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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 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 building for various stakeholders, amongst which NGOs and local government.

Recent activities include an ESY mapping exercise with NEMA staff, capacity building for NGOs on ESIA follow up and energy transition, and SEA capacity building for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

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ESY MAP Uganda

After three days of mapping the ESIA system, 25 enthusiastic staff members of NEMA formulated recommendations to improve Ugandan's...

17-04-2023
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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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