Project 1
UGANDA WOMEN AND YOUTH STANDING UP AGAINST NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PEOPLE AND NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS.
To contribute to fighting the negative impacts of climate change on human livelihoods and ecosystems through
- raising awareness of Ugandan women and youth on the negative impacts of current global warming
- national campaign of tree planting as a means to reduce the impacts of extreme weather events on human and natural habitats
To enhance environmental awareness of Ugandan women and youth on climate change impacts and to protect natural landscapes by tree planting activities in rural areas
1. Environmental Awareness raised among women and youth in Uganda
2. The role of women and youth in environmental management strengthened
3. Selected landscapes planted with trees to reduce impacts of extreme weather events on ecosystems
1. Building environmental management capacity of local women and youth in selected rural villages of Uganda
2. Sensitization of women and youth on their predominant role in the fight against impacts of climate change
3. Production of advocacy material on climate change adaptation and fight
4. Selection of rural landscapes for tree planting activities .
5. Planting of selected trees in predetermined rural areas