International Ozone Day
This is an International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16 September 2009, Theme for 2009: "Universal participation: Ozone protection unifies the world"
This theme is intended to celebrate the fact that the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol are the most widely ratified multilateral environmental agreements to date
September 16 every year is observed as “World Ozone Day”. The celebration of this day is made to pay our homage to the Ozone layer, which saves our earth from the harmful ultra-voilet radiation of the Sun. The life on the Earth, depends on the energy provided by the Sun in the form of various radiations. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and governments around the world are preparing to celebrate two key milestones on the road to recovery for the world’s stratospheric ozone layer: the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention.
Although levels of ozone depleting substances in the stratosphere now seem to be at or near their peak, the ozone layer will remain particularly vulnerable during the next decade or so. People must therefore be reminded to protect themselves and their children against the increased ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface, which can cause skin cancer, cataracts and other illnesses. Ozone affects climate, and climate affects ozone. Temperature, humidity, winds, and the presence of other chemicals in the atmosphere influence ozone formation, and the presence of ozone, in turn, affects those atmospheric constituents. Read more about the Ozone day here>>>>>
Ecological sanitation – An option to managing human excreta in Kampala’s slums
By Charles Bamanya, UCSD
The increasing population density in the slums, inadequate space and the swampy nature of Kampala has necessitated the need for more ecological sanitation (ecosan) toilets as use of pit latrines and flush toilets alone cannot provide slum dwellers with a clean and hygienic environment. Ecological sanitation is an approach to human excreta disposal that aims at recycling nutrients back into the environment as a way of turning them in to more productive systems, provides an option for Kampala’s urban poor / slum areas. Read full article on Ecological sanitaion in Kampala's slums here
Climate change adaptation: Do Ugandan women have a role?
By Patience Nyangoma, UCSD
To date, Climate change is the single greatest environmental threat to life on earth. It not only impacts on our environment physically and economically, it also affects us socially and culturally. We need therefore to prioritize activities that respond to our urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change. Read more here>>>>>
