Kimbowa Richard
@rkimbowa.bsky.social
Sustainability Advisor I EUDR Compliance Advisor (MSMEs and Non-profits). Interests: 'Planetary' Global Goals, inclusion; advocacy for micro level interventions in international climate and renewable energy policy discourses for lasting poverty reduction
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Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/12/ever...
@interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
@interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis
Source: www.gkseries.com At the edge of the River Nile in South Sudan, 19-year-old volunteer Joseph arrives at a community meeting shaded by...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Everyday Peacebuilders: How Volunteers Strengthen ‘Small P’ Peace in Africa Amid Geopolitical Tensions and the Triple Planetary Crisis southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/12/ever...
@interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
@interpeace.org @ciel.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
Excited to share that I have completed the Online course “Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda (2025)”, organised by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and UN Environment Programme.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Excited to share that I have completed the Online course “Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda (2025)”, organised by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and UN Environment Programme.
Despite all the progress, friction points in Africa–EU relations are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/unlo...
#ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #AfricaEUPartnership #GreenTransition #CBAM #EUDR #AUEU25
#ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #AfricaEUPartnership #GreenTransition #CBAM #EUDR #AUEU25
Unlocking a Shared Future: How Africa–EU Cooperation Can Deepen the Green Transition
When I met Amina, a young solar technician in Garissa, Kenya, she stood on a tin rooftop tightening bolts on a newly installed solar panel...
southggwatch.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Despite all the progress, friction points in Africa–EU relations are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/unlo...
#ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #AfricaEUPartnership #GreenTransition #CBAM #EUDR #AUEU25
#ClimateResilience #ClimateAction #AfricaEUPartnership #GreenTransition #CBAM #EUDR #AUEU25
When the World Stopped: Lessons for Climate Change Mitigation from the COVID-19 Response southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
When the World Stopped: Lessons for Climate Change Mitigation from the COVID-19 Response
An empty road in Kampala (Wandegeya) due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda (Photo: Ndahiro Derrick) When the airport loudspeakers announ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
When the World Stopped: Lessons for Climate Change Mitigation from the COVID-19 Response southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
Putting People in the Policy: Why Trade Measures Must Champion Climate Justice
👉Can unilateral trade measures truly support climate action?
southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/putt...
#ClimateJustice #SustainableTrade #COP30 #JustTransition #CBAM #EUDR
👉Can unilateral trade measures truly support climate action?
southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/putt...
#ClimateJustice #SustainableTrade #COP30 #JustTransition #CBAM #EUDR
Putting People in the Policy: Why Trade Measures Must Champion Climate Justice
Arabica coffee in a homestead in Sironko, Mount Elgon region (photo: Kimbow Richard) When I first met Gabriel Wadada, a small-scale arabica ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Putting People in the Policy: Why Trade Measures Must Champion Climate Justice
👉Can unilateral trade measures truly support climate action?
southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/putt...
#ClimateJustice #SustainableTrade #COP30 #JustTransition #CBAM #EUDR
👉Can unilateral trade measures truly support climate action?
southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/11/putt...
#ClimateJustice #SustainableTrade #COP30 #JustTransition #CBAM #EUDR
Clean cooking, Africa’s most urgent — yet most undervalued — development priorities
Completed a 4-week online course on clean cooking🔥 advocacy by Tovero Energy & Veronica Anthony Foundation. Millions #Africa still rely on firewood, charcoal & other polluting fuels. It's a multiple crisis💥🤧.
Completed a 4-week online course on clean cooking🔥 advocacy by Tovero Energy & Veronica Anthony Foundation. Millions #Africa still rely on firewood, charcoal & other polluting fuels. It's a multiple crisis💥🤧.
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Clean cooking, Africa’s most urgent — yet most undervalued — development priorities
Completed a 4-week online course on clean cooking🔥 advocacy by Tovero Energy & Veronica Anthony Foundation. Millions #Africa still rely on firewood, charcoal & other polluting fuels. It's a multiple crisis💥🤧.
