Kimbowa Richard

Climate Justice Begins with Her: Investing in Uganda’s Women and Girls for a Resilient Future A woman using an energy-efficient domestic cookstove after training by JEEP (📷: JEEP) At sunrise in the drought-prone plains of Karamoja (N...

🌍 Climate crisis isn’t coming—it’s here. Women & girls in #Uganda bear the brunt. 🔥

Invest in their leadership, education & resilience = win for communities & climate. 💪🌱

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#ClimateAction #GenderEquality #InternationalWomensDay #IWD26 #GiveToGain

From Stench to Strength: Can Kampala Turn Waste into Power? Source:  https://sciencefr.blogspot.com/2020/07/ways-to-stop-environmental-pollution.html At 6:30 a.m., Mariam Nakkazi lifts the metal shu...

Kampala generates 1,500–2,500 tonnes of waste daily, most of which is organic.

What if that waste powered the city? ♻️⚡

But tech alone isn’t enough—systems must work first.

More: southggwatch.blogspot.com/2026/03/from...

#WasteToEnergy #CircularEconomy #cleancooking #greenjobs #Uganda

Healing the Land That Heals Us: Conserving Uganda’s Medicinal Plants for Livelihoods and Biodiversity At sunrise in Kayunga District, Sarah Namuli kneels between rows of lemongrass on her small private plot. She crushes a leaf between her f...

Uganda's medicinal plants heal us & sustain livelihoods—but wild harvesting is a threat. Time⏲️ to cultivate them on private land!

Protect what protects us. 🌿🇺🇬

Read more: southggwatch.blogspot.com/2026/02/heal...

#WorldWildlifeDay #WWD2026 #globalgoals #MedicinalAromaticPlants #SDG15

From Jerry cans to Justice: Securing Water and Sanitation for Eastern Africa’s Agenda 2063 Women carrying water to their homes in Mubende (Photo: UCSD) A t sunrise in eastern Uganda, Sarah, a mother of three, sets out before breakf...

The African Union has designated 2026 as the Year of Ensuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063. Will the African Union's renewed political focus on water and sanitation guarantee water security? southggwatch.blogspot.com/2026/02/from...

Beyond Sunday Worship: Four Years of Faith-Driven Development at St Matthew Maya Kimbowa Richard receives a certificate of appreciation from Reverend David K. Ntale (Photo: Ritah, St Matthew)   In January 2022, I accepted...

As happily step aside🙏 as Dev & Planning head at St Matthew Church of Uganda, I remain convinced that the Church must continue linking spiritual growth with practical community development — in water, sanitation, livelihoods, & responsible land stewardship. southggwatch.blogspot.com/2026/02/beyo...

I have just participated in an online event: Accessibility and Inclusion in Online Spaces by the International Association of Facilitators as part of the #FacilitationWeek

#Inclusion #digitalplatforms #Accessibility

When Communities Lead: A Personal Reflection on Africa’s Road to 2030 and 2063 A woman pumps water from a borehole in Nebbi, West Nile (Photo: JEEP) At dawn in Kisenyi - one of Kampala’s informal settlements, Amina tu...

The 12th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will take place in Addis Ababa from April 28 to 30, 2026, under the theme "Turning the Tide: Transformative Actions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063."

Turning the tide demands coordination: southggwatch.blogspot.com/2026/01/when...

Less than 4% of the $2.7 trillion global military spending budget in 2024 is required annually to eliminate world hunger by 2030, while just over 10% could fully vaccinate every child worldwide.

#Sustainability #GlobalGoals

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Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis Source: www.gkseries.com At the edge of the River Nile in South Sudan, 19-year-old volunteer Joseph arrives at a community meeting shaded by...

Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/12/ever...

@interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social

Excited to share that I have completed the Online course “Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda (2025)”, organised by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and UN Environment Programme.

Unlocking a Shared Future: How Africa–EU Cooperation Can Deepen the Green Transition When I met Amina, a young solar technician in Garissa, Kenya, she stood on a tin rooftop tightening bolts on a newly installed solar panel...

Despite all the progress, friction points in Africa–EU relations are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/unlo...

#ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #AfricaEUPartnership #GreenTransition #CBAM #EUDR #AUEU25

When the World Stopped: Lessons for Climate Change Mitigation from the COVID-19 Response An empty road in Kampala (Wandegeya) due to the COVID-19  lockdown   in Uganda (Photo: Ndahiro Derrick) When the airport loudspeakers announ...

When the World Stopped: Lessons for Climate Change Mitigation from the COVID-19 Response southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...

Putting People in the Policy: Why Trade Measures Must Champion Climate Justice Arabica coffee in a homestead in Sironko, Mount Elgon region (photo: Kimbow Richard) When I first met Gabriel Wadada, a small-scale arabica ...

Putting People in the Policy: Why Trade Measures Must Champion Climate Justice

👉Can unilateral trade measures truly support climate action?

