May 23

• Uganda: Norway Pledges Funds for Forests

  Uganda loses nearly 100,000hectares of forest cover annually through encroachment, exposing the population to the risks and costly consequences of climate change. Read more »

• Uganda: Water Shortage Hits 3000 Mbarara Homes

  Residents of Mbarara town and Kaberebere in Isingiro district have been short of water since Saturday following a technical fault on the water pump at Ruharo main water station. Read more »

• Uganda: Conserving Biodiversity - the Wildlife Conservation Society

  The Albertine Rift, which includes Western Uganda, is one of Africa's most biodiverse regions, with a great diversity of living plants and animals in a large range of different... Read more »

May 22

• Uganda: Kasese Flood Victims Need 11 Million Litres of Water

  The Uganda Red Cross Society has said Kasese flood victims need up to 11 million litres of safe water if disease is to be avoided, amid fears of a cholera outbreak. Read more »

• Uganda: Fate of Karuma Hydro-Power Project Remains Uncertain

  Focus has shifted to fast tracking the development of small renewable energy projects as a short-to-medium term measure to avert the imminent return to 48-hour load-shedding. Read more »

• Uganda: LRA Poaching Elephants in Central Africa - UN

  Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on... Read more »

May 18

• Uganda: Flying Toilets

  In Chinua Achebe's book, Things Fall Apart, during one harvest, Okonkwo asked for seedlings from Nwakibie, a great man of the village. Although he had turned down similar requests... Read more »

May 16

• Uganda: Kakooza Mutale Joins Crusade to Evict Forest Encroachers

  Major Roland Kakooza Mutale, a special presidential advisor on political affairs has joined National Forest Authority (NFA) to flash out encroachers from national forests. Read more »

• Uganda: UNDP Boss Tips Uganda On Poverty Reduction

  Government has been challenged to consider the rural communities in planning programs geared towards poverty reduction. Read more »

May 15

• Uganda: Residents Curse As They Miss Free Game Meat

  Residents of Muhokya village in Kasese district are still mourning after rangers blocked them from feasting on free game meat. Read more »

• Uganda: Trial of Former Forest Boss Pushed Back

  The trial of former National Forest Authority (NFA) boss Damian Akankwasa flopped on Tuesday at the Anti-corruption Court because he was reported sick. Read more »

May 13

• Uganda: Govt Promotes Renewable Energy

  The Government has pledged to support companies that adopt clean production technologies, ensuring prudent use of natural resources and reduction in pollution. Read more »

• Uganda: Danish Embassy Gives Sh130 Million to Flood Victims

  As the number of people affected by Kasese floods sores to over 25, 000, the Danish embassy has released sh130m to the Uganda Red Cross society to help resettle the victims. Read more »

May 10

• Uganda: Kasese Floods Subside - Red Cross

  Floods that have been ravaging various parts of Kasese district are subsiding, according to Uganda Red Cross. Read more »

• Uganda: Floods - Tororo-Busia Road Closed

  Traffic along Tororo-Busia murrum road via Osukuru and Butesa sub counties has been suspended after the floods cut of a section of the road near river Malaba Bridge. Read more »

• Uganda: Dirty Water - the Major Cause of Children's Illness and Death

  At a communal water spring in Kinawataka, a low-end squalid suburb of Kampala, children with all sorts of repulsively dirty containers are not only collecting water, but equally... Read more »

May 9

• Uganda: Kampala Adopts New Waste Disposal Technique

  The German development arm, GIZ in conjunction with Water for People, an international NGO has launched a new waste removal technology to curb dumping of faecal waste in water... Read more »

• Uganda: Floods Paralyze Business in Kibuku

  Over 130Km of main roads in Kibuku district have considerably been destroyed by heavy rains experienced currently. Read more »

• Uganda: Floods Cut Off 19 Sub-Counties

  Bridges across the rivers in various parts of Kasese have collapsed cutting off 19 sub-counties and the district headquarters at Rukoki. Read more »

• Uganda: Kasese Floods Destroy Property Worth Sh8 Billion

  Property worth $3m (about Shs8b) has so far been destroyed in Kasese district following the onset floods in the area on May 1st. Read more »

May 7

• Uganda: Red Cross Seeks U.S.$21.4 Million for Kasese Floods Victims

  The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is seeking for sh1.8b to provide emergency assistance to people affected by floods in Kasese district. Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Deploys Regional Disaster Officers

  The Government has deployed regional risk disaster officers in all disaster prone areas in the country to handle those affected by floods that have ravaged the country, Musa... Read more »

May 6

• Uganda: Heaviest Rain in Tororo, More to Come

  The Department of Meteorology has released rainfall statistics for March that indicates that Tororo had the heaviest rainfall in Uganda and more rain is expected in May. Read more »

• Uganda: Fake Timber Hits Market As Dealers Rush to Meet Demand

  As the demand and prices for building materials continue to surge, timber dealers have shifted their marketing strategies to serve the large market, hence compromising on quality. Read more »

• Uganda: Floods - Regional Disaster Officers Deployed

  Government has deployed regional risk disaster officers in all disaster prone areas in the country to handle victims of floods that have ravaged the country, the state minister of... Read more »