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The NCEA started its activities in Uganda in 2001, performing an independent review of an ESIA for the Bujagali hydropower dam. Since then, we have been supporting the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) with independent reviews of an SEA and 3 ESIAs for oil and gas activities, updates and drafting of ESIA and SEA regulations and guidelines, and ESIA and SEA capacity strengthening for various stakeholders, amongst which NGOs and local government.

Subsequent activities included an ESY mapping exercise with NEMA staff, capacity strengthening for NGOs on ESIA follow up and energy transition, and SEA capacity strengthening for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD). In 2025, the NCEA twice trained NEMA staff and various line Ministries on SEA and ESIA review.

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Site visit to Murchinson Falls National Park during the review of the ESIA for the Tilenga Oil project

© NCEA - Ineke Steinhauer, 2018

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Capacity building for CSOs, local government and community members on stakeholder participation in ESIA, visit to waste management facility

© NCEA - Ineke Steinhauer, 2019

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Participants during ESY map workshop in Hoima

© NCEA - Ineke Steinhauer, 2023

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Site visit to area of pipeline route, during the review of the ESIA for Kingfisher Oil project

© NCEA - Ineke Steinhauer, 2019

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Legislation in Uganda

ESIA in Uganda was first legislated in 1995, through the National Environment Act (NEA Cap 153). In March 2019, the new National Environment Act 2019 came into force. The Act contains provisions for SEA (Article 47) and for ESIA (Articles 110 to 116). The Act also contains schedules indicating projects that are subject to project briefs (Schedule 4), projects that require full ESIA (Schedule 5), sensitive areas that may lead to a full ESIA (Schedule 10) and projects that are exempt from ESIA (Schedule 11). The ESIA regulations have recently (December 2020) been revised and approved to be in line with the new Act. SEA regulations have been approved in April 2020 and SEA guidelines are also available. There is ample ESIA practice in Uganda and growing SEA practice. The National Environmental Management Authority is the coordinating, monitoring, regulatory and supervisory body. There is a certification system for ESIA consultants.

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