Uganda climate activist Hilda Nakabuye: three rainy days turned her family's life upside down

Uganda climate activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye visited Estonia and spoke about how climate change has devastated agriculture in her homeland. Inspired by the activist's work, a street art mural was created in Tallinn's Lasnamäe district.

Uganda climate activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye spoke during her Estonia visit to the Life for Earth movement about how severely climate change has affected agriculture in her home country. The activist has become a globally recognized voice highlighting the plight of Africa's smallholder farmers.

Nakabuye described how just three rainy days were able to turn her family farm's life upside down for years. Such extreme weather events are no longer rare in Uganda; rainy periods have become unpredictable, droughts are lengthening, and harvests are falling, leaving families at the mercy of food insecurity and economic uncertainty.

The activist's message has reached Estonia in visual form too: inspired by her work, a street art mural was created in Tallinn's Lasnamäe district, reminding city residents of the global scale of the climate crisis. The work connects local urban space with the global climate justice movement.

Nakabuye is known as one of Africa's most prominent young climate voices and has spoken at international climate conferences, emphasizing that African countries suffer disproportionately from problems primarily caused by industrialized nations.