Uganda Water and Environmental Week 2019
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Page | 1 Page | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Water and Environment a strategic driver in attainment of Sustainable Development Goals 2030. ..................................... 8 Key Note Adress .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Regulatory and Policy Options for Promoting the Development of Sustainable Renewable Energy Use in Uganda .......... 10 East Africa Future Water Scenarios to 2050 ........................................................................................................................ 10 Safe water, Wood fuel, and Environmental Implication for Developing Countries: .............................................................. 11 The Role of the Service Model in Sustainable Development ............................................................................................... 11 Case of Drought and Flood Mitigation Service ..................................................................................................................... 11 Experiences and Lessons from Strengthening Transboundary Water Governance and Cooperation in the IGAD region .. 12 Potential Role of the Water Resources Institute in Helping Uganda Achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 .... 12 Analysis of the Onset, Cessation of Rainfall and Length of the Growing Season Over Western, Central and Eastern Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda. ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 The influence of Alternative Livelihoods on Fisheries and Natural Resources Regeneration; A Gendered Sociological Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM) Perspective. ....................................................................................... 13 Impact of Climate and Landuse/Cover Changes on the Surface Area of Lake Wamala, Uganda ....................................... 13 Rainwater harvesting knowledge and practice for agricultural production in a changing climate: A review from Uganda‟s perspective ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Appropriate Hydro Power Technology for Uganda in Attainment of Sustainable Development ........................................... 14 Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus: A case study of Implementation of Sipi Integrated Water Management and Development Project ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Rural development within the framework of IWRM in Karamoja .......................................................................................... 15 Forest Reference Emission Levels a Key Factor in Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus in Uganda ............................. 16 Sustaining the Last Oasis: An Ecosystem Approach ........................................................................................................... 16 Sustainable Restoration of Water and Related Resources .................................................................................................. 16 Case of Awoja Catchment, Kyoga Water Managemen Zone. .............................................................................................. 17 Experiences On the Implementation of Catchment Investment Planning in Upper Nile Water Management Zone ............. 17 Gender and Water Resources Management ........................................................................................................................ 18 Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Development and Associated Activities on Water Resources in the Albertine Graben .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change on Hydro-meteorological ecosystem services and Water Stress in Lake Kyoga catchment. ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Potential of Wind Energy Development for Water Abstraction Systems in Developing Country Context: A Case of Teso Sub-region of Uganda .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Rainwater Harvesting Balances Land Use Activities of Food-Production and Electricity-Production, ................................. 19 Factoring Spatial Variability of Rainfall in the Design of Optimum Raingauge Network for Uganda .................................... 20 Rethinking Extension Services on Climate Change Related Information to Smallholder Farmers in Kasangombe Sub county, Nakaseke district ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Seasonal Variation in Chemical Constituents of Alestes baremoze (Pebbly fish) in Lake Albert, Uganda .......................... 21 Conditions for Successful Community-Based Water Management: Perspectives from Rural Uganda ................................ 21 Page | 3 The Contribution of Alternative No-Regret Livelihood Enterprises for building Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Associated Catchment in Uganda ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Trees on Farms: Farmer Choices for Enhanced Ecosystem Benefits ................................................................................. 22 Analysis of NDVI and Rainfall Variability to determine the plant growing season in Karamoja Region ............................... 23 Geospatial Assessment of Land and Water Management Options for Enhanced Land Productivity in Mt. Elgon Sub- Region, Uganda ................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Sustainable Utilization of Waste ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Evaluation of Spatial Variability of Suspended Sediment Yield in Medium-Sized Tropical Catchments of Southwestern Uganda ................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Risk Management of New Hydropower Dams on the White Nile Cascade A case study of Isimba & Karuma Hydropower Dams in Uganda) ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Hydraulic Modelling and Assessment of Impacts of Hydropeaking: A case study of 48MW Muzizi Hydropower Power Project - Uganda .................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Water and Environment: WIS a strategic tool in the attainment of the sustainable development goals 2030 ..................... 25 Scramble for Water in Struggle of Transformation in Uganda: Neither too much nor too less water to aid this desired transformation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Water, sanitation, environment and Society ................................................................................................................................... 27 Key Note Address ................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Strengthening Transboundary Water Governance and Cooperation: Case of Sio-Malaba-Malakisi Sub basin of the Nile . 27 Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in the Water and Environment Sector ......................................................................... 28 Impact of implementation of demand side management of water use in a beverage industry ............................................. 28 Operationalization of Catchment Based Water Resources Management in Karamoja ........................................................ 29 Water Contamination with Heavy Metals and Trace Elements from Kilembe Copper Mine and Tailing Sites in Western Uganda: Implications for domestic water quality .................................................................................................................. 29 Environmental Concerns