SRHR MUCH A PART OF CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMMING

 

LOSCO and YADNET UGANDA was honoured to have a partnership meeting with the Margaret Pyke Trust, a UK-Based charity. The meeting happened in Kabale town at Cephas Inn.

The meeting was geared towards scaling up and building capacity of stakeholders at sub national and national levels on integrating SRHR and Climate Change in the policies and programs.

Notably, SRHR and Environment partners from Kigezi region were identified to kick start the regional integration agenda and these include; International Crane Foundation (ICF), Uplift Rural Poor, Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU), Local Sustainable Community Organization (LOSCO) and Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH).

At national level, the partnership will build capacity Youth and Civil Society to integrate SRHR and Climate Change in their programs through the YOUTH AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACADEMY and influencing Climate Change policy environment starting with COP27 processes and influencing national policies such as National Climate Change policy, National Environment Policy and National Determined Contributions (NDCs) working closely with Climate Action Network Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment, National Environment Management Authority, Ministry of Health, Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and SRHR Alliance partners.

At local levels in Kigezi sub region, local SRHR and Climate Change champions will be empowered to implement integrated approaches and influencing through media and duty bearers engagements.

As stakeholders, you are invited to participate in this capacity building and policy advocacy agenda to strengthen your capacity in integrating SRHR and Climate Change in your programs and projects.

YADNET Uganda looks forward to working with you to influence the SRHR and Climate Change processes especially towards and after the COP27(Climate Change conference) in Egypt in November 2022.

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SCALE UP THE SRHR INFORMATION

1)       Build capacity of the Decision Makers for integrating the policy.

2)       Periodic engagements with stakeholders – Parliamentary Forum/ Committee on Climate change, NEMA, Min. of Health, and Ministry of Water to take this forward.

3)       Work with allies – Climate Action Network…

4)       Media Engagements – communicating best practices, legislators listen more from beneficiaries, radio talk shows, Community Engagements, webinars, social media,

5)       Cultural and Religious Leaders – Empowerments, Capacity Building, Review Meetings

6)       Working with Private Partners like UPMG, SRHU, JMS.