Tag Archives: Water

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A Uganda delegation from the Water and Environment Sector is in St Petersburg, Russia for a five-day business visit that has seen them interact with officials from Vodokanal. The company is responsible for water supply and waste management in St Petersburg. The delegation met the …

    London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The Academic Union Oxford Council in the UK has awarded National Water and Sewerage Corporation MD Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha the title of the Honorary Professor of the Academic Union Oxford in the field of business and management. The honorary title is …

Directorate of Water Resources hosts first Water and Environment week Entebbe, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | For one week in mid-March, the grounds of the Directorate of Water Resources Management in Entebbe was a beehive of activity as ordinary people mingled with water professional and experts to mull over the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inaugural Uganda Water and Environment Week has climaxed with the three-in-one celebration of the World Water Day, World Forest Day and World Meteorological Day, which highlighted the inseparable link between forests, water and weather. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water and Environment, …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has applauded the Ministry of Water and Environment for establishing an institute that will help bridge the gap between theory and practice and also generate practical solutions to address the challenges the country faces in the water sector. “I …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi on Monday officially opened the first-ever Uganda Water and Environment Week in Entebbe at the Directorate of Water Resources. In his remarks to the various stakeholders, Ssekandi said that access to water remains a challenge in the …

Washington, United States | AFP | The wave of refugees fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene, the World Bank warned Monday. By 2050, 143 million “climate migrants” will face an “existential threat” and be …

Paris, France | AFP | Governments should focus on “greener” policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing global population threaten the water security of billions, the United Nations said on Monday. In its 2018 World Water Development Report, the UN calculated that an …

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Brazil — the country with the world’s greatest fresh water reserves — hosts an international conference next week on growing fears over the fragility of drinking water supplies in a heating planet. Under the slogan “sharing water,” the 8th World Water Forum will bring together …

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris has led a team of government officials and partners in an inspection tour of wetland restoration and irrigation projects in Pallisa and Kibuku districts. A team from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF),  …