Energy is vital to every aspect of the functioning of our economy, cities, transport systems, as well as personal welfare, and as such it is a completely cross-cutting theme, touching on all aspects of life.
Victoria University, Uganda Martyrs University in conjunction with Ministry of energy and mineral development are holding a five days training workshop on supporting sub Saharan African municipalities/cities with sustainable energy.
The training which is taking place at Victoria University is aimed at enabling researchers and stakeholders in the energy sector to come up with research and studies that will promote responsible use of and access to clean energy.
Alex Ndimbwami, a lecturer Uganda Martyrs University, who is also taking part in the course as a researcher said that Ugandans currently rely largely on biomass for cooking and are contracting respiratory problems, something that can be avoided if people are introduced to an alternative energy source.
The consortium of organisations involved in the SAMSET project (Supporting African Municipalities in Sustainable Energy Transitions), including academic, municipal and NGO partners has organised this Continued Professional Development course at various Universities in order to help address a very pressing issue in the world today the sustainability of our society into the future, and it is doing this through the particular lense of energy.
During the opening, Minister of state for Housing, Chris Baryomunsi stated that though operation wealth creation is being implemented, on its own, it will not eliminate the phenomenon of migration and the upsurge in population growth.
“We need to build capacity in the urban areas to manage these surges of population because they need housing, better services and sustainable energy,” he noted
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