WetNews

Monthly publication July.2022

Government enhances wetland users’ resilience to climate change

Irrigation scheme constructed at Papayo wetland in Pallisa district, under the Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchment Areas in Uganda Project with funding from the Government of Uganda (GoU), Green Climate Fund (GCF) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The scheme is an alternative livelihood for former wetland users who voluntarily have left wetlands.

Through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), the Government of Uganda is setting up five mini-irrigation schemes in the districts of Kabale, Pallisa, Kibuku, Namutumba, and Butebo, to support communities around the restored wetlands to become more resilient to climate change impacts.

MAAIF is taking the lead in implementing the livelihood component of the Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems, and Associated catchment in Uganda project. Ministry of Water and Environment implements the project in partnership with MAAIF, and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA). Government of Uganda, the Green Climate Fund, and the United Nations Development Program fund the project.

Designs for the two more schemes in Rubirizi and Mitooma have also been finalized and construction is ongoing. This year, the project intends to set up 10 solar-powered mini-irrigation schemes (including water pumps, sprinklers, drip irrigation systems, fishponds, livestock watering infrastructure, and solar panels).

In addition, procurement of the Firms to supply 10 pumps fitted with irrigation kits to support 10 farmer groups has been undertaken. Four fish ponds in the districts of Ntungamo, Kabale, Pallisa, and Mitooma have been stocked with 140,000 fingerings and 18 tonnes of fish feed supplied. Also, five farmer field schools and three nurseries have been completed in the districts of Sheema, Ngora, and Pallisa. The livelihoods are expected to bolster the incomes of hundreds of former wetland users while enhancing their resilience to adapt to climate change.

Government moves to save five more wetlands

The Ministry of Water and Environment has moved in to restore five wetlands in the districts of Kisoro, Rukiga, Bushenyi, Butaleja, Tororo, and Kumi. The wetlands include; Rwabara-Nyumba (Kisoro), Nyangirire (Rukiga), Nyamirembe (Bushenyi), Leresi (Butaleja), Posuna (Tororo) and Oladot (kumi). Human actions like farming had severely degraded the wetlands.

The wetlands form part of the 64370 hectares of degraded wetlands to be restored under the Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems, and Associated Catchment Areas in Uganda project funded by the government of Uganda, Green Climate Fund, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Community engagements have been undertaken at the district, sub-county, and village levels with 790 stakeholders (280 F, 510m) in Southwestern Uganda and 240 (86f) in eastern Uganda, reached respectively. This is expected to facilitate the participation of the community members in the restoration exercise, for ownership and sustainability.

Fish ponds under construction in Kibuku as part of the alternative livelihood to the rice growing. Government of Uganda (GoU), Green Climate Fund (GCF)and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the GCF wetland Project. Photo: JM

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