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#ClimateJustice #SustainableTrade #COP30 #JustTransition #CBAM #EUDR

Clean cooking, Africa’s most urgent — yet most undervalued — development priorities

Completed a 4-week online course on clean cooking🔥 advocacy by Tovero Energy & Veronica Anthony Foundation. Millions #Africa still rely on firewood, charcoal & other polluting fuels. It's a multiple crisis💥🤧.

I recently completed the course “Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes,” which enhanced my understanding of biodiversity's essential role in climate adaptation and the significant risks climate change poses to ecosystems and communities.

#COP30 #Mutirao #climateaction

I’m glad to have completed this insightful module organised by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation on designing research that actively involves communities and stakeholders — making our work more inclusive, ethical, and impactful.

PLANET PALS 002: A moment with Mr.Kimbowa Environmental Activists in UGANDA. YouTube video by ZEXA FRIENDS 4 NATURE CONSERVATION

Had such a fun day hosting some awesome young pp! 😄 We chatted (in Luganda 🇺🇬) about local sust. solns and living sustainably in peri-urban #Kampala 🌱💪🏾

Catch a glimpse of what we talked about 🎥👇
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#Sustainability #Kampala #ClimateAction #YouthEngagement #GreenLiving

Rethinking Research: When Gender Becomes a Lens, Not a Checkbox

I completed the Introduction to Gender-Responsive Research and Open Data tutorial by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation.

Takeaway: applying a gender lens can completely transform the way we design and conduct research.

Turning Africa’s E-Waste Challenge into a Circular Economy Opportunity Source: Geneva Environment Network In a small workshop on the outskirts of Kampala (in Katwe), 28-year-old Timothy dismantles an old compu...

Many people have heard about Critical Materials (CRMs) by now, but not all of them know that these elements can be recovered from unused or broken electronic products sleeping in our garages, drawers and attics southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/10/turn...

#EWasteDay #Sustainability

Nature Meets the Algorithm: How AI Could Safeguard (or Endanger) East Africa’s Biodiversity Giraffes in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Photo: Kimbowa R) Technology, such as remote sensing and data analytics, enhances real-ti...

By integrating digital conservation with indigenous knowledge, East Africa can empower nature protection through algorithms, ensuring our natural heritage thrives. 🌿

Read more: decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...

#AIforGood #Tech4Nature #EastAfrica

I'm pleased to have completed the Introduction to Research Ethics course by Rising Scholars. My key takeaway is that ethics is not just a box to tick; it is the compass that ensures research genuinely serves society.

Completed a course on: Business Model Canvas for Agribusinesses, a tool to analyse and improve your future or existing agribusiness from ATINGI

On July 25, 2025, ahead of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) Annual Research Meeting 2025, I had the opportunity to attend a global online event on the theme: Tensions, Tribunals & Transformations: Teaching Sustainable Development Law in Turbulent Times.

Beyond Symbolism: How Uganda’s National Tree-Planting Day 2025 Can Spark Real Change Shea butter tree seedlings in Nebbi (photo: Kimbowa Richard) The Ugandan Government, through the Ministry of Water and Environment's Forestr...

Beyond Symbolism: How Uganda’s National Tree-Planting Day 2025 Can Spark Real Change southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/09/beyo...

Ham's 'godly' dream for Nakivubo channel Why contested redevelopment of Kampala’s critical drainage could lead to a not-smart city COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On the morning of Monday, Aug. 18, the smartphones of many Ugandans lit up with ...

''The Independent Uganda' published an article on the debate💥 regarding the development of the Nakivubo channel, 🌊incl. our perspective📗. www.independent.co.ug/hams-godly-d...

#WorldLakeDay #sustainability 🌱 #biodiversity 🦋 #LakeVictoria 🚣‍♂️ #pollution 🗑️ #development 🏗️ #GlobalGoals #SDG6 #SDG15

Turning the Tide: Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand a Just Transition in Uganda’s Utilities Photo: Kimbowa Richard In a  High Level meeting that was held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on August 24, 2025 , that brought together...

Turning the Tide💨: Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand a Just Transition in Uganda’s Utilities southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/08/turn...

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#Uganda #Justtransition #DecentworkProgramme #

Do you have a summary from the #GGA webinar? I there a recording of the same?

Youth, Sustainability, and AI: East Africa’s Blueprint for a Resilient Future Source: AI Map @AccessPartnership As we celebrate International Youth Day 2025 unde...

How Responsible and Inclusive AI could be a game-changer for Youth in East Africa decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/08/yout...

PAMOJA for the Planet: Can East Africa’s CHAN 2024 Football Tournament Tackle Climate Change and Environmental degradation? In East Africa, football is more than a sport—it's a cultural force that unites millions across borders, classes, and generations. Major f...

Football⚽🏆 unites us🌐—can it also help save our environment💚?
As CHAN 2024 kicks off across East Africa, it’s time to use the power of sport to fight climate change. Here's how southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/07/pamo...
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