Completed a 4-week online course on clean cooking🔥 advocacy by Tovero Energy & Veronica Anthony Foundation. Millions #Africa still rely on firewood, charcoal & other polluting fuels. It's a multiple crisis💥🤧.
I recently completed the course “Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes,” which enhanced my understanding of biodiversity's essential role in climate adaptation and the significant risks climate change poses to ecosystems and communities.
#COP30 #Mutirao #climateaction
#COP30 #Mutirao #climateaction
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I recently completed the course “Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes,” which enhanced my understanding of biodiversity's essential role in climate adaptation and the significant risks climate change poses to ecosystems and communities.
#COP30 #Mutirao #climateaction
#COP30 #Mutirao #climateaction
I’m glad to have completed this insightful module organised by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation on designing research that actively involves communities and stakeholders — making our work more inclusive, ethical, and impactful.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m glad to have completed this insightful module organised by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation on designing research that actively involves communities and stakeholders — making our work more inclusive, ethical, and impactful.
Had such a fun day hosting some awesome young pp! 😄 We chatted (in Luganda 🇺🇬) about local sust. solns and living sustainably in peri-urban #Kampala 🌱💪🏾
Catch a glimpse of what we talked about 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dur1...
#Sustainability #Kampala #ClimateAction #YouthEngagement #GreenLiving
Catch a glimpse of what we talked about 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dur1...
#Sustainability #Kampala #ClimateAction #YouthEngagement #GreenLiving
PLANET PALS 002: A moment with Mr.Kimbowa Environmental Activists in UGANDA.
YouTube video by ZEXA FRIENDS 4 NATURE CONSERVATION
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October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Had such a fun day hosting some awesome young pp! 😄 We chatted (in Luganda 🇺🇬) about local sust. solns and living sustainably in peri-urban #Kampala 🌱💪🏾
Catch a glimpse of what we talked about 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dur1...
#Sustainability #Kampala #ClimateAction #YouthEngagement #GreenLiving
Catch a glimpse of what we talked about 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dur1...
#Sustainability #Kampala #ClimateAction #YouthEngagement #GreenLiving
Rethinking Research: When Gender Becomes a Lens, Not a Checkbox
I completed the Introduction to Gender-Responsive Research and Open Data tutorial by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Takeaway: applying a gender lens can completely transform the way we design and conduct research.
I completed the Introduction to Gender-Responsive Research and Open Data tutorial by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Takeaway: applying a gender lens can completely transform the way we design and conduct research.
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rethinking Research: When Gender Becomes a Lens, Not a Checkbox
I completed the Introduction to Gender-Responsive Research and Open Data tutorial by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Takeaway: applying a gender lens can completely transform the way we design and conduct research.
I completed the Introduction to Gender-Responsive Research and Open Data tutorial by INASP and Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Takeaway: applying a gender lens can completely transform the way we design and conduct research.
Many people have heard about Critical Materials (CRMs) by now, but not all of them know that these elements can be recovered from unused or broken electronic products sleeping in our garages, drawers and attics southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/10/turn...
#EWasteDay #Sustainability
#EWasteDay #Sustainability
Turning Africa’s E-Waste Challenge into a Circular Economy Opportunity
Source: Geneva Environment Network In a small workshop on the outskirts of Kampala (in Katwe), 28-year-old Timothy dismantles an old compu...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Many people have heard about Critical Materials (CRMs) by now, but not all of them know that these elements can be recovered from unused or broken electronic products sleeping in our garages, drawers and attics southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/10/turn...
#EWasteDay #Sustainability
#EWasteDay #Sustainability
By integrating digital conservation with indigenous knowledge, East Africa can empower nature protection through algorithms, ensuring our natural heritage thrives. 🌿
Read more: decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...
#AIforGood #Tech4Nature #EastAfrica
Read more: decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...
#AIforGood #Tech4Nature #EastAfrica
Nature Meets the Algorithm: How AI Could Safeguard (or Endanger) East Africa’s Biodiversity
Giraffes in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Photo: Kimbowa R) Technology, such as remote sensing and data analytics, enhances real-ti...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
By integrating digital conservation with indigenous knowledge, East Africa can empower nature protection through algorithms, ensuring our natural heritage thrives. 🌿
Read more: decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...
