Emerging global challenges
Subtitle: climate-related hazards and urbanization : protecting Uganda's children
Publisher: Office of the Prime Minister
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Kampala, Uganda
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Child welfare; Children; Health and hygiene; Climatic changes; Urbanization; Environmental health; Climat; Changements; Aspect social; Urbanisation; Social aspects
Other titles: Climate-related hazards and urbanization : protecting Uganda's children
Description: The publication notes that climate change, environmental degradation and urbanization are increasingly responsible for creating new risks, and putting pressure on poverty reduction efforts while fostering and deepening socio-economic inequities. It outlines policy recommendations to among others, mitigate impacts of climate related hazards on children.
Notes: "The research and drafting of this report was led by Raya Mutarak, Martin Flatø and David Lawson, in close collaboraton with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD), the National Planning Authority (NPA), the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the Uganda Bureau of Statstics (UBOS), Climate Analytics, and the Social Policy and Advocacy team in UNICEF, under the visionary leadership of Martin Owor (OPM), James Kaboggoza (MoGLSD), John Ssekamate (NPA), Patrick Musoke (KCCA), Consolate Kiyingi (KCCA), James Muwonge (UBOS), Vincent Ssennono (UBOS), Nathalie Meyer (UNICEF) and Diego Angemi (UNICEF)"--Page vii

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-77).