Restoring wetlands in Uganda: an integrated approach for sustainable solutions

The rate of wetland loss in Uganda due to degradation by anthropogenic activities, is alarming despite the country having a national wetland policy. Recognizing the issue, the country has recently taken great initiatives to promote wetland restoration as an important strategy for recovering degraded wetlands for livelihood improvement, climate adaptation, and sustainable development. Many wetland restoration projects have been carried out, with useful observations, lessons and experience, and knowledge accumulated. Strengthening the linkage among scientific research, management and policy, and practice is therefore essential to facilitate and enhance wetland restoration in Uganda and documenting the accumulated knowledge.

Within the framework of AFD’s ECOPRONAT Program, IHE Delft in partnership with Makerere University, NatureUganda and the Ministry of Water and Environment developed a joint project to examine the practice of wetland restoration in Uganda, aimed at supporting extension and upscaling of sustainable wetland restoration with societal impact in the country. This project focused on two selected wetlands as study cases, seeking to: 1) identify institutional and socio-economic constraints and lessons for restoration practice, 2) develop knowledge and tools to enhance capacity in wetland restoration and management decision-making. This webinar will present and share some of the results and findings of this project.