Patrick Edema

Am an Environmental Engineer with knowledge on oil & gas, water sources, renewable energy & climate change. I currently work with AFIEGO-Ug [email protected]

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🚨 New publication out!

Titled, “The EACOP is being constructed, but at what cost?”, the 📗shares social impacts of @EACOP_ 's construction activities. It also assesses whether oil revenues can contribute to the clean energy transition.

Read the summary: https://t.co/10R2DhnKDV

[Daily Express @DailyExpressUg]

OPINION: Africa contributes less than 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet remains among the hardest hit by climate disasters.

In this Op-Ed, environmentalist Patrick Edema explains why the UN endorsement of the ICJ climate ruling could become a powerful legal tool for Africa’s fight for climate justice.

🔗 Read Full Story Here: https://t.co/C2vYpCvTxz
#ExpressUpdates

[Women on Environment Mission @WemUganda]

As we mark #InternationalWomensDay, women in Uganda’s oil-affected communities continue to face exclusion from land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement processes.
Women lost land, livelihoods, and decision-making power.
Read more in our press statement:https://t.co/4IQPiiIeWp
#WomensLandRights #GenderJustice #ClimateJustice @awdf01 @CentreforWomen2 @Stand4herlandUg @AfiegoUg @stopEACOP @RefineryOil @NatureTalk_A @greenatureug @GreenFaith_Afr @WoMin_Africa @YGCUganda

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🚨Webinar alert: AFIEGO will hold a webinar to disseminate research on March 12, 2026 starting at 3pm EAT.
📗The research assesses attitudes of EACOP-affected towards the pipeline & compliance to the EACOP Livelihood Restoration Plan.
Register 👉: https://t.co/DFqewsROLa

[Green Generation Initiative (GGI) @GGI_Kenya]

In partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), @Nature_Africa we are training farmer champions to establish and manage water pans, to enable farmers to harvest and store rain water and continue producing even during dry seasons.

As part of the Green Generation Initiative’s (GGI) role, by prioritizing women and young people, we are strengthening livelihoods, building local leadership, and equipping communities with practical climate solutions.

Across the Chyulu, Kimakia, and Karima catchments, our work on source water protection supports healthy ecosystems for the planet, resilient communities for people, and sustainable incomes for shared prosperity. #greengenerationinitiative

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🌴Bugoma chimp habitat hangs in the balance
😯Agricultural activities such as sugarcane growing by @HoimaSugar are decimating the forest.
🪔So are charcoal burning and maize growing.
🌳Previously intact sections of the forest are now being destroyed.
🛑This must stop!

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🛑Today, November 26, 2025, the @EACJCourt will rule whether a case against the #EACOP project can proceed to be heard on its merits.
🚨The project is linked to climate, biodiversity and human rights risks.

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🚨Tomorrow, a ruling on whether the case filed by @AfiegoUg, @CefrohtUg, @naturaljustice and @CSLitigation against Uganda, Tanzania and the EAC Secretary General over the EACOP Project should be heard by the First Instance Division of the @EACJCourt on its merit is expected.

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

📢On Wednesday, November 26 in Arusha, Tanzania, the Appellate Division of the @EACJCourt will deliver its ruling on an appeal filed by @AfiegoUg, @CefrohtUg, @naturaljustice and @CSLitigation against the #EACOP project.
Read more in this press statement: https://t.co/nLj8G0Lilx

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

🚨 BREAKING: We're part of a coalition marching to @TotalEnergies' offices in JHB to condemn their 100 years of abuse! We'll be delivering a letter demanding they #StopEACOP, an end to Mozambique gas & all new fossil fuel projects in Africa ahead of the #G20SouthAfrica

[Community Climate & Energy Shield Initiative @ClimateShi71041]

As COP30 processes are ongoing, communities are calling on the Global North to priority climate finance, renewable energy and just energy transition to Africa @GreenFaith_Afr @UAFAfrica @eji_org @bibothends @naturaljustice

[Community Climate & Energy Shield Initiative @ClimateShi71041]

As the negotiations are ongoing during #COP30, the world is calling on a Just Energy Transition. This COP30 must move from promises to practices. @eji_org @hillarytaylorvi

[Community Climate & Energy Shield Initiative @ClimateShi71041]

As COP30 commences in Belem, Brazilian, there’s need for international cooperation to address the global climate disasters. Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs) voices should be heard because they are the ones at the forefront of these challenges @OakFoundation @IUCN

[IGENEastAfrica @IGENEastAfrica]

With #COP30 now underway, @IGENEastAfrica urges Uganda’s negotiators to advocate for grant-based finance to reform the Energy Transition Plan and scale up implementation to ensure clean energy access for all.

[IGENEastAfrica @IGENEastAfrica]

Last week, @IGENEastAfrica presented proposals for government negotiators to consider during #COP30 discussions. These are vital to helping Uganda achieve its climate change commitments.
For more: https://t.co/YiZwHSZUzf

[Patrick Edema @patyedema]

Uganda’s oil continue to cause untold suffering of communities. From the Tilenga, to Kingfisher and EACOP, communities continue to decry unfair compensation, destroyed livelihoods and others. Here’s a report on Kingfisher @bibothends @MEMD_Uganda @pwatchug @CCEInature @YGCUganda

[Youth For Green Communities (YGC). @YGCUganda]

1/ BREAKING: Case Dismissed!
The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.
This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment.
#ClimateJustice

[Patrick Edema @patyedema]

We have been made to think that #carbonmarkets, credits or offsets whatever they call them that are Africa's GHG mitigation yet they want to keep us in the fossil fuels trap! @stopEACOP @AfiegoUg @DontGasAfrica @IGENEastAfrica
Read my insightful article👇
https://t.co/8DTGLdL956

[oilwatchafrica @oilwatchafrica1]

Last week, OWA members gathered in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the theme "From Exploitation to Restoration: Climate Justice, Debt Cancellation, and Reparations for Africa. "
#leavetheoilintheground
#NoToExploitation
@OilChangeUS @EcoHomef @DurbanSdcea @AfiegoUg

[Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) @AcepPower]

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - FUTURE OF ENRGY CONFERENCE 2025

True energy access goes beyond grid connections—it means ensuring that households, businesses, schools, hospitals, and industries cannot only access power, but also afford it and use it productively. Energy access is a matter of dignity, equity, and opportunity.

Africa’s energy future is inseparable from its broader development agenda. Building sustainable, inclusive, and competitive energy systems is essential for resilience, poverty reduction, and positioning the continent as a strong voice in the global energy transition.

Energy transition must be shaped by Africa’s own interests and realities. With a projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050, universal, affordable, and reliable energy access will be critical for unlocking productivity, raising household incomes, advancing gender equity, and driving economic transformation.

Given that African governments are already financially overstretched, they cannot carry the burden of risk alone. Innovative financial instruments must be designed to de-risk investments while attracting private sector capital. At the same time, governments must strengthen their capacity to negotiate, structure, and manage bankable projects—engaging professional transaction advisors early to avoid poorly structured contracts.

Finally, regional cooperation through integrated energy markets and cross-border infrastructure will be vital for achieving cost efficiency, ensuring energy security, and accelerating Africa’s transition to a just and inclusive energy future.

Join us for Day Two: https://t.co/SaTEBQuqfV

#ACEP
#FutureOfEnergy
#FEC2025