GREENWATCH   /   QUARTERLY UPDATE . JULY - SEPTEMBER . 2026

Advancing Climate & Environmental Justice and Community-led Empowerment

IN THIS EDITION

From the launch of the Network of Lawyers for Environment and Climate Justice to community-led climate-smart agriculture in Bududa, explore some of Greenwatch’s latest activities and case updates.

01  /  Advancing climate justice

Network of Lawyers for Environment and Climate Justice

Greenwatch highlights the launch of the Network of Lawyers for Environment and Climate Justice, an initiative centred on strengthening legal engagement in environmental and climate justice.

Explore the launch and learn more about the network and Greenwatch’s Environmental Law Clinic.

02  /  CLIMATE ACTION

Climate-Smart Agriculture Takes Root in Bududa District

Greenwatch is expanding its work into climate-smart agriculture, promoting community-led approaches that strengthen agricultural productivity while supporting sustainable land and natural resource management.

In Bududa District, the initiative will support climate-smart farming, sustainable land and catchment management, practical demonstration sites and farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing.

Planned practices include soil and water conservation, composting, biochar, agroforestry, moisture conservation and improved soil fertility.

03  /  LEGAL update

Nakivubo Channel Case Update (Greenwatch & Ors v. Attorney General & Ors)

Greenwatch, The Environment Shield, Centre for Constitutional Governance, and the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) jointly filed a public interest environmental rights application in the High Court of Uganda (Civil Division) challenging a presidential directive and subsequent administrative approvals that purport to authorize a private developer, Kiham Enterprises (U) Ltd, to redevelop, cover, and construct commercial structures over the Nakivubo Channel in Kampala. The case raises fundamental questions about the constitutional limits of executive authority in relation to natural resources held in trust for the people of Uganda, and the justiciability of the right to a clean and healthy environment under Article 39 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 as amended.

04  /  CLIMATE JUSTICE CONVERSATIONS

Planet Connect Podcast with Diana

How can Environmental and Climate litigation advance justice in Uganda? Members of Greenwatch’s Legal Team join multi-award-winning Ugandan journalist Diana Taremwa Karakire to explore current developments and lessons drawn from previous cases.

Watch the conversation and learn more about the role of litigation in protecting environmental rights and strengthening accountability.

05  /  WATCH & LISTEN

From the Launch

Watch highlights and remarks from the launch of the Network of Lawyers for Environment and Climate Justice & the Greenwatch Environmental Law Clinic.

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