IYD: Youth Ask Gov’t to Increase Budget Funding for Climate Change Action

Ahead of the Friday August 12, International Youth Day (IYD), youths have asked government to not only prioritize but also increase the budget funding towards mitigation of climate change in Uganda.

During a community youth parliament held at Kamwanyi Zone at Portbell in Nakawa on Tuesday, youths decried the meagre funds allocated to initiatives aimed at combating climate change yet its effects have  started biting.

“Climate Change is a critical sector that requires enough budget funding, we still wonder why it has not got enough attention yet we are already seeing the negative impacts biting,” Ronah Ahumuza, the team leader of Holistic Actions for Development and Empowerment said.

Ahumuza says Climate change funding should be placed among the major priorities, since its an important sector that affect all the people.

“When it comes to flooding, drought, we are all affected so we call upon the government to intervene especially when it comes to budget allocations,” she said.

Citing Mbale Floods that claimed 29 lives last week, Miria Balungi, the Advocacy Associate of the Network for Active Citizens (NAC) said its high time government started prioritizing funding of Climate Change mitigation and adaptation measures.

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