Rainbow International School Uganda (RISU) yesterday successfully hosted the third annual International Children’s Climate Change Conference (ICCCC) at their campus in Kansanga.
Over 500 students participated in the conference organised by Uganda’s Little Hands Go Green and My Kid Is A Superstar under theme ‘When Water Slows, Trees Die’.
Children presented measures on how to curb global warming and maintain nature. The schools participated in a debate that saw them give ideas on how to tackle climate change problem.
The event mainly sponsored by Midland Group of companies happened at a time environmental degradation has reached alarming levels and poses a real threat not only to the existence of flora and fauna but also to the very existence and substance of human life on planet earth.
In Uganda over the years, there has been prolonged drought, El-Nino rains, landslides and other effects of climate change brought about by man’s activities such as charcoal burning, clearing of forests and wetlands.
Speaker from speaker brought issues of climate change and environmental conservation closer to youth of Uganda in order to create awareness from an early age.
“The only way we can save our environment is through such activities and using young generation because they are our future, we must create love for nature in them in order for them to encourage and inspire others,” Joseph Masembe CEO of Uganda’s Little Hands Go Green said.
“We must make sure that environment is protected and preserved to have proper living. A conference like this grooms young generation on the importance of nature and that’s why we as Midland Group of Companies joined Uganda’s Little Hands Go Green and we shall support them as long as we can,” Drashna Kotecha, Director of Rainbow said.
At the event, students engaged in productive debates, discussions, competitions and presentations on various topics of climate change. Students also engaged in tree planting as a sign of preserving the environment.
Rainbow International School Uganda (RISU) director, Drashna Kotecha handed over a dummy cheque of Shs 10m to buy tree seedlings that will distributed across the country.
Vivo Energy Uganda, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), National Forestry Authority (NFA) were also part of the event as sponsors. Below we bring you pictorial moments from the conference;
