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A Some of the landmarks in the middle of Kampala City A. Uganda Houses of Parliament, kept orderly and still going strong (2008) B. CHOGM Monument C. Indepenedence Monument 130 B NEMA 2008 C NEMA 2008 NEMA 2008
Luwum Street: Boda-boda cyclists increasingly create confusion to pedestrians and motorists on Kampala streets (2008) Below: Down town Kampala near Mini Price junction (2008) 131 NEMA 2009 NEMA 2009
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U G A N D A Atlas of Our Changing E
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© 2009, National Enviornment Manag
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Chapter 2: Uganda’s Changing Envi
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Foreword Hon. Maria Mutagamba MINIS
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Sunset over Europe and Africa A dig
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The beautiful ridges landscape in K
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x Display of Jupiter, Venus and the
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Figure 2: The Geology of Uganda 2 G
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Uganda experiences moderate tempera
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Rainfall distribution Figure 3: Uga
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Zone 1: Lake Victoria Basin Zone 2:
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A degraded lake-shore catchment zon
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Lake Water Levels Lake Victoria hig
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14 River Basins, Lakes and Wetlands
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Figure 8: Uganda’s water potentia
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The water problem in Kamuli Distric
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Figure 9: Uganda’s Land Cover Cla
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Terraced gardens and intensive tree
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22 Wetlands: about 33,000 km 2 ; 13
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Name of Ramsar site Year of Site Ar
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Wetlands: importance and uses 28 Ug
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Wetlands: threats Indiscriminate du
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Wetlands: interventions Wetland res
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Plant a tree for the future: A girl
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An early morning ride through a coo
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Conservation areas: Protected areas
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The Delta in Murchison Falls Nation
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Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve Map of Kab
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Figure 13: The major soils of Ugand
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Soils: Agro-Ecological Zones Agro-E
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48 Agro-Ecological Rainfall Minimum
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Energy: Hydro electric power Above:
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Energy: different sources of energy
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Kasese Cobalt Trail left by acidic
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More pictures of Game parks /wildli
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Kiruhura 1990 58 K I R U Kiruhura I
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Karamoja 60 Karamoja Increase in ag
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62 Kibimba Rice Scheme Ten years ag
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Mabira 2001 Mabira forest 2001 64 M
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Part of the Mabira Tropical High Fo
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Katuugo Forest 1990, Nakasongola Di
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70 Budongo Forest Reserve Decreased
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72 Budongo fire fronts 2002 Budongo
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74 Katuugo Forest Reserve Loss of v
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76 Mwenge - Mafuga Forest Reserves
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Rhino camp 1975 78 Pader Refugee ca
Page 94 and 95: 80 Kooki Hills Area Degraded hills
Page 96 and 97: Kooki hills in Kibaale-Bukoora, Rak
Page 98 and 99: Rainy season: Kooki hills in the ba
Page 100 and 101: 86 Mt. Elgon National Park Conserva
Page 102 and 103: Dawn at the Mt. Elgon Ranges (2008)
Page 104 and 105: 90 Lake Wamala Wetland degradation
Page 106 and 107: 92 Lake Bunyonyi - Iyamuriro Wetlan
Page 108 and 109: Aerial view of Kabale-Iyamuriro wet
Page 110 and 111: 96 Lake Mutanda Rapid silting and w
Page 112 and 113: Lake Mutanda: Heavily converted Git
Page 114 and 115: 100 Laropi- Moyo lakes/ lagoons Flo
Page 116 and 117: Shifted bridge as result of floodin
Page 118 and 119: 104 Teso region Flooding The northe
Page 120 and 121: 106 Kampala Urbanisation and indust
Page 122 and 123: Kampala City (2007). Inset: Kampala
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Page 126 and 127: 112 Naguru-Kololo in 1959 In 1959,
Page 128 and 129: Bugolobi in 1959 Unplanned settleme
Page 130 and 131: 116 Flood prone area at Clock Tower
Page 132 and 133: 118 Construction in the Nsooba-Lubi
Page 134 and 135: 120 Construction in waterways at Za
Page 136 and 137: 122 Construction of houses in Nakiv
Page 138 and 139: 124 Kampala-Jinja Highway Naguru Ho
Page 140 and 141: Biomass Land use/land cover Land us
Page 142 and 143: Positive impacts of Kampala’s cha
Page 146 and 147: 132 NEMA 2008
Page 148 and 149: Mt. Elgon borders Uganda and Kenya
Page 150 and 151: 136 Mt. Rwenzori Glaciers Global wa
Page 152 and 153: 138 River Semliki Eroded banks of R
Page 154 and 155: A herd of cattle grazing and wateri
Page 156 and 157: 142 Kagera River Siltation of Lake
Page 158 and 159: 144 Lake Victoria Green algae bloom
Page 160 and 161: 146 Lake Kyoga Shallow lake, unstab
Page 162 and 163: NEMA staff and Lira District offici
Page 164 and 165: 150 Kasyoha- Kitomi Forest Reserve
Page 166 and 167: 152 Rhino Refugee camp Impact of re
Page 168 and 169: Misuse of seasonal wetlands: Teso f
Page 170 and 171: Uganda’s economy More than 73% of
Page 172 and 173: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Page 174 and 175: MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustain
Page 176 and 177: The 2000-2005 growth rate in Africa
Page 178 and 179: Uganda is divided into four regions
Page 180 and 181: Literacy rate Literacy rates as a m
Page 182 and 183: Tourism and the Environment Uganda
Page 184 and 185: Land use and land cover Over 36 per
Page 186 and 187: Forest Reserves Central Forest Rese
Page 188 and 189: and Ntungamo had the percentage of
Page 190 and 191: Latrine Coverage The use of proper
Page 192 and 193: Energy for cooking in 2005-2006 Ove
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Arable land Almost all Uganda’s l
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182 Recommendations 1. Efforts to r
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184 Kika Group, a local dance troup
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Wildlife Where is my food- The Gira
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Biodiversity Ecotourism: Heart-shap
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190 Areas of interest Houses of Par
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A modern country homestead near Mba
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Places of worship Namirembe Cathedr
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Traditional aspects Gisu Imbalu (ci
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Crater lakes in Uganda 198
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Acronyms AEZ Agro-ecological Zoning
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Index A Abim 60,181 Abstraction 18
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Montane forests 90 Moon x Moroto 60
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