Implications on Uganda’s and EAC’s economy and on people’s livelihoods | Written by SEATINI Uganda | March 2016 After 12 years of challenging negotiations, the EAC and EU concluded the Economic Partnership Agreements in October 2014. Nevertheless, critical issues contained in the so-called Rendezvous Clause of the Agreement are yet to be finalized by the two Parties. The analysis examines the rendezvous clause, li ...
Where to now? | Written by Arndt Hopfmann and Samuel Kasirye | March 2016
The outcomes of the 10th World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting in Nairobi illuminates the growing challenges within world trade governance and more ominously; a shifting trade landscape. This policy paper makes observations on the looming changes in global trade structures.
Written by Aaron Wolf | SEATINI Uganda | February 2016
The brief predominantly scrutinizes implications of Mega – Regional Trading Agreements i.e. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its implications on Uganda’s development prospects including consequences for policy space. Read mo ... Written by Samuel Kasirye | February 2016
An analysis of the Ugandan presidential general election which was held on 18th February 2016. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s incumbent president was announced winner of the much contested election. The analysis provides an overview about results and current situation and provides an assessment of the main influencing themes.
Through the Sustainability School: Successes, Challenges and Way Forward | Published by NAPE | December 2015
In 2010, the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) initiated the Sustainability School program, in a time where environmentalists, human rights groups and communities were increasingly confronted with the alarming rate at which natural resources and human rights were being abused in ... The recently-agreed deal in Paris on Climate Change does not contain much to be celebrated for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), according to an analysis done by the Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (Forum CC). One of the main shortfalls of the agreement, from the African point of view, is the failure by the parties to agree on putting priority on the urgent need to finance adaptation in all LDCs.
The Place of Indigenous Communities | Published by ILEPA, Kenya | December 2015
Due to the negative consequence of lack of participatory development within Indigenous Peoples’ territories, international human rights mechanism, including the United Nations system arising from agitation from IPs, have established the concept of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC).
“A human rights based approach to climate change intervention is the focus of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate change”. James Twala, a member of Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA) in Kenya in an interview, underscores the importance of involving, prioritising, respecting and protecting the interests of indigenous people and local communities during the forthcoming COP 21 negotiat ...
Paper: Mega-Regional Trade Agreements: How could they affect Uganda?
Election report: Uganda’s Presidential election 2016 – A foregone conclusion
Report: Five Years of Building Community Resilience in Uganda
Paper: Paris Agreement – Little to Celebrate for Poor Countries
Brochure: Decision-making in governance and development initiatives
Interview: Involve indigenous peoples and communities in the fight for climate justice
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