Rose Mwebaza Quotes

Director and Advisory Board Secretary | UNFCCC - Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)

Rose Mwebaza is a Ugandan lawyer who serves as the United Nations Environment Program's regional office for Africa since 2023.

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At the same time, there is a strong need for greater investment in science-policy interfaces, to better anticipate droughts and other environmental disasters by applying the best available scientific tools and adaptation measures.

The continent is poised to demonstrate that through unity and coordinated action, it can lead the world towards a more just and sustainable future.

Africa is the world’s youngest continent, and its talents and resources are huge.

The potential is evident on multiple other issues as well: an Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa brings together countries like Kenya, Ethiopia, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe, to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy across the continent and driving green industrialization.

Some of the creeping impacts of this triple crisis are possibly the most debilitating: Africa is the most severely impacted region by desertification and land degradation, with approximately 45% of its land area affected.