Raising Awareness and Influencing Policy

Youth-led initiatives cannot succeed in isolation. We need an enabling environment that supports, scales, and sustains our efforts. The Government of Uganda must take decisive steps to build climate resilience, including:
  1. Strict enforcement of plastic bans and wetland protection laws
  2. Incentives for urban and rural tree planting through local councils
  3. Introduction of national “Green Days” or “Community Clean-Up Days”, modeled on Rwanda’s successful Umuganda
  4. Integration of environmental education into national curricula at all levels
  5. Support for community-based adaptation strategies in climate-vulnerable regions
At the global level, we call for increased international accountability. Uganda contributes minimally to global carbon emissions, yet faces disproportionate climate impacts. International institutions must commit not only to mitigation, but also to adaptation, and support just transitions grounded in science, equity, and justice.
Climate meetings must move beyond words,  we must design actions that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) and in line with the church’s emerging MAST framework.