Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project -ICRP

ICRP

The Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP) is a critical initiative by the Ministry of Water and Environment, aimed at transforming Uganda’s agricultural landscape by promoting climate-resilient farming practices through sustainable irrigation. Recognizing the increasing impacts of climate variability on agricultural productivity and food security, ICRP focuses on providing farmers, particularly smallholders, with reliable access to water. This enables them to cope with erratic weather patterns, significantly increase crop yields, intensify production, and diversify into higher-value crops, ultimately contributing to a more robust and resilient agricultural sector in Uganda.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) FOR KABUYANDA IRRIGATION SCHEME IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT 30 Sept 2019

DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) FOR KABUYANDA IRRIGATION SCHEME IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) with support from the World Bank is preparing the Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP). The project objectives are to develop irrigation, drainage infrastructure and services, institutional capacity in irrigated agricultural production in the project areas that include Kabuyanda in Isingiro District. The project will contribute to improvement of farm incomes, rural livelihoods, food security, climate resilience, sustainable natural resources management in the proposed areas of Kabuyanda in Isingiro District.

The  project consists of a dam and an irrigation scheme, the dam will be (earth-fill, 33 metres high with a reservoir storage capacity of 8.8 MCM, draining an area of about 90 km²), and will be located approximately 5 km north-west of Kabuyanda Town within the Rwoho Central Forest Reserve (CFR) under the  management of National Forestry Authority (NFA).

The project comprises of three components here listed: Component 1 – Irrigation Service Development; Component 2 – Support Services for Agricultural Production and Value-chain Development; Component 3 – Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support.

The Ministry together with the World Bank have revised and updated the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the project to ensure its consistency with Ugandan Policies, Regulations and the World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards requirements.

As a requirement by the World Bank’s Policy on Access to Information to publicly disclose all safeguard documents, this is to disclose the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Kabuyanda Irrigation Scheme to the general Public and Interested Groups. The ESIA report can be accessed on MWE web page or MWE Head Office on  Port Bell Road, Plot21/28 Luzira, P.O BOX 20026,KAMPALA, Tel; 256-4140505942,236359,220734, NEMA HOUSE on Plot 17,19&21 Jinja Road and Isingiro District Local Government Headquarters.

Resettlement Policy Framework(RPF) 15 Feb 2019

“The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)’ has been prepared as an instrument to be used throughout the Irrigation Development and Climate Resilience Project implementation. The RPF will be disclosed to set out the resettlement and compensation policy, organizational arrangements and design criteria to be applied to meet the needs of the people who may be affected by the program. The Resettlement Action Plan (RAPS) for the Irrigation Development and Climate Resilience Project will be prepared in conformity with the provisions of this RPF.

Additional Surveys and Assessments for Kabuyanda Irrigation Scheme

The proposed Kabuyanda dam is designed for storage of streamflow, which will limit the water flow and may also possibly alter water quality in the R. Mishumba downstream of the dam. The estimated monthly runoff for R. Mishumba at the proposed dam location indicates a bi-modal variation with two peak flows in April and October of 0.8m³/s and 0.89m³/s, respectively, and a mean annual flow is 0.51m³/s. Based on available data, the river sometimes dries up in the dry months of July and August, and February and September. Downstream of the Kabuyanda dam, the tributaries Rweibare (Kasharira) joins R. Mishumba downstream of the dam, and Rwemango and Kyabaganda join Mishumba about 5 km downstream of the dam. The Rweibare stream contributes about 18% of the 0.61m³/s Average Annual Flow (AAF) of R. Mishumba at the confluence, and the combined flow of Rweibara and Rwemango Rivers is about 56% of the total flow at the confluence.

RAP For Kabuyanda Main Pipeline, Isingiro District

During the ICRP negotiations in February 2020, the GoU through MWE and the World Bank agreed on the opportunity of implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) reflecting the sectioning of large civil works and agreed that the various plans could be implemented in sections, provided that this is adequately reflected in the RAPs approved and agreed with the World Bank and that a RAP completion report will be produced for each such section. With reference to the Kabuyanda irrigation

