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NEMA NEWS U E R M the National Environment Management Newsletter I N P G L O S V E U S D E TA I N a B L E Vol E National Environment Management Authority N T S N NEMA NEWS U E R M The National Environment Management Newsletter I N P G L O S V E U S D E TA I N A B L E Vol. 22 No. 1 June 2019 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 5TH JUNE 2019 CELEBRATED Theme: “Fight Air Pollution to Protect Human Health and Environment” Air Pollution: Approximately 7 million people worldwide die prematurely each year from air pollution (UN Environment). Let’s Fight Air Pollution INSIDE this Issue this WED By Tony Achidria World Environment Day celebrated...................1 Air pollution, a global concern…........................4 he United Nations General Assembly during Development projects approved........................6 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972), declared the 5th of Air pollution and health risks..............................7 T June the International World Environment Day (WED). WED Mercury use and practices in artisanal commits each Member State to reflect on efforts put in place gold mining….....................................................8 at national level with regards to protection of the environment, Moroto District State of Environment…............10 as well as to reaffirm her commitment to sustainable Francis Ogwal awarded for spearheading environment