The framework seeks to strengthen regional cooperation, improve early warning systems and enhance preparedness to minimise the potential humanitarian, agricultural and economic consequences of the anticipated weather phenomenon.
Tanna welcomed the introduction of ethanol-powered cooking stoves, saying wider adoption of cleaner cooking technologies could reduce household dependence on charcoal and firewood, helping to protect forests and minimise environmental degradation.
The President also revisited his recent remarks about Uganda’s petroleum imports, saying some Kenyan media outlets had misrepresented what he said while presiding over the laying of the foundation stone for a 320-million-litre oil storage facility at Buyala.