Uganda Olympic Committee launches “Race to Zero” Carbon emissions initiative
The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has officially launched the “Race to zero” carbon emissions initiative on Thursday, 18th July 2024. This was followed by the official signing for two Memorandum of Understandings (MOU’s) at the UOC headquarters in Lugogo, Kampala. One MOU was about the UNFCCC sports for climate action and the IUCN sports for […] The post Uganda Olympic Committee launches “Race to Zero” Carbon emissions initiative appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has officially launched the “Race to zero” carbon emissions initiative on Thursday, 18th July 2024.
This was followed by the official signing for two Memorandum of Understandings (MOU’s) at the UOC headquarters in Lugogo, Kampala.
One MOU was about the UNFCCC sports for climate action and the IUCN sports for nature framework.
Dr. Donald Rukare, president of Uganda Olympic Committee led the UOC delegation that also had Richard McBond Assimwe (chairperson, UOC Sustainability through sports commission), Kenneth Opedun (secretary, UOC Sustainability through sports commission) and others.
The rich guest list had Moses Egaru (International Union for Conservation of Nature Uganda country representative), Juliet K. Mubi (public relations officer National Forestry Authority), Makerere University environmental experts and Tree O representative.
“The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has 33 members. All the members are very intentional in issues to embrace climate change effects. Today, we are signing two important declarations; sports for nature framework and sport climate change action. These we believe will quicken up the race to zero emissions of carbon by the state deadline of 2040. We thank all the partners IUCN Uganda, National Forestry Authority (NFA), Makerere University and Tree O, among others” Dr Rukare applauded.
In his brief submission, Egaru expressed the delight associating with a partner as Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC).
“We are excited to be here with a partner as Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC). This is a very momentous occasion” he remarked.
“We are signing for nature through sports. This is the transformative nature for sports and our environment which keeps changing. We yearn for the best environment where the people can live in a healthy way” Egaru noted.
Mubi, the PRO of National Forestry Authority hinted that it is vital to integrate sports with sports given the wider reach and appeal of sports globally.
“It is important to integrate forest conservation into sports by protecting the existing forests as well as restoring the degraded forests. National Forestry Authority is already working with UOC under the forest reserves restoration of four areas with each having 100 hectares of indengious tree species. There is need to plant, maintain and look after the trees. Sports creates awareness across the globe. We shall also continue to do awareness in schools; working with media and Uganda Olympic Committee to restore forest cover up to 24 percent like in 1990.Currently, we are now at 13 percent as we race against time to restore a green economy in Uganda by 2040.” Mubi educated.
This is among the many partnerships that the Uganda Olympic Committee has penned with organizations.
Other partners in this positive environmental cause include Olympic solidarity, Sports For Nature, UN Environment Programme, NFA and Makerere University.
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