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Ground water Simondwa 2006 Credit......... The water problem in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda makes harnessing of ground water the best option: children collect water from a community ground water pump (borehole). Children access water from a protected spring in Bugiri District (2005) Although exploitation of surface water resources still accounts for more than 50% of the population needs, ground water resources are increasingly becoming important. However, its full potential is yet to be established, and it is believed that its development will go a long way in meeting the projected increased demand in future. Ground water potential in the country is mainly determined by the geology and rainfall in a given area. Generally, areas underlain by fine grain rocks and soils have low ground water potential because of limited infiltration compared to those with coarse grain rocks and sandy soils. Similarly, low rainfall areas have low ground water because of low infiltration. The geology of Uganda is not especially rich in ground water because of lack of true aquifers. Ground water is often readily available from fissures in the Gneissic Complex at about 100 m depth. The bulk of Uganda is under-lain by this Gneissic Complex which is of pre- Cambrian age. In the limited area of the country where ground water resources have been exploited, there is evidence of gradual decrease in the level of ground water which has been attributed to abstraction in access of yield. There is need for surveying and mapping of ground water resources potential in the country and assessing the sensitivity of this resource to excessive abstraction. 18 Communities in Northern Uganda access unsafe surface water for domestic use (2005)
NEMA 2005 Soroti Catholic Diocese Integrated Development Organisation (SOCADIDO) displays a borehole and its benefits during World Environment Day celebrations (2006) in Kumi District. NEMA 2005 NEMA 2003 Credit....................... NEMA 2005 NEMA 2006 Environmental Education/Education for Sustainable Development. Children involvement in environment management: A pupil’s drawing produced during the World Environment Day (2003) Uganda Primary Schools Art competitions under the theme “Water, we all need it, save and conserve it”. 33 19
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Page 6 and 7: Chapter 2: Uganda’s Changing Envi
Page 8 and 9: Foreword Hon. Maria Mutagamba MINIS
Page 10 and 11: Sunset over Europe and Africa A dig
Page 12 and 13: The beautiful ridges landscape in K
Page 14 and 15: Wekesa George (S4. Seeta High Schoo
Page 16 and 17: Geology Kilometres ) Atlas of Ugand
Page 18 and 19: Climate Uganda experiences moderate
Page 20 and 21: Rainfall distribution Kilometres At
Page 22 and 23: Climatic zones Zone 1: Lake Victori
Page 24 and 25: Water Resources NEMA 2006 NEMA 2008
Page 26 and 27: Lake Water Levels Lake Victoria hig
Page 28 and 29: River Basins, Lakes and Wetlands NE
Page 30 and 31: Drainage NEMA 2008 Kilometres Direc
Page 34 and 35: Land cover / Land use Legend CLASS
Page 36 and 37: Land use Terraced gardens and inten
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Page 48 and 49: Plant a tree for the future: A girl
Page 50 and 51: Forests NEMA 2009 An early morning
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Page 68 and 69: NEMA file photo (2008) Kasese Cobal
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Katuugo Forest 1990, Nakasongola Di
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Budongo fire fronts 2002 Budongo fi
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u g o u g o 74 Katuugo Forest Reser
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76 Mwenge - Mafuga Forest Reserves
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Rhino camp 1975 78 Pader Refugee ca
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Kooki Hills Area Degraded hills The
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Rakai District Local Administration
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Rakai District Local Administration
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Budongo Forest 1974 Mt. Elgon Natio
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NEMA 2008 Dawn at the Mt. Elgon Ran
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Lake Wamala Wetland degradation Lak
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NEMA 2007 Kabale-Iyamuriro wetland
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Aerial view of Kabale-Iyamuriro wet
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Lake Mutanda Rapid silting and wetl
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District State of Environment Repor
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Laropi- Moyo lakes/ lagoons Floods
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Bridge before 1998 floods Bridge af
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Teso region Flooding The northern p
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Kampala Urbanisation and industrial
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Kampala City (2005) Kampala City (2
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Naguru-Kololo in 1959 In 1959, Kamw
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Bugolobi in 1959 Unplanned settleme
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Bwaise . 118 Construction in the Ns
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. 120 Construction in waterways at
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Namuwongo . Construction of houses
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Naguru Housing Estate Nakawa market
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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 NEMA 2008 Some of the landmarks i
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132 NEMA 2008
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NEMA 2008 Mt. Elgon borders Uganda
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Changes in glacial extent: Rwenzori
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River Semliki Eroded banks of River
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NEMA 2006 NEMA 2007 NEMA 2007 A her
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142 Kagera River Siltation of Lake
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144 Lake Victoria Green algae bloom
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AA 146 Lake Kyoga Shallow lake, uns
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NEMA 2006 NEMA staff and Lira Distr
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150 Kasyoha- Kitomi Forest Reserve
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Location of Yoro Location of Yoro 1
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NEMA 2007 Misuse of seasonal wetlan
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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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John Gibbons: Uganda At A Glance 20
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Literacy rate Literacy rates for th
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Tourism and the Environment Tourist
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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 Ene
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Arable land Almost all Uganda’s l
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Recommendations 1. Efforts to reduc
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NEMA 2006 184 Kika Group, a local d
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Wildlife Where is my food- The Gira
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Biodiversity NEMA 2006 NEMA 2008 Ec
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Areas of interest Houses of Parliam
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Nature A modern country homestead n
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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 AIDS AKDN AKFED AMCOW
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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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