Matanda Dam Sectional RAP

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment with support from the World Bank is to construct the Matanda Multipurpose Irrigation Project, located on River Kiruruma in Kanungu District, Southwestern Uganda. Matanda Irrigation Scheme project shall be constituted by three components, i.e., the dam (water reservoir), main pipeline, and the irrigable command area. During the ICRP negotiations in February 2020, the GoU through MWE and the World Bank agreed on the opportunity of implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) reflecting the sectioning of large civil works. It was agreed that the various plans could be implemented in sections, provided that this is adequately reflected in the main RAP report approved and agreed with the World Bank. The RAP completion report will be produced for each section. With reference to the Matanda Irrigation scheme, MWE thus decided to prepare three Sectional RAPs in the following order: (I) Matanda Dam sectional RAP; (II) Matanda Main Pipeline Sectional RAP; and (III) Matanda Irrigation Network (Secondary and Tertiary) Sectional RAP.
MWE has prepared the first sectional RAP of Matanda Dam which shall be regarded as the main RAP report. The rest of the RAPs shall be a summary of the main RAP indicating mainly the impacts in terms of people affected and how they have been compensated.

Construction of Kabuyanda Irrigation Off-Farm Pipe Network in Isingiro District (April 30, 2025)

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE), through the Department of Water for Production Regional Centre West, held the 5th site progress meeting for the construction of the Kabuyanda Irrigation Off-Farm Pipe Network in Isingiro District.

The meeting was chaired by the Assistant Commissioner of MoWE (PC-ICRP), Eng. Henry Kizito, and attended by ministry officials, district representatives, JBN Consults and Planners, and China Railway 18th Bureau Group Corporation representatives. The discussions focused on the project’s progress, key milestones, and the next steps.

Project Details
• Contract Number: MWE/WRKS/22-23/00004
• Programme: Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (Project ID No. P163836)
• Contractor: China Railway 18th Bureau Group Corporation Limited (CR18)
• Supervising Engineer: WAPCOS Limited
• Employer: Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE)
• Funding Institution: World Bank
• Contract Sum: UGX 54,143,025,111 (VAT exclusive)
• Contract Signing Date: 7th August 2023
Commencement Date: 9th April 2024
Expected Completion Date: 29th March 2026
Contract Duration: 720 days
Defects Liability Period: 365 days after completion

Progress Update
* Time Progress: 53.61% of the contract period elapsed, with 46.39% remaining.
* Financial Progress: 20% of the contract sum has been received, with 80% pending.
* Physical Work Progress: 12.55% completed, with 87.45% remaining.
* Various activities have been completed, including clearing and grubbing, tree removal, and pipeline excavation.
* The contractor has made progress in laying HDPE pipes and plans to continue with dewatering, excavation, and pipe laying in the upcoming month

Next Steps
* Machinery mobilization; 1 grader, 1 crane truck and 1 roller are expected to be delivered on site within the next 2 weeks.
* Clearing and grubbing; Expect to clear M1, M1-S3-T2, M1-S2 with all its tertiaries and M1-S3 in the coming period. Quantity to be measured on site.
* Tree and stump removal; To be measured according to their respective girth.
* Laying of HDPE pipelines; To be measured according to their respective girth.
* Submission of revised plans and drawings; Revised drawings for the M1-S1 and M1-S4 pipeline networks including the associated tertiaries are expected to be submitted.
* Dewatering of sites and work areas; For areas with water logging such as swamp crossings.
* Excavation works for pipeline trenches; Excavation works are expected to continue along M2-S2-T1.1, M1-T4.2, M2-S1-T3 and M2-S1-T3.1 and M1-S2 T2.2. Quantity to be measured on site.
* Delivery of HDPE and DI pipes; Supplier is expected to make delivery to site according to purchase orders made
* Field pressure testing of HDPE pipes along completed sites; Contractor shall continue testing of pipes for the completed sections of M1-S5-T1, M1-T4.1, M2-S1-T2 and M2-S2-T1.2
* Construction of campsite facilities; Contractor expects to complete construction of the remaining facilities in May 2025
* Delivery of DI Pipes on site; Contractor shall deliver 21km DI pipes by 8th May 2025.
The contractor was advised to speed up construction in the given period of time to avoid inconveniences and incurring extra costs. The contractor in turn has pledged to work harder nd improvise way to complete works despite the weather disruptions.

The project completion will enhance irrigation and agricultural productivity for the Kabuyanda community and Isingiro District at large. The Ministry will continue supervising and monitoring the project to ensure quality work and timely completion.