📊 40+
Active Projects
🗺️ 136
Districts Served
💧 84%
Rural Functionality
🚰 68%
Rural Water Access
Message from Leadership

Welcome to the Ministry
of Water and Environment

We are committed to ensuring sustainable management of Uganda's water and environment resources for the benefit of present and future generations. Our mission is to promote and ensure the rational and sustainable utilization of water and environment resources for socio-economic development.

Our Mission Statement:
To promote efficient and effective utilization of water and environment resources for a healthy, wealthy and climate resilient population

Vision Statement:
Transformed Ugandan Society with environment and natural resources sustainably managed.

Hon. Cheptoris Sam Mangusho

Hon. Cheptoris Sam Mangusho

Minister of Water & Environment

Hon. Beatrice Anywar Atim

Hon. Beatrice Anywar Atim

Minister of State for Environment

Hon. Aisha Sekindi

Hon. Aisha Sekindi

Minister of State for Water

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Featured Projects

Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability of Local Communities in Uganda through Ecosystems based adaptation (EbA) in Wetland and Forest Ecosystems project Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability of Local Communities in Uganda through Ecosystems based adaptation (EbA) in Wetland and Forest Ecosystems project Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability of Local Communities in Uganda through Ecosystems based adaptation (EbA) in Wetland and Forest Ecosystems project
EbA

Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability of Local Communities in Uganda through Ecosystems based adaptation (EbA) in Wetland and Forest Ecosystems project

IntroductionThe Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) with technical support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is implementing a project titled “Reducing the climate change vulnerability of local communities in Uganda through Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EbA) in forest and wetland ecosystems”. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF) totaling USD 4,350,000.The goal of this project is to reduce the vulnerability of communities living around wetlands and forests to climate change with the specific objective of increasing the technical and institutional capacity of government authorities and local communities in Uganda to implement EbA in wetland and forest ecosystems to reduce vulnerability of dependent communities to observed and anticipated effects of climate change.The project outcome areas:Outcome 1: Technical and institutional capacity at the local and national level to integrate EbA into existing management plans for wetlands and forests is strengthenedOutcome 2: Climate change vulnerability of communities living around degraded wetlands and forests is decreased through the implementation of EbA interventionsOutcome 3: Communities living at the project intervention sites have increased capacity to adopt alternative livelihoods and climate-resilient agriculture techniques to decrease their vulnerability to climate change and reduce degradation of wetlands and forests.Outcome 4: Increased knowledge and awareness of government officials and communities at project intervention sites of: i) the ecosystem services provided by wetlands and forests; and ii) the benefits of EbA for increasing the resilience of livelihoods to climate changeProject intervention sites:This project is being implemented in four intervention areas-ecosystemsR Enyau system (Arua; Arua City)R Sironko system (Sironko; Bulambuli)R Rwambu-Mpanga system (Ibanda; Kitagwenda and Kamwenge)R Rwizi-Nakivale system (Mbarara; Mbarara City)

Statement on Ethical Issues

The Ministry of Water and Environment is committed to avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating adverse environmental and social impacts associated with its projects, as well as adopting a gender-sensitive and gender-equitable approach for all its projects.

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German Cooperation
United Nations Development Programme
GIZ
World Bank
Islamic Development Bank
Adaptation Fund
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Global Environment Facility
Government of Egypt
InterGovernmental Authority on Development
Nordic Development Fund
Global Environment Facility
UNICEF
European Union
German Cooperation
United Nations Development Programme
GIZ
World Bank
Islamic Development Bank
Adaptation Fund
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Global Environment Facility
Government of Egypt
InterGovernmental Authority on Development
Nordic Development Fund
Global Environment Facility
UNICEF