Owomugisha Julian

"One voice on the map that distills the clean air opportunity for COP leaders is  Owomugisha Julian 's from  Public Square EA  in Kampala, Uganda — “To achieve true climate resilience, you must prioritize local air quality solutions now.” Listen to her full clip:  https://lnkd.in/d9M-k9r6 " Director Clear Air Program, U Chicago, EPIC Air Quality Fund" Interestingly, we didn't need to be in Belem for COP Leaders to take our views on air quality. It's was a true honor to be featured in the...

In one of the Kampala divisions where we planted an air quality monitor ( An initiative that is going on by  Public Square EA  under the  #EmpewoBweBulamu  project in partnership with University of Wisconsin, New York University ,Abu dhabi with  Melina Platas  and supported by  Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)  as coordinated by  Dorothy Lsoto , we chose a compound in a slum in Kitintale, Nakawa division. I've been doing these AQ conversations for a long time now,...

Our  hashtag#KampalaBreathes  campaign was featured on NTV Uganda's 9 pm news! This segment is a monumental step in our mission to bring the air quality crisis out of academic reports and into the public conversation. The report highlighted the sobering data we have been collecting: 1. The shocking reality that Kampala's air is among the most polluted in the world. 2. The serious health implications, with a recent study linking almost 1 in 5 non-accidental premature adult deaths in Kampala to...