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Energy: Hydro electric power Above: Kampala at night Below: Owen Falls Hydro Electric Power dam at Jinja: Construction was completed in 1954. The dam is the source of hydro electric power for Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. 50 NEMA (2009) Uganda Museum (2009)
Kampala by night Energy: Upcoming Hydro power plants Bujagali Falls in Jinja District (2002): Construction of a second hydro electric plant, the Bujagali Hydropower Project is underway at the falls. Karuma falls in Masindi District (2007), site for a proposed new hydro electric power plant NEMA 2009 51 NEMA 2002 NEMA 2008
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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
Page 14 and 15: x Display of Jupiter, Venus and the
Page 16 and 17: Figure 2: The Geology of Uganda 2 G
Page 18 and 19: Uganda experiences moderate tempera
Page 20 and 21: Rainfall distribution Figure 3: Uga
Page 22 and 23: Zone 1: Lake Victoria Basin Zone 2:
Page 24 and 25: A degraded lake-shore catchment zon
Page 26 and 27: Lake Water Levels Lake Victoria hig
Page 28 and 29: 14 River Basins, Lakes and Wetlands
Page 30 and 31: Figure 8: Uganda’s water potentia
Page 32 and 33: The water problem in Kamuli Distric
Page 34 and 35: Figure 9: Uganda’s Land Cover Cla
Page 36 and 37: Terraced gardens and intensive tree
Page 38 and 39: 22 Wetlands: about 33,000 km 2 ; 13
Page 40 and 41: Name of Ramsar site Year of Site Ar
Page 42 and 43: Wetlands: importance and uses 28 Ug
Page 44 and 45: Wetlands: threats Indiscriminate du
Page 46 and 47: Wetlands: interventions Wetland res
Page 48 and 49: Plant a tree for the future: A girl
Page 50 and 51: An early morning ride through a coo
Page 52 and 53: Conservation areas: Protected areas
Page 54 and 55: The Delta in Murchison Falls Nation
Page 56 and 57: Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve Map of Kab
Page 58 and 59: Figure 13: The major soils of Ugand
Page 60 and 61: Soils: Agro-Ecological Zones Agro-E
Page 62 and 63: 48 Agro-Ecological Rainfall Minimum
Page 66 and 67: Energy: different sources of energy
Page 68 and 69: Kasese Cobalt Trail left by acidic
Page 70 and 71: More pictures of Game parks /wildli
Page 72 and 73: Kiruhura 1990 58 K I R U Kiruhura I
Page 74 and 75: Karamoja 60 Karamoja Increase in ag
Page 76 and 77: 62 Kibimba Rice Scheme Ten years ag
Page 78 and 79: Mabira 2001 Mabira forest 2001 64 M
Page 80 and 81: Part of the Mabira Tropical High Fo
Page 82 and 83: Katuugo Forest 1990, Nakasongola Di
Page 84 and 85: 70 Budongo Forest Reserve Decreased
Page 86 and 87: 72 Budongo fire fronts 2002 Budongo
Page 88 and 89: 74 Katuugo Forest Reserve Loss of v
Page 90 and 91: 76 Mwenge - Mafuga Forest Reserves
Page 92 and 93: 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
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100 Laropi- Moyo lakes/ lagoons Flo
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Shifted bridge as result of floodin
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104 Teso region Flooding The northe
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106 Kampala Urbanisation and indust
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Kampala City (2007). Inset: Kampala
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112 Naguru-Kololo in 1959 In 1959,
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Bugolobi in 1959 Unplanned settleme
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116 Flood prone area at Clock Tower
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118 Construction in the Nsooba-Lubi
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120 Construction in waterways at Za
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122 Construction of houses in Nakiv
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124 Kampala-Jinja Highway Naguru Ho
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Biomass Land use/land cover Land us
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Positive impacts of Kampala’s cha
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A Some of the landmarks in the midd
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132 NEMA 2008
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Mt. Elgon borders Uganda and Kenya
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136 Mt. Rwenzori Glaciers Global wa
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138 River Semliki Eroded banks of R
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A herd of cattle grazing and wateri
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142 Kagera River Siltation of Lake
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144 Lake Victoria Green algae bloom
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146 Lake Kyoga Shallow lake, unstab
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NEMA staff and Lira District offici
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150 Kasyoha- Kitomi Forest Reserve
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152 Rhino Refugee camp Impact of re
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Misuse of seasonal wetlands: Teso f
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Uganda’s economy More than 73% of
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustain
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The 2000-2005 growth rate in Africa
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Uganda is divided into four regions
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Literacy rate Literacy rates as a m
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Tourism and the Environment Uganda
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Land use and land cover Over 36 per
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Forest Reserves Central Forest Rese
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and Ntungamo had the percentage of
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Latrine Coverage The use of proper
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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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