This Profile presents the current situation of chemicals management in Uganda following a previous assessment that was carried out in 2003. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the national chemical’s management infrastructure relating to institutional, legal, administrative and technical aspects alongside the understanding of the nature and the extent of chemical availability and use in Uganda.
The Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector is responsible for most mercury emissions worldwide, releasing 838 tonnes annually of mercury into the environment9 (UN Environment, 2019).
Sub-Saharan Africa is the second highest emitter with 252 tonnes annually of mercury into the environment. Mercury is highly toxic (IBID). It affects flora and fauna as well as human health. For humans, it poses a threat to the development of the child in utero and early stages of life leading to birth defects and body deformities.
Welcome to the September edition of the NEMA quarterly newsletter. At the end of the last quarter, we commemorated the World Environment Day (WED) 2021. Our newsletter then announced that Dr. Tom O. Okurut would be stepping down as Executive Director (ED) of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). And indeed this happened. As we publish this edition today, NEMA is under the leadership of Dr. Barirega Akankwasah, the new ED of the Authority who took office on September 1, 2021.
Uganda is a regional leader in shaping strategies for inclusive green growth – developing ways of better mobilising the rich natural capital that directly and indirectly supports livelihoods and economic growth. The country produced a Green Growth Development Strategy in 2017 that emphasises the importance of managing natural capital for key sectors, and notably agriculture, tourism, energy, transport, and city development.
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a total of 406 certificates during the October–December, 2020 Quarter. This is an increase from the 323 certificates issued during the July–September, 2020 Quarter, and the 265 issued during the January–March Quarter of the same year.
The 2019/20 annual report describes the status of implementation of the Key Result Areas (KRAs) planned outputs and outcomes as stipulated in the Strategic Plan, 2015 of NEMA that are based on its mandate, and statutory functions. Click here to download full document
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in accordance with the National Environment Act No. 5 of 2019, is obliged to produce the National State of the Environment Report (NSOER) every two years.
The NSOER aims to inform the public about the state of the environment in the country; the importance of the environment and natural resources in the development process and their value to society; its trends and projections; the key issues; challenges; and opportunities for improvement.
As we continue to appreciate the Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) approach in natural resource management, in this article we explore the interdependence between ecosystems, the services they provide and human wellbeing. We ground this in a common management approach, systems thinking.
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