#AIforGood #Tech4Nature #EastAfrica
Read more: decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...
#AIforGood #Tech4Nature #EastAfrica
I'm pleased to have completed the Introduction to Research Ethics course by Rising Scholars. My key takeaway is that ethics is not just a box to tick; it is the compass that ensures research genuinely serves society.
September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm pleased to have completed the Introduction to Research Ethics course by Rising Scholars. My key takeaway is that ethics is not just a box to tick; it is the compass that ensures research genuinely serves society.
Completed a course on: Business Model Canvas for Agribusinesses, a tool to analyse and improve your future or existing agribusiness from ATINGI
September 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Completed a course on: Business Model Canvas for Agribusinesses, a tool to analyse and improve your future or existing agribusiness from ATINGI
On July 25, 2025, ahead of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) Annual Research Meeting 2025, I had the opportunity to attend a global online event on the theme: Tensions, Tribunals & Transformations: Teaching Sustainable Development Law in Turbulent Times.
September 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
On July 25, 2025, ahead of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) Annual Research Meeting 2025, I had the opportunity to attend a global online event on the theme: Tensions, Tribunals & Transformations: Teaching Sustainable Development Law in Turbulent Times.
Beyond Symbolism: How Uganda’s National Tree-Planting Day 2025 Can Spark Real Change southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/09/beyo...
Beyond Symbolism: How Uganda’s National Tree-Planting Day 2025 Can Spark Real Change
Shea butter tree seedlings in Nebbi (photo: Kimbowa Richard) The Ugandan Government, through the Ministry of Water and Environment's Forestr...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Beyond Symbolism: How Uganda’s National Tree-Planting Day 2025 Can Spark Real Change southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/09/beyo...
''The Independent Uganda' published an article on the debate💥 regarding the development of the Nakivubo channel, 🌊incl. our perspective📗. www.independent.co.ug/hams-godly-d...
#WorldLakeDay #sustainability 🌱 #biodiversity 🦋 #LakeVictoria 🚣♂️ #pollution 🗑️ #development 🏗️ #GlobalGoals #SDG6 #SDG15
#WorldLakeDay #sustainability 🌱 #biodiversity 🦋 #LakeVictoria 🚣♂️ #pollution 🗑️ #development 🏗️ #GlobalGoals #SDG6 #SDG15
Ham's 'godly' dream for Nakivubo channel
Why contested redevelopment of Kampala’s critical drainage could lead to a not-smart city COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On the morning of Monday, Aug. 18, the smartphones of many Ugandans lit up with ...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
''The Independent Uganda' published an article on the debate💥 regarding the development of the Nakivubo channel, 🌊incl. our perspective📗. www.independent.co.ug/hams-godly-d...
#WorldLakeDay #sustainability 🌱 #biodiversity 🦋 #LakeVictoria 🚣♂️ #pollution 🗑️ #development 🏗️ #GlobalGoals #SDG6 #SDG15
#WorldLakeDay #sustainability 🌱 #biodiversity 🦋 #LakeVictoria 🚣♂️ #pollution 🗑️ #development 🏗️ #GlobalGoals #SDG6 #SDG15
Turning the Tide💨: Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand a Just Transition in Uganda’s Utilities southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/08/turn...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social @witnessradio.bsky.social
#Uganda #Justtransition #DecentworkProgramme #
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social @witnessradio.bsky.social
#Uganda #Justtransition #DecentworkProgramme #
Turning the Tide: Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand a Just Transition in Uganda’s Utilities
Photo: Kimbowa Richard In a High Level meeting that was held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on August 24, 2025 , that brought together...
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August 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Turning the Tide💨: Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand a Just Transition in Uganda’s Utilities southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/08/turn...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social @witnessradio.bsky.social
#Uganda #Justtransition #DecentworkProgramme #
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social @witnessradio.bsky.social
#Uganda #Justtransition #DecentworkProgramme #
How Responsible and Inclusive AI could be a game-changer for Youth in East Africa decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/08/yout...
