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Climate Change
14 August 2026, 5:46 pm
Pader to benefit from US$7.5m water and climate resilience project
By Geoffrey Okwong Pader District is set to benefit from a US$7.5 million project aimed at improving access to clean water, strengthening climate resilience and promoting sustainable livelihoods in communities within Uganda’s cattle corridor. The Fostering Water Security and Catchment…
25 June 2026, 8:06 pm
Ker Kwaro Acholi Prime Minister urges protection of shea nut trees
Martine Okumu addressing the small gathering in a classroom at Ogago Primary School
23 June 2026, 4:53 pm
Plant trees to mitigate global warming-ECOTRUST urge
By Golden Vicky Ayiro Community members under the Pur-Lonyo initiative supported by Ecotrust Uganda have intensified calls for increased tree planting and adoption of agroforestry practices as effective measures to combat global warming and environmental degradation. During a community farmer…
23 May 2026, 9:28 pm
World Vision, Pader District promote FMNR for environmental restoration
World Vision sign in Ojile Village, Palwo Parish, Paiula Sub-county, at the home of one of the FMNR champion farmer
23 January 2026, 12:30 pm
LC V elect Akena pledges youth partnership for environmental protection in Pader
By Okwong Geoffery The LC V Chairperson–elect for Pader District, Alfred Akena of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has pledged to work closely with young people to promote environmental protection across the district. Speaking to the media after being declared…
31 December 2025, 5:13 pm
Acholi farmers boost resilience through crop diversification against climate cha…
By Golden Vicky Ayiro With changing weather patterns, farmers in the Acholi sub-region have been encouraged to embrace crop diversification and the cultivation of perennial crops as a strategy to increase household incomes, improve post-harvest livelihoods, and adapt to changing…
26 December 2025, 4:14 pm
Agago loses over 42,000 shea trees in 18 months
By Daniel Odong Nearly 100 shea nut trees are being felled across Agago District, raising concern among cultural and forestry leaders over the rapid destruction of one of northern Uganda’s most valuable and endangered tree species. Rwot Kasemiro Ongom, the…
21 March 2024, 7:42 pm
World Vision launches project to restore degraded landscapes in Uganda
By Ekel Bonny Daniel World Vision Uganda has unveiled a project aimed at restoring degraded landscapes in Pader, Agago, Omoro, Kole, Oyam, and the eastern districts of Tororo, Bugiri, and Butaleja to mitigate the effects of climate change. Speaking at…