to earn money to survive on.
Kasese district being located on the low land of Mt Rwenzori which has had beautiful scenery is continuously deteriorating because of such activities. the National park of Queen Elizabeth and Mt Rwenzori have been encroached on for agriculture and timber cutting and as a source of energy through firewood, of which less efforts have been done by individual land owners and government to plant trees on every land as a mechanism of protecting
the environment. although government through policies is trying to implement this, less efforts have been directed to the course.
Therefore, Youth Partnership Uganda and its rural partners of Integrated Rural Youth Farmers from Karambi sub county has distributed 500 trees to the farmers in Karambi sub county and schools around Karambi sub county. this programme will draw the attention of other community developers as well as those of government to continue implementing their policies through the environment officers who are housed at every sub counties.
However, community development is not a responsibility of only one partner, so we encourage other partners to come on board to protect our environment from the effects of global warming.
By Mr. Bwambale Morish
Executive Director-YPU
Uganda is one country in East Africa that is commonly hit by global warming. This is due to man's activity of agriculture, de-Afforestation either for timber or charcoal. People in Uganda are poor to a level that most families survive on one meal a day-thus they resort to charcoal burning to earn money to survive on.
Kasese district being located on the low land of Mt Rwenzori which has had beautiful scenery is continuously deteriorating because of such activities. the National park of Queen Elizabeth and Mt Rwenzori have been encroached on for agriculture and timber cutting and as a source of energy through firewood, of which less efforts have been done by individual land owners and government to plant trees on every land as a mechanism of protecting
the environment. although government through policies is trying to implement this, less efforts have been directed to the course.
Therefore, Youth Partnership Uganda and its rural partners of Integrated Rural Youth Farmers from Karambi sub county has distributed 500 trees to the farmers in Karambi sub county and schools around Karambi sub county. this programme will draw the attention of other community developers as well as those of government to continue implementing their policies through the environment officers who are housed at every sub counties.
However, community development is not a responsibility of only one partner, so we encourage other partners to come on board to protect our environment from the effects of global warming.
By Mr. Bwambale Morish
Executive Director-YPU
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