UCSD News Bulletin January 2010
Monthly News Bulletin from the Secretariat of Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development (UCSD)
Rio and beyond……

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REDD-plus after Copenhagen: What does it mean on the ground?

Thousands came together in "Hopenhagen" from 7-18 December 2009 for what was the most covered and talked about of any United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) to date. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD-plus) was one of few issues on which progress was made. However, implications of the wider negotiations for REDD-plus are not yet clear.In this summary Allison Bleaney, Leo Peskett and David Mwayafu consider the outcome of the COP15 negotiations, focusing on the status of REDD-plus and provisions in the current draft REDD-plus text for some of the conditions necessary to implement REDD-plus policies and programmes effectively on the ground. Read more on the website here>>>>>

East Africa Community at Ten Years: Reflecting on Governments’ Commitment to Environmental Conservation.

By Chacha Benedict Wambura- Foundation HELP, Tanzania.

The East African Community (EAC) celebrated its 10th anniversary in November 2009. While we congratulate the EAC for this landmark, there is a general thinking that Tanzania is not committed to environmental conservation in the Lake Victoria area. Lake Victoria is one of the shared resources that directly brings together three of the five members of the EAC. Looking at how these resources are managed within the basin it is evident that the government of Tanzania is yet to show full commitment to environmental conservation as evidenced below.  Read more information here>>>>>>

The East African Community at Ten Years: Tackle Gender Inequality to Speed up Regional Integration

By Grace Baalikowa, UCSD

Long-standing inequalities in the gender distribution of economic and financial resources have placed women at a disadvantage relative to men in their capability to participate in, contribute to and benefit from broader processes of development. Despite considerable progress on many aspects of women’s economic empowerment through, inter alia, increases in educational attainment and share of paid work,m deeply entrenched inequality persists as a result of discriminatory norms and practices, and the pace of change has been slow and uneven across regions. Read full article here>>>>>