Climate is the defining challenge our time; The People’s Development Party confers with the U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon that it is the most potent game changer of all aspects of life that include business.
We’re enduring the worst catastrophic damage to people, the planet and to the global market place.
Science is clear, Global emissions must peak in less than a decade to avert the worst consequences of climate change.
Scientists during the International Scientific Congress early this year said that the worst-case projections are being realized-indeed surpassed.
It’s evident that here in our country no body can deny this after experiencing land slides in various mountainous areas; lightening & thunder have claimed livestock and plants in Western Uganda this year, hailstones, storm, floods, drought& famine have also greatly reduced growth and production of food yet killing both people and animals including President Museveni`s cattle at his ranch in Mpigi and we still believe a lot more is coming!
P.D.P is worried that this is not segregate the rich and poor, pollutants and non pollutants are all victimized.
The back bone of the Pearl of Africa has always been and is Agriculture yet with such climate change patterns; we can’t escape this major phenomenon.
Uganda and Africa in totality is suffering and will continue at the expense of More Developed Countries (MDCs).
China the fastest growing economic power with the leading population figures remains the major pollutant followed with other countries that include Germany, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, India and many others.
We must not however look at these alone; let us look at our own country;
Despite the fact that old metal imports that include refrigerators, cars, computers, TVs, & radios were banned according to the 2009/2010 National Budget, the level of there importation is just increasing!
Our beloved citizens who deal in such business should not misperceive us- they must understand and know that the importation, sell & usage of such things by Ugandans is one of the major contributions of pollution with emissions that come out of them.
Ugandans must also understand that with the blessing the of oil resource endowered in different parts of the country;
Its exploration also attributes to environmental & climate abuse,
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