Professional Documents
Culture Documents
UNIVERSITY
KAMPALA CAMPUS
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
NAME
CHAGAWO DERMALIE
REG NO.
14/2/360/W/289
COURSE UNIT
COUSRE
BPAM
FACILITATOR
YEAR
THREE
SIGNATURE
Question;
Design a suitable environmental policy for an area of your choice
there is no way water run-offs can be controlled. This has resulted into increased floods
around the clock-tower area, Nsambya, Bugolobi, Jinja-road and Nakawa. These floods have
greatly hindered movement within the city and around the affected areas.
3.0 Situation analysis
Wetlands have been reclaimed so as to provide land on which industries are being built every
other day. Government has entirely ignored the importance of wetlands at the cost of earning
extra revenue. This has already or is in the process of creating severe changes in climatic
conditions now and in the near future. The growth of industries has resulted into increased
amounts of waste being given off by industries. These wastes are being deposited into former
wetlands as the garbage dumping areas in Kololo and Wakaliga near Natete. This has
definitely polluted these areas not forgetting the foul odor accruing from the waste.
Urbanisation has greatly been responsible for wetland depletion since the wetlands have been
turned into economically viable areas. All wetlands are important- they all play significant
roles in water resources, supply of goods, climatic moderation and other benefits. Now that
wetlands are perceived as wealthlands not waste lands, there is need of sustainable
management through wise-use to ensure long-term provision of wetland benefits. Some
wetlands have unique ecological features that warrant total protection; many currently
provide a wide range of products to local users; and some may become more efficient
production areas for a wide range of food, and other products when appropriately modified.
4.0 Purpose of the policy
To integrate the consideration of environmental concerns and impacts of wetlands
degradation on urban development.
5.0 Policy objectives
To sustain the biological and socio-economic values of wetlands for present and future
generations
To control wetlands depletion and environmental degradation in Kampala
6.0 Rationale
In Kampala, the city and its immediate environment is managed and administered by the City
Council of Kampala. This government body has greatly fostered destruction of these
treasured areas. The city council has neglected the laws set up to protect the wetlands. The
Government of Uganda has conflicting ideologies over environmental protection with respect
to economic growth and so, no real supervision is done over the authorities in charge of
wetland conservation. The call for modernisation of Kampala's areas and industrialization by
politicians and other leaders today, we fear that Kampala's wetlands will not survive.
7.0 Stake holders
The policy considers the following stakeholders for its successful implementation
Government of Uganda
National Environmental Management authority
Kampala capital city authority-directorate of the environment
Environmental protection civil society organisations
Local environment committees
References
NEMA and Ministry of Water and Environment (2009). Fourth National Report to the
Convention on Biological Diversity. National Environment Management Authority and
Ministry of Water and Environment.
UNEP (n.d.) Lake Victoria. Environmental Change Hotspots. Division of Early Warning and
Assessment (DEWA). United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Available from:
http://na.unep.net/atlas/webatlas.php?id=2196