Edwin

Mumbere

Director

Edwin Mumbere

Role & Organization
Edwin Mumbere is an environmental biologist and climate justice advocate from Kasese, Western Uganda. He serves as the Coordinator of the Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment and Management (CECIC) and leads the clean‑energy consortium Safelight rwenzoridaily.com+11climate-action.info+11rwenzoridaily.com+11.

🌍 Background & Focus Areas

Climate Impacts & Community Advocacy:
Edwin became a climate activist after witnessing accelerated glacier retreat in the Rwenzori Mountains—threatening livelihoods and water security for local communitiesen.wikipedia.org+3bbc.co.uk+3rwenzoridaily.com+3.
With CECIC, he supports tree‑planting drives, climate walks, and community awareness campaigns on environmental laws and conservation .
Fossil Fuel Resistance & Biodiversity Protection:
He is a strong critic of fossil-fuel expansion in Uganda—especially oil drilling in ecosystems like Murchison Falls and pipeline projects (e.g., EACOP)—warning of their negative impacts on wildlife, water, health, and the climatepmldaily.com.
Through opinion pieces and advocacy, Edwin emphasizes the ethics of conservation over oil developmentpmldaily.com+3pmldaily.com+3climate-action.info+3.
Clean Energy Promotion:
As president of Safelight, he has helped scale up solar home systems—expanding access from around 300 units in 2004 to over 1,000 farms and households cnbcafrica.com+7bukedde.co.ug+7guardian.ng+7 climate-action.info.
He also highlights barriers to renewable energy—such as high upfront costs and policy gaps—and advocates for off-grid mini‑grids and supportive regulatory frameworks .

🔹 Action & Leadership

Edwin leads field campaigns in Kasese to counter climate impacts and restore forests, while empowering youth and rural farmers rwenzoridaily.com+1waterjournalistsafrica.com+1.
He collaborates with CGIAR and other partners to integrate indigenous knowledge with scientific methods for flood prevention, drought resilience, and sustainable agriculture rwenzoridaily.com.