EGI recently participation in a national television talk show on Uganda BroadcastingCorporation (UBC) focusing on Uganda’s Mission 300 National Energy Compact andexplored how government institutions, youth, civil society, the private… Continue reading Mission 300 Begins with Communities: Why Public Awareness is the Missing Link toAfrica’s Clean Energy Future
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EGI Ignites Mission 300 Awareness Among Uganda Christian University Youth and Students
On 6 July 2026, the Environment Governance Institute (EGI), in partnership with the Uganda Christian University (UCU) Students’ Council, conducted a public lecture aimed at raising awareness of Mission 300… Continue reading EGI Ignites Mission 300 Awareness Among Uganda Christian University Youth and Students
EGI Initiates discussions with Afreximbank on Africa’s Just Energy Transition
On August 7, 2026 the Environment Governance Institute (EGI) together with representatives from Africa Finance Watch met and engaged in a high level discussion with the leadership of African Export-Import… Continue reading EGI Initiates discussions with Afreximbank on Africa’s Just Energy Transition
International Women’s Day: Standing With Women Affected by Oil Projects in East Africa
This year, on March 8th, Uganda will join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day under the theme “Give and Gain.” which was chosen to encourage a… Continue reading International Women’s Day: Standing With Women Affected by Oil Projects in East Africa
EGI charts a climate resilience path for the Kyakaboga’s oil-affected communities
Amidst the multiplicity of changes that befell the communities relocated in Kyakaboga’s resettlement camp, oil-affected communities subsisting within the camp continue to grapple with a number of issues, ranging from… Continue reading EGI charts a climate resilience path for the Kyakaboga’s oil-affected communities
Oil and Gas Threats to Uganda’s Grassroots Left Unaddressed in the African Climate Summit 2025 Declarations
The second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brought together over 25,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond. The Summit concluded with the landmark Addis Ababa… Continue reading Oil and Gas Threats to Uganda’s Grassroots Left Unaddressed in the African Climate Summit 2025 Declarations
Africa Climate Summit Seeks to Turn Injustice into Opportunity, Demands Fair Share of Green Investment
Africa, despite bearing the least responsibility for the climate crisis and facing its most severe impacts, holds the key to a global green transition but will no longer do so… Continue reading Africa Climate Summit Seeks to Turn Injustice into Opportunity, Demands Fair Share of Green Investment
“Vanishing pastures: The plight of stray animals in King Fisher as Grazing Grounds Disappear”
Located along the coast, King Fisher has been a haven for both its human residents and animals that once roamed its lush grazing lands. But today, the community faces a… Continue reading “Vanishing pastures: The plight of stray animals in King Fisher as Grazing Grounds Disappear”
“Pay or Your boat is gone”: Extortion threatens fishermen around king fisher oil operations in Buhuuka
Deep down an undulating escapement, you see a scattered settlements surrounding kingfisher oil operations. At the far most peripheral view, down the escapement, a view of the silvery glitters of… Continue reading “Pay or Your boat is gone”: Extortion threatens fishermen around king fisher oil operations in Buhuuka
Blick future for local communities as CNOOC expands oil and gas operations
Kingfisher being one of Uganda’s multibillion-dollar oil and gas operations, operated by CNOOC Uganda Limited, impacts the local population especially children who are paying a heavy price. The most critical… Continue reading Blick future for local communities as CNOOC expands oil and gas operations