NEMA in partnership with Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development with support from the United National Development Program (UNDP) and funding from the GEF have been implementing the “Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action on Integrated Waste Management and Biogas Production project in Uganda. This is a five-year project which commenced in September 2018. The project received a no cost six- month extension up to 31st March 2024. The overall objective of the project is to improve waste management practices in cities/municipalities through the introduction of integrated waste management, and deployment of biogas energy systems based on organic fractions of municipal solid waste (MSW), agro-processing waste (combined with municipal solid wastes), sewage sludge and wastewater for biogas energy generation in Uganda. The project is implemented through a multi-stakeholder partnership involving institutions with a lead role in waste management including, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, local governments, civil society, and the academia.

The project has supported awareness raising amongst cities/municipalities and other waste sector stakeholders (93 people) in waste management hierarchy/flow surveys, waste management planning, technology options, attracting investment, and participatory approaches, supported training of promoters (technical officers, civil society organisations and practitioners in waste management including private sector

players (135 people) involved in waste management value chain in integrated waste management and source separation for the cities/urban authorities of Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (KCCA, Mukono, Wakiso), Jinja, Mbale, Masaka and Mbarara and development of a user’s manual for separation of the organic component of waste streams.

The Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action on Integrated Waste Management and Biogas Production project has help improve waste management in the project towns in these various forms; supported training of promoters (technical officers, civil society organisations and practitioners) in waste management, supported the development of gender responsive waste management plans, strategies and ordinances, supported awareness raising amongst cities/municipalities and other waste sector stakeholders and developed a user’s manual for separation of the organic component of waste streams, and supported KCCA, Jinja City and Mukono Municipal Council each with an organic compost sorting machine.