Noticias sobre Uganda
Kenya and Uganda increase water and climate spending as floods and droughts intensify
Kenya and Uganda have increased public spending on climate-related programmes in their 2026/27 budgets, with a strong emphasis on water resources, flood management, drought resilience and ecosystem restoration, reports Zawya.
African Development Bank approves $140M to boost irrigation and agro-industrialisation in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $140 million loan to support a major programme aimed at expanding climate-resilient irrigation infrastructure, strengthening agricultural value chains and promoting rural economic development in Uganda's Bunyoro subregion.
Uganda plans $1.8 billion push to expand water access
Uganda's National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has unveiled a five-year strategic plan worth 6.79 trillion Ugandan shillings (approximately $1.8 billion) to expand clean water and sanitation services across the country between 2025 and 2030.
Water for 10 billion: why agricultural water management needs a complete rethink
The world is heading toward a population of 10 billion people by 2050.
Born without water: The maternal health crisis no one should ignore
As the world marks World Water Day on March 22, the findings of a new report from WaterAid highlight an urgent and overlooked crisis in maternal healthcare: millions of women are giving birth in facilities that lack the most basic sanitation and hygiene.
“The benefits of joint water-climate action span human, economic, and planetary dimensions”
As climate and water challenges grow more urgent, Jennifer Sara draws on decades of global experience to share insights on financing resilient utilities, mobilising investment, and ensuring water takes its rightful place at the centre of climate action.
Kenya and Uganda sign bilateral agreement for $137 million water project
Kenya and Uganda have formally launched the implementation of the $137 million Angololo Water Resources Development Project (AWRDP), a transformative transboundary initiative expected to enhance food security, energy access, and regional integration for over 300,000 residents across the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi River Sub-basin, reports the Kenya News Agency.
Strengthening hydrometeorological resilience in the Nile Basin through WHCA and EW4All
The Water at the Heart of Climate Action (WHCA) project is driving critical advancements in hydrometeorological capacity across the Nile Basin, where climate-induced water extremes threaten infrastructure, livelihoods, and ecological stability.
VINCI secures €92.4 million contract to upgrade Uganda’s water supply network
Sogea-Satom, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction, has been awarded a contract by the Ugandan National Water Sewerage Corporation to renovate, restructure, and expand the water supply network in the Kampala metropolitan area.
WRI and the World Bank present landmark assessment of nature-based solutions in Africa
A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides one of the most comprehensive assessments…
Nancy J. Eslick: “Effective water management is a cost-efficient strategy for climate adaptation”
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Wetlands of International Importance are nature-based solutions for ensuring life and livelihoods
This article by Secretary General Dr Musonda Mumba appears in the accompanying guide to Save Land. United for Land, an exhibition by the Bundeskunsthalle and the UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD. The exhibition runs until 1 June 2025.
Good health and well-being for all requires inclusive water infrastructure
UNOPS, in collaboration with Arup, WaterAid and the African Development Bank, launch new guidance for developing inclusive health infrastructure.
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Sub-Saharan Africa left to pick up $8.4 billion cost of healthcare infections
Infections caused by lack of handwashing facilities, clean water and decent toilets are costing Sub-Saharan Africa $8.4 billion each year, finds new data from WaterAid and the World Bank.
Xylem, UNICEF deepen partnership to deliver vital Water Solutions in Horn of Africa
Programs address urgent water and sanitation challenges for communities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
Glacier shrinkage is causing a ‘green transition’
Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to EPFL scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Research unveils devastating fluctuations: droughts to floods impacting millions
New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a ‘climate hazard flip’ since the turn of the century.
“From satellites to sandbags”: Putting water at the heart of climate action
As proved so tragically in Libya, while water holds the key to life, all too often it kills.