UWEWK 2025
Background
Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK) is a weeklong event that is organized annually by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) through the Water Resources Institute (WRI). Since
its inception in 2018, the event seeks to contribute towards the attainment of sustainable socioeconomic transformation and achieving Ugandan National Development Plan and vision 2040. It
provides an interface between sector actors and other stakeholders for knowledge exchange, advocacy, influencing, dialoguing, and learning for the improvement of Uganda’s water and environmental
resources
Introduction.
The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) in collaboration with key partners has so far held seven (7) annual UWEWKs (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). These events have attracted high-level political participation including the Vice President, the Prime Minister, Ministers, members of parliament of the Republic of Uganda, Local Governments, Cultural and Religious Institutions, and other stakeholders both nationally and internationally. In addition, it offers a platform for the sector professionals, private sector, CSOs and academic communities to present papers, exchange knowledge, and build partnerships, collaborations and networks. MWE through the Water Resources Institute (WRI) will hold the Eight Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK2025) from Monday 17th March to Friday 21st March 2025. The event will also involve commemoration of annual three sector International Days: International Forest Day (March 21th March ), World Water Day (March 22nd) and World Meteorological Day (March 23rd).
UWEWK2025 will therefore give special attention to the outcomes and recommendations from these events. It will explore their implications to Uganda and discuss the status of their operationalization or domestication and what needs to be done to ensure that they are fully operationalized.
The overall theme of UWEWK 2025 is “Water and environment resources for enhanced resilience and improved incomes and livelihoods”
UWEWK2025 Sub themes
Four sub-themes are proposed to address water, environment and climate change issues and challenges and outcomes and recommendations of key global water and environment related events
namely:
a) Sub-theme 1: Water and environment for a peaceful and sustainable future
b) Sub-theme 2: Water and environment for climate action
c) Sub-theme 3: Equitable and sustainable use of water and environment resources for improved incomes and livelihoods
d) Sub-theme 4: Water and environment innovations, knowledge and capacity for empowering a new generation
How to participate
Over 2000 local and international delegates will be attending both online and physical, through;
1. Submit abstracts (not exceeding 300 words) prepared in line with the theme and sub-themes of the conference, emphasising innovations and case studies by 2nd Feb 2025
2. Register to participate in the pre- event, event and post-event activities. You can show interest by registering as a participant, exhibitor, sponsor, convener and co-conveners by 3rd March 2025
Below are the UWEWK 2025 documents
