Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
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The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), is a government ministry responsible for managing the country's water resources, environment, wetlands, forestry, climate issues and sanitation policies. It is also a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. Its mission is to promote sustainable use of water and environmental resources for Uganda's development. It deal in things like: Water supply and sanitation, wetlands protection, climate change programs, forestry management, irrigation projects, environmental conservation.
Some bodies connected to it include: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), National Environment Management Authority of Uganda (NEMA).[1] The ministry is headed by Minister Sam Cheptoris.[2]
Location
The headquarters of the ministry are located on Port Bell Road, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°17'56.0"N, 32°38'56.0"E (Latitude:0.298889; Longitude:32.648889).[4]
Subministries
The minister is assisted by two (2) ministers of state.
Organisational structure
Administratively, the ministry is divided into three directorates:[1]
- Directorate of Water Resources Management
- Directorate of Water Development
- Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Autonomous agencies
The ministry works very closely with the following autonomous government agencies, in the effort to achieve its mandate.[6]
- National Forestry Authority
- The Department of Climate Change
- National Environment Management Authority
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation
- Electricity Regulatory Authority
List of ministers
- Sam Cheptoris (6 June 2016 - present)[7]
- Ephraim Kamuntu (15 August 2012 - 6 June 2016)[8]
- Maria Mutagamba (1 June 2006 - 15 August 2012)[9]
- Kahinda Otafiire (2003 - 1 June 2006)[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Administration and Management". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Ochwo, Alfred (29 June 2016). "Uganda: Workshops Are Useless - Minister Cheptoris". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ MWE (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Ministry Location". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Development (MWE). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Location of the Headquarters of Ministry of Water and Mineral Development (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- 1 2 Ministry of Water and Environment (6 June 2022). "Ministry of Water and Environment" (PDF). Ministry Website. Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Autonomous Government Agencies". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "President Yoweri Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet". New Vision. Kampala. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Ministries Allocated". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Profile of Kahinda Otafiire, Member of Parliament for Ruhindi County, Mitooma District". Parliament of Uganda. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
