By Ivan Mugisha
Stakeholders in the Rwenzori Region have formalized a regional alliance aimed at strengthening climate resilience and promoting sustainable water resources management under the Strengthening Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Climate Change (SFR2CC) project.
The alliance, dubbed the Albertine Water Resources Management and Climate Change Alliance (AWRMCC), was officially launched on Monday during a landmark meeting held at Fort Breeze Hotel in Fort Portal.
The meeting was organized by Mountains of the Moon University in partnership with Kabale University, Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE) and KWID, with support from the Government of the Netherlands.
The event focused on the joint signing of Memoranda of Understanding aimed at streamlining coordination and strengthening collective efforts to address water resources management challenges across 10 districts in the Rwenzori sub-region.
Speaking during the meeting, Senior Sociologist at the Ministry of Water and Environment Samuel Tusiime Tinkasimire, who was elected chairperson of the alliance, said the platform will bring together experts and stakeholders from different sectors to work collectively toward conserving water resources. He noted that members of the alliance will jointly develop strategies and guidelines to help communities adapt to the effects of climate change.
