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Uganda: 'The Rich Are Untouchable' - Country Struggles to Protect Its Wetlands
African Arguments, 1 September 2022
As communities and small businesses are cleared from environmentally precious zones, big companies expand unabated. Read more »
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Uganda: Illegal River Sand Miners Boost Rising Flood Risk #AfricaClimateCrisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 6 July 2022
The illicit trade along the Nyamwamba River is exacerbating flooding as climate change brings more extreme weather Read more »
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Uganda: As Floods Worsen, Uganda Moves to Protect Its Vanishing Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 29 November 2021
Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling - but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say Read more »
How to Protect Uganda's Precious Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis
Uganda's government is evicting people and small businesses that have settled on the periphery of Kampala's wetlands. At the same time, corporates are taking up space and officials tasked with enforcing the protection of these areas say there are obstacles to persuing the wealthy.
Wetlands play an important role in filtering water, absorbing excess water due to high rainfall and as habitat for wildlife. This is especially important as Uganda's capital has seen an increase in floods.
InFocus
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Wetlands, which include marshes and peatlands, are the unsung heroes of the climate crisis. They store more carbon than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone storing twice as ... Read more »
Homes and businesses cover an area formerly part of the Nsooba wetland in the Mulago area of Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 27, 2021.
