NEMA National Environmental Management Authority - Presentation 24-09-2019.pdf

Joint sector review in uganda 2019 part 2

1. Ministry of Water and
Environment
11
th
Joint Sector Review (JSR) Meeting
Executive Director
National Environment Management Authority
24
th
Sept. 2019
Mestilhotel, Kampala
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2. Brief about NEMA
1.TheNationalEnvironmentManagementAuthority
(NEMA)isasemi-autonomousinstitution.
2.EstablishedinMay1995undertheNational
EnvironmentAct(NEA)CAP,153.
3.NEMAistheprincipalagencychargedwiththemandate
ofcoordinating,monitoring,regulatingandsupervising
allenvironmentalmanagementissuesinUganda.
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3. Environment Impact
Social Assessment (ESIA)
1126outof1836 EIA
certificates were
approved by end of
June 2019 as seen in
Figure 1.
Key projects received
by NEMA in FY
2018/19 include; fuel
stations (22.8%),
ICT(22%),
infrastructure (21.1%),
and Industries (14.7%)
among others.
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227 221
332
344
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
EIA APPROVED IN FY 2018/19
Fig 1: Number of ESIAs approved in
FY 2018/19 by NEMA
Performance trend(Indicators)

4. Protection & restoration
of fragile ecosystems
4,000haoffragileecosystems
aroundthecountryhavebeen
restoredorprotected.
Theseinclude;theRwizi
catchment,RiverMuzizi
Lakeshores,Kyetindawetland,
LakeKachera,LakeVictoria
lakeshoresUpperKafu,and
OliduruCFRamongothers.
Keyissuestonote;
Theapproachusedis
communitybasednatural
resourcemanagementto
informpubliceducation
duringrestorationactivities.
Politicsplaysanegativeor
positiveroleinrestoration.
Protectionofecosystem
guaranteeimprovementof
theenvironment.
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Performance trend(Indicators)
Community participation in planting of the shea
butter seedlings in Olidurucentral forest reserve

5. Post ESIA inspections and
Audits in FY 2018/19
1,395outof1,400inspections
andauditswereundertakenin
FY2018/19.
ThemajorityofEnvironmental
Audits(EAs)reportshandled
werefromtheTelecomand
industrialsectorswhichfurther
showstheincreasingservice
deliverydemandonNEMAas
alreadynotedwithintheESIA
reviewprocess.
Issues to note;
Themainconcernsnotedduring
theEAreviewprocesseswere
waterandairpollutiondueto
failuretomeettheeffluent
dischargestandards,emissionsto
airbeyondtherecommended
standardssetoutinthedraftAir
QualityRegulations
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
inspections Audits
Number of post ESIAs and Audits undertaken in
FY2018/19
July to Sept. 2017Jan to June 2018

6. Challenges/Emerging issues
1.Increaseinatmosphericpollutionduetoemissionofnoxiousgasesandnoise.
Particulatematter(PM2.5andPM10)isthebiggestcontributortoair
pollutionfromboilers,furnacesandincineratorsinindustrialfacilities.
2.Highdemandforconstructionmaterialsaswellasextractionofconstruction
materials(sand,rock,murram,water).
3.Increasedresidualimpactswhichincludescarredlandscape,soil/land
degradationandinsomecasesdrainingofwetlandsanddisruptionofthe
hydrology/drainagesystems(whichmayaffectthewatercatchment
system);and,un-restoredminesandmurram/gravelborrow-pitsposingathreat
tohumanlife,animals,amongothers.
3.LowcapacityoflocalgovernmentsandLeadAgenciesinENRmanagement
duetoinadequatefunding,lowstaffingandlimitedequipment.
Formulationofnewdistrictswhichrequirealotoftechnicaland
administrativesupport.
4.Environmentaldegradationwithimpunitybysomeinvestorswhotake
advantageofthepoorfacilitationoflocalgovernmentsandMDAs.
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7. Recommendations to address the
challenges/Issues
1.TheGovernmentofUgandashouldenhancethecapacityoflocal
governmentsandotherleadagenciesinenvironmentandnatural
resourcesmanagementbyprovidingadequateconditionalgrantfor
project.
2.Supportcontinuouspubliceducation,awarenessandliteracy
programstobreak-throughtheexistingapathyandensurethatthe
peopleofUgandaandotherstakeholdersacknowledgeand
appreciatetheirrolesandresponsibilitiestoprotectandconservethe
environmentforthecurrentandfuturegenerations.
3.ThenewNationalEnvironmentManagementPolicyandtheNational
EnvironmentAct,2019areexpectedtoimproveoninstitutional
synergiesandcoordinationespeciallyinregardtoenforcement.
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8. Thank you
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