Annette Hübschle is a senior research fellow with the Global Risk Governance Programme at the University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on new harmscapes of the Anthropocene, resilience to climate change and trafficking flows. Originally from Namibia, Annette is a founding member of the NGO Frack Free Namibia. Sophie Rathmell is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Cape Town in Environment Society & Sustainability. Her research has a concentration in environmental and social justice. Originally from the United States, she has enjoyed immersing herself in the context-specific environmental issues that are present in southern Africa.
Vanessa Nakate , a Ugandan activist, said: “We cannot drink oil. This is why we cannot accept the construction of the East African Crude oil pipeline. It is going to cause massive displacement of people, destruction of ecosystems and wildlife habitats. We have no future in extraction of oil because it only means destroying the livelihoods of the people and the planet. It is time to choose people above pipelines. It is time to rise up for the people and the planet.” Andre Moliro, DRC activist, said: “Total’s fossil fuel developments pose grave risks to protected environments, water sources and wetlands in the Great Lakes and East Africa regions. Communities have been raising concerns on the impact of oil extraction on Lake Albert fisheries and the disastrous consequences of an oil spill in Lake Victoria, that would affect millions of people that rely on the two lakes for their livelihoods, watersheds for drinking water and food production.”
How handicraft producers can modify product lines
Tuesday May 25 2021
State minister for TourismGodfrey Kiwanda tours craft stalls during the launch of Handicrafts and Souvenir development project in Kampala in 2019. PHOTO/Eronie Kamukama
Summary
The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities says diversifying Uganda’s tourism products, forms part of the wider strategy to strengthen one among the most affected sectors, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Doreen Katusiime, the Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry says in the next financial year, 2021/2022, government will start constructing production centres for the handicraft and souvenir project worth Shs1.5 billion. She spoke to Prosper magazine’s