EGI Uganda
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The Environmental Governance Institute (EGI) is non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting the sustainable management of natural resources in Uganda
Kampala
Joined April 2019
UWA staff remanded over Shs 9.3 bn gorilla permit fraud
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The Anti-Corruption court has remanded 11 officials of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over conspiring to defraud the government of more than Shs 9.3 billion through the fraudulent issuance of...
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Why is TotalEnergies self-financing 86% of #EACOP instead of the planned 60:40 debt-to-equity ratio? Because over 40 banks & 30 insurance firms refused to touch it. Download the paper. See link 👇#StopEACOP! https://t.co/e3vvpmkPPB
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Fossil fuels NEVER HAVE and NEVER WILL bring prosperity and development to Africa! #DontGasAfrica
When oil was found along Lake Albert, it was meant to be Uganda’s economic breakthrough. But behind the promise of 'a breakthrough' is a story of military-enforced displacement, upended livelihoods, and exploitation. Read more about real cost of oil extraction in Africa👇🏿
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New report exposes the human toll of #Uganda’s #oil push. Residents in Kingfisher project area now live under constant military surveillance, curfews. Families report evictions at gunpoint, with no resettlement support & no transparency about their rights
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When Uganda struck oil along the shores of Lake Albert, international investors hailed it as East Africa’s next great energy frontier. China’s Cnooc, France’s TotalEnergies, and the state-backed...
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In today’s @observerug , read findings from our joint investigation with @ClimateRights exposing the hidden costs of Uganda’s Kingfisher Oil Project from displacement and military control to collapsing livelihoods. https://t.co/F74JjKDOCe
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When Uganda struck oil along the shores of Lake Albert, international investors hailed it as East Africa’s next great energy frontier. China’s Cnooc, France’s TotalEnergies, and the state-backed...
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📢 REPORT ALERT: Extortion, Coercion & Impoverishment: A new follow-up report by EGI & CRI exposes ongoing human rights abuse at Kingfisher oil project marked by militarization, forced evictions,exploitation of fishers 👉Click the link to read findings https://t.co/8sG0kPwg90
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Press Release: A new report by EGI & CRI launched today exposes alarming human rights abuses at CNOOC’s Kingfisher oil project.Communities face land grabs,repression,and exploitation while promised “development” remains an illusion. Read the full statement https://t.co/l1sjpBqhLT
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Civil society organizations engaged oil-affected communities in Hoima and Buliisa to dispute an August 28th New Vision article claiming that oil activities in MFNP have no impact on wildlife. Click the link below to read the communique for more details https://t.co/fufPigy6lM
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In a follow-up engagement with communities in Buliisa, residents raised concerns about water contamination around the CPF, limited access to safe drinking water, and the impact of flow lines on 20 households. We call on @TotalEnergiesUG to urgently address these pressing issues.
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EGI engaged with oil-affected communities in Kyakaboga.The meeting focused on identifying essential local resources for establishing climate-resilient mushroom production, assessing progress of women beekeeping groups, and foster community advocacy for off-grid solar solutions.
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We demand for grant-based adaptation finance to avoid debt traps and climate vulnerability during the ongoing @ACS2ET
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We demand a costed AU roadmap for 20% renewable financing; negotiate blended finance facilities to de-risk projects; secure technology co-development, not only procurement; prioritize funding boosts to meet the 300 GW renewable goal.@ACS2ET
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This is about survival & sovereignty, not charity. Africa has solutions & must speak with one voice for climate justice, debt justice & energy justice.
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Africa cannot leapfrog into renewables without tech transfer. We need affordable access to clean tech, green skilling, and African-led innovation hubs to power our future. #AfricaClimateSummit
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The summit must deliver strong commitments for a just energy transition: decentralized renewables, green jobs, & access for rural communities—not stranded fossil fuel assets. #JustTransition
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We demand real climate finance in the form of grants, not loans. Africa needs reparations for historical injustices & cancellation of unsustainable debts draining resources from climate action. #DebtJustice #AfricaClimateSummit
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Africa is not a carbon sink. Leaders must unite to reject false solutions like carbon markets & offsets that let polluters off the hook while our communities face floods, droughts & displacement. #StopFalseSolutions #ClimateJustice
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EGI has arrived at the Africa Climate Summit with a strong message: Africa must reject false solutions, secure real financing & reparations, commit to a people-centered energy transition, and demand tech transfer & debt justice. #AfricaClimateSummit
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We urge the EAC delegation to use this Summit to push for redirecting finance from fossil fuels to decentralized clean energy solutions, especially off-grid solar, to expand access and build resilience @ACS2ET Click below to read our memorandum in detail https://t.co/Jp52qyTQrq
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