Adaptation: Priority for Uganda at Copenhagen Summit

By Esther Nakkazi

After three days of a climate change congress, Uganda’s priority at the Copenhagen summit will be adaptation. There are only two weeks to the international climate change talks in Copenhagen.
The African Initiative for climate change and its partners Centre of International Governance Innovation, Makerere University and the Salama Shield Foundation led the congress in Kampala.
Although Africa is supposed to come up with a single voice, to seal the deal that will bring unity against global warming, it is imperative that each nation has its priority area; in Uganda’s case adaptation will be the frontline choice.
But if Uganda wants to focus on adaptation it has to put in place realistic adaptation strategies for sustainability. Countries that are unable to adapt and withstand the current climate change shocks may not be able to survive.
Jessica Ariyo, the minister of environment, said Uganda would toe the line of adaptation but policies need to be put in place to allow for the process to happen and a mechanism to transfer funds from polluters to non- polluters.
Some of the adaptation strategies include building capacities of communities at risk, strengthening early warning systems, developing and transferring homegrown technologies and solutions.
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