2nd East Africa Food Security Symposium set for 19th Oct to discuss climate change interventions
Drake Nyamugabwa
The Climate Change Action East Africa (CCAEA) in collaboration with The Climate Action Network (CAN-U), and other partners including Crown Beverages, and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) among others are organizing the 2nd East Africa Food Security Symposium and expo slated for 19th -21st October 2023 at MUBS main campus in Kampala.
The theme of the 2023 symposium is: “Responding to Climate Change Impacts on Food Security within the East African Region”
The symposium according to The Executive Director of CCAEA Mr. Tom Okurut said that the symposium will among other things focus on exhibiting and discussing sustainable adaptation and mitigation interventions implemented by various actors.
During a joint press conference held in response to the 2nd East Africa Food Security Symposium & Expo 2023 on Thursday 29th September 2023, Mr Tom said that the collaboration between CCAEA, CAN-U, The International University of East Africa (IUEA), MUBS, and others calling for action by each stakeholder to address climate change and food security to awaken Ugandans to climate change realities and enable them to prepare for it.
“Collective action from individuals, community, national and international actors is what is required to respond to this existential threat of climate change. If the current trends are not prepared for or responded to adequately, the heat waves, floods, and abnormal weather events shall certainly disrupt food systems and our very survival on earth will be threatened” he said
He invited all members of the general public to join us in this year's event free of charge for enormous opportunities including exhibitions, building new markets for products, advancing practical policy solutions, and learning about climate-relevant technologies.
Jemimah Miriam Akatekit, Crown Beverages's Corporate Communications Manager making her remarks at the joint presser
The Corporate Communications Manager, Crown Beverages (Pepsi) Jemimah Miriam Akatekit said that Crown Beverages has started up programs to enable proper disposal and collection of plastics produced from our facilities.
She said that in efforts to mitigate environmental pollution, we also have water treatment facilities at all plants so that toxins are not released into the environment after production.
We are into sensitization of communities about the benefits of proper collection of plastics and the benefits that come along, which then is recycled.
“We have started a program of proper disposal and collection. We support youth and women empowerment. We are pushing for waste bins in schools, recycling, and sensitization. We have also mobilized other producers in a union to see to it that what is collected is recycled” she said
Maria Nantongo Director of The Climate Finance and Sustainability Center at MUBS, while representative of The Principal of MUBS Professor Moses Muhwezi said that decided to partner with the East Africa Food Security symposium by hosting it at MUBS as a commitment to the cause of climate change and sustainability
