The Uganda president opened the Uganda art exhibition at the Royal Commonwealth Society.Addressing guests at the ceremony, Museveni noted that whereas the global environmental degradation, was due to green house gas emissions, in Africa, it was due to scarcity of energy.
He cited the cutting down of trees for firewood saying: "In Africa, 40 billion cubic metres of wood are destroyed and this is a greater danger to the environment."
Meseveni said lack of industrialisation had forced Africans to destroy forests in the name of agriculture.
He said extension of electricity to all parts of the continent would save it from degradation.
Commenting on the international financial crisis, the President said there was need for the Commonwealth societies to have in-depth studies about issues affecting their communities.
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