Youth, Sustainability, and AI: East Africa’s Blueprint for a Resilient Future
Source: AI Map @AccessPartnership As we celebrate International Youth Day 2025 unde...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
How Responsible and Inclusive AI could be a game-changer for Youth in East Africa decodingdivide.blogspot.com/2025/08/yout...
Football⚽🏆 unites us🌐—can it also help save our environment💚?
As CHAN 2024 kicks off across East Africa, it’s time to use the power of sport to fight climate change. Here's how southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/07/pamo...
#CHAN2024 #PamojaForThePlanet #ClimateAction @witnessradio.bsky.social
As CHAN 2024 kicks off across East Africa, it’s time to use the power of sport to fight climate change. Here's how southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/07/pamo...
#CHAN2024 #PamojaForThePlanet #ClimateAction @witnessradio.bsky.social
PAMOJA for the Planet: Can East Africa’s CHAN 2024 Football Tournament Tackle Climate Change and Environmental degradation?
In East Africa, football is more than a sport—it's a cultural force that unites millions across borders, classes, and generations. Major f...
southggwatch.blogspot.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Football⚽🏆 unites us🌐—can it also help save our environment💚?
As CHAN 2024 kicks off across East Africa, it’s time to use the power of sport to fight climate change. Here's how southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/07/pamo...
#CHAN2024 #PamojaForThePlanet #ClimateAction @witnessradio.bsky.social
As CHAN 2024 kicks off across East Africa, it’s time to use the power of sport to fight climate change. Here's how southggwatch.blogspot.com/2025/07/pamo...
#CHAN2024 #PamojaForThePlanet #ClimateAction @witnessradio.bsky.social
91% of New #Renewable🌞 Projects Now Cheaper Than #FossilFuels Alternatives -
@irena-official.bsky.social Report
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@irena-official.bsky.social Report
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Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024
The latest cost analysis from IRENA shows that renewables continued to represent the most cost-competitive source of new electricity generation in 2024.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
91% of New #Renewable🌞 Projects Now Cheaper Than #FossilFuels Alternatives -
@irena-official.bsky.social Report
www.irena.org/Publications...
@irena-official.bsky.social Report
www.irena.org/Publications...
I have completed a short course on the Enhanced Transparency (ETF) Framework under the #ParisAgreement, offered by FAO. It is for anyone interested in understanding the significance of collecting, analysing, and disseminating forest-related data to meet the ETF Framework.
July 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I have completed a short course on the Enhanced Transparency (ETF) Framework under the #ParisAgreement, offered by FAO. It is for anyone interested in understanding the significance of collecting, analysing, and disseminating forest-related data to meet the ETF Framework.
Reposted by Kimbowa Richard
🌍 African Leadership Rejects Solar Geoengineering at #AMCEN20
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ends, climate justice movements celebrate African governments’ leadership in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies
handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr... ➡️
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ends, climate justice movements celebrate African governments’ leadership in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies
handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr... ➡️
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🌍 African Leadership Rejects Solar Geoengineering at #AMCEN20
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ends, climate justice movements celebrate African governments’ leadership in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies
handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr... ➡️
As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ends, climate justice movements celebrate African governments’ leadership in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies
handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/pr... ➡️
I am proud to have participated in this fellowship.
July 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I am proud to have participated in this fellowship.
I have completed an engaging course on #NAPs, and I am confident it will enhance my contributions to the NAP process #Uganda, which has just begun.
I strongly encourage more CSOs to participate in this valuable opportunity.
@unep.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
I strongly encourage more CSOs to participate in this valuable opportunity.
@unep.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I have completed an engaging course on #NAPs, and I am confident it will enhance my contributions to the NAP process #Uganda, which has just begun.
I strongly encourage more CSOs to participate in this valuable opportunity.
@unep.org @witnessradio.bsky.social
I strongly encourage more CSOs to participate in this valuable opportunity.
@unep.org @witnessradio.bsky.social