Uganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment - GRID-Arendal
Uganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment - GRID-Arendal
Uganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment - GRID-Arendal
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Acronyms<br />
AEZ Agro-ecological Zoning<br />
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome<br />
AKDN Aga Khan Development Network<br />
AKFED Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development<br />
AMCOW African Ministerial Council on Water<br />
CEC Cation Exchange Capacity<br />
CHOGM Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting<br />
DRC Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> Congo<br />
DWD Directorate <strong>of</strong> Water Development<br />
EAC East African Community<br />
EIN <strong>Environment</strong> Information Network<br />
ENR <strong>Environment</strong> and Natural Resources<br />
EROS Earth Resources Observation and Science<br />
ESRI <strong>Environment</strong>al Systems Research Institute<br />
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization<br />
GDP Gross Domestic Product<br />
GHGs Green House Gas<br />
GoU Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Uganda</strong><br />
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus<br />
IBAs Important Bird Areas<br />
ICT Information and Communication Technology<br />
IDP Internally Displaced People<br />
ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone<br />
IUCN International Union for Conservation <strong>of</strong> Nature<br />
JEEP Joint Energy and <strong>Environment</strong> Projects<br />
MDGs Millennium Development Goals<br />
MFACOI Multi Purpose Farmers Community Initiative<br />
MFPED Ministry <strong>of</strong> Finance Planning and Economic Development<br />
MSS Multi Spectral Scanner<br />
MWE Ministry <strong>of</strong> Water and <strong>Environment</strong><br />
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration<br />
NBI Nile Basin Initiative<br />
NDP National Development Plan<br />
NEMA National <strong>Environment</strong> Management Authority<br />
NFA National Forestry Authority<br />
NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<br />
NGO Non Governmental Organisation<br />
NILE-COM Nile Council <strong>of</strong> Ministers<br />
NSOER National State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> Reports<br />
PA Protected Area<br />
PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan<br />
QENP Queen Elizabeth National Park<br />
RCMRD Regional Centre for Mapping <strong>of</strong> Resources for Development<br />
SOCADIDO Soroti Catholic Diocese Integrated Development Organisation<br />
SOE State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Environment</strong><br />
SOER State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> Report<br />
THF Tropical High Forests<br />
TM Thematic Mapper<br />
UBOS <strong>Uganda</strong> Bureau <strong>of</strong> Statistics<br />
UHSBS <strong>Uganda</strong> HIV/AIDS Sero Behavioral Survey<br />
UNEP United Nations <strong>Environment</strong>al Programme<br />
UNHS <strong>Uganda</strong> National Household Survey<br />
UPE Universal Primary Education<br />
USD United States Dollar<br />
USGS United States Geological Survey<br />
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator<br />
UWA <strong>Uganda</strong> Wildlife Authority<br />
UWEC <strong>Uganda</strong> Wildlife Education Centre<br />
VIP Ventilated Pit-Latrine<br />
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