Uganda’s off-grid solar expansion programme has been granted $500,000 (about Shs 1.9 billion) by the US government-funded initiative, Power Africa Uganda Accelerator. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
One of the primary challenges facing BRICS countries in terms of implementing renewable energy solutions, is the leveraging of finances. This was one of the critical talking points during a recent panel
Kampala — About 46,000 Ugandans contracted HIV last year, according to new Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) study findings released yesterday. These infections are, however, a drop from the 52,000 recorded
Kampala — Government must improve public spending on agriculture, implement policies and regulations, build and strengthen the current institutions if the country is to realise its agricultural output
At least 4,500 people have been affected by the climate change-induced decline, estimated at about 65 per cent. The production of Oku White Honey has dropped by 65 per cent, according to the Cameroon
The money came through the ministry of Environment, Water and Climate. The GCF, meant to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices in countering climate change is part of the
Distressed by alleged corruption at the ministry of Works and Transport, the World Bank is considering cancelling a $125 million (Shs 468.8bn) grant meant to improve transport on Lake Victoria as well
The UN Refugee Agency released its annual Global Trends study on Tuesday, a report that finds 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, primarily because
Heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday have caused varying injuries among residents and destroyed 120 houses at Nabota area in the locality of Al-Tadamon, South Kordofan State. The official news agency
Abortion, bleeding and fever are among signs of Rift Valley Fever in animals. [File, Standard] An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in North Eastern counties has left at least 13 people dead. Hundreds
Thirty companies from Aswan started implementing solar energy projects with the feed-in tariff scheme in Benban, Aswan, after their documents were reviewed by Hassan Allam, who is responsible for managing
China will shut down small-scale “scattered” coal burning in the heavily coal-dependent provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi by 2020 in the next stage of its war on pollution, a senior environmental official
The government has been accused of dragging its feet on air quality improvements by a cross-party group of MPs. A partnership of four committees said serious concerns remained about the UK’s commitment
When La Mosquitia, a heavily forested region on Honduras' Caribbean coast, began to experience unusual flooding, David Wrathall, a climate and disaster expert who was living there, headed into the forest
In just 30 years, cities around the world will face dramatically higher risks from extreme heat, coastal flooding, power blackouts and food and water shortages unless climate-changing emissions are curbed,
International police agency Interpol says a giant operation against illegal trade in wildlife and timber has resulted in millions of dollars' worth of seizures and the identification of 1,400 suspects
BEIJING -- China's ecological restoration projects are beneficial in controlling dust erosion and reducing dust concentration in the North China Plain, especially during spring, according to a recently
BEIJING -- Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, a bacteria that can cause severe food poisoning, diarrhea, and septicemia, could be useful in removing toxic chemicals from water, according to a
Britain still plans to end the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 and will set out more detail as soon as this week, a government source told Reuters on Tuesday after a report suggested the plans
A fast-changing climate, conflict, inequality, persistent pockets of poverty and hunger and rapid urbanization are challenging countries’ efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according
