Tropical heat will worsen as Uganda experiences extreme weather in 10 years if no immediate action is taken. The country could lose all its forest cover in less than 30 years.

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) attributes the declining forests to human practices like agriculture, rapid urbanization and a fast growing population.

The Copenhagen Climate Talks may have failed to deliver the ambitious deal many across the world have been waiting for, but one Ugandan woman had the opportunity to tell the world the devastating impact of climate change in her village.

With the help of Oxfam International, Constance Okollet, a Ugandan woman farmer from Tororo this week joined South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Former Irish President Mary Robinson in demanding for what they called justice from world leaders who were meeting in Copenhagen .