Uganda licenses first geothermal power project
By Betty Obbo Government of Uganda has licensed the first ever geothermal power project that is hoped to boost Uganda’s power production by 150 Mega Watts in the coming four years. Uganda signed a power purchasing agreement with an American infrastructure firm, AAE Systems to construct a geothermal power plant at Katwe in Western [...]
Heavy rains in Uganda: Hundreds of people displace as fears for water-born disease increase
By Betty Obbo River Nyamwamba burst its banks following heavy rainfall. Floods have left four people dead and more than 1,800Â homeless. The river originates from the glaciers of Rwenzori Mountains and flows through Kilembe Mines, at least 15 kilometres downstream from the mines. Human settlement in the mountainous area has been blamed for [...]
Civil Society Concerns for African Development Bank’s Integrated Safeguard System- continued
By Robert Kugonza Akiiki On FAO Voluntary Guidelines It is positive to note that in the Introduction, the ISS states that the AfDB will support countries and promote activities that are in adequacy with the FAO voluntary instruments and guidelines (VGs). However, in the list of the FAO voluntary guidelines, the most recent VGs on [...]
Civil Society Concerns for African Development Bank’s Integrated Safeguard System
By Robert Kugonza Akiiki The current version of the ISS contains many improvements to the draft ISS. Many important issues such as Human rights, Indigenous Peoples, gender, environmental flows are more substantially addressed in the new ISS. However, one major concern remains, regarding the lack of concrete requirements linked to AfDB’s commitment to respect or [...]
Women affected by the oil refinery project in Uganda query resettlement plan
By Shillar Kyomugisha Osinde Since the discovery of oil in the Albertine region of Uganda, there have been various noticeable negative changes. These have been evidenced on mainly the environment, human rights and people`s livelihoods. Majority of communities confess to have lost their land, their routes to firewood areas diverted and others closed, drastic decline [...]
