Directorate of Environment Affairs

Wetlands Report

Wetlands Management Department (WMD) in the Ministry oWater and Environment as a lead agency for the management of wetlands has been coordinating the implementation of the Wetlands Sector Strategic Plan that underpins the importance of promotion of knowledge on environment and natural resourcesA number of strides have been undertaken to generate country wide and reliable data on wetlands in order to improve their management.

ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR STRENGTHENING COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

The government of Uganda in addressing its development challenges places great
importance on environmental safeguards as evidenced in the numerous policies and laws
instituted to guide the sustainable use of natural resources. Important of these is the National
Environment Management Policy under which environmental management issues are based
with further guidance from other legal frameworks including the Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) guidelines and other tools developed by the National Environment

JWESSP-II 2018-2023

The Joint Water and Environment Sector Support Programme (JWESSP) phase two 2018 - 2023 is a successor to the JWESSP 2013 – 2018 and builds on its achievements. The JWESSP phase two will be implemented by the Government of Uganda, represented by the Ministry of Water and Environment, with harmonised support from the water and environment sector Development Partners. The programme will help the sector to achieve its targets and improve its performance through consistent and harmonised support that is aligned to government objectives, policies and delivery modalities.

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