Overview

The effects of climate change in Uganda are increasingly severe, affecting the lives of the country's citizens and its environment. It has led to extreme weather events such as unpredictable, prolonged drought and rainfall, Ecosystems are under threat and in collapse threatening biodiversity and human societies due to human activities and poor government policies. Prolonged dry seasons are also frequent leading to loss of crops and livestock. As the effects of climate change in Uganda become rampant, we must hold the government and ourselves accountable to implement interventions as individuals, households, institutions. we must make a choice to decelerate climate change by working collectively to reduce emissions. We declare to take action to harness the power of arts and culture to express our heartfelt truth and address deep rooted injustices regarding Nature and Biodiversity, Food security and agriculture, water and other nature resources, loss and damage, climate finance to the global south, marginalized voices, and communities to care for and create resilient and joyful communities and to influence the urgent and necessary transformation of harmful global systems. As we therefore demand for the governments and institutions commitment to implementation.