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World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on June 5 every year and has been celebrated since 1972. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
It is on the same day, that the General Assembly created the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which is now the United Nations’ principal agency for environmental action. Over the years, the day has focused on such issues as acid rain, oceans, water, ‘green cities’, desertification, climate change, air pollution.
WED is one of the practical channels through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances both individual and political attention and action. Last year (2008), the international WED celebrations were centered in New Zealand with focus on Fostering Low-Carbon Economies.
Uganda’s national WED celebrations were held at Arua Grounds, Arua town, in Arua District under the local theme “Save Energy for Better Livelihood” derived from the global theme.
The day gives all of us chance to play part in our own capacities to contribute towards ensuring sustainable development. |
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Uganda’s telecommunications sector is booming and growing at a high rate. With Hits Telecom and Warid Telecom joining the pool, stiff competition now exists among the telecom companies to attract as many customers through stable and wide-coverage in form of networks. This has led to the rapid erection of telecom masts and base stations which the public is afraid could pose health risks especially in residential areas.
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“One man’s waste is another man’s resource” goes the new saying. This simply means that what is a waste to you, might be a resource to some one else or even to put it better that what is a waste today might be a resource tomorrow. That way, I can comfortably define waste as that item, material or substance you as an individual consider useless at a given time and place. |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are natural substances composed of organic (carbon based) chemicals and mixtures that persist in the environment, thus they are highly
persistent to photolytic, biological and chemical degradation. They are toxic (poisonous) to humans and have a tendency of biologically accumulating in the food chain, a process known as bio-accumulation. They are semi-volatile (unstable) thus are able to move long distances in the atmosphere (air) before disposition (settlement) occurs. Humans can be exposed to POPs through food, occupation and accidents among other channels.
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27th September, 2008 Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day. The celebrations took place in Kasese district at the Rwenzori Square. The day was commemorated under the local theme ’celebrating the beauty of the Rwenzori.’ |
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