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Food health
Food Health
A Call for Climate-Resilient
Agriculture:
Rethinking the Role of GMOs in Africa
By Lois Chepkurui Sabila
The Africa Climate Summit 2023
came at a time when different
African countries and people
are facing gross impacts of
climate change. Many countries
in Africa have experienced
disastrous calamities ranging
from floods, drought, hunger
and rising water levels among
others. Recently, through our
organization, I interacted with
a remarkable group of women
who stand at the forefront of
environmental, climate and
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human rights advocacy. The
interaction occurred during a
meeting organized by the Oil
Refinery Residents Association
in partnership with Nature Talk
Africa. It brought together
40 grassroots women from
different villages in Kabaale
and Buseruka sub-counties of
Hoima district, Uganda.
The Africa Climate Summit
2023 was an important event
where our leaders convened to
discuss critical issues relating
to driving Green Growth and
Climate Finance Solutions for
Africa and the World at large.
The Chair of the Committee
His Excellency William Ruto
stated that, “Climate action
is not a Global North issue
or a Global South issue. It is
our collective challenge, and
it affects all of us. We need to
come together to find common,
global solutions.” I strongly
concur with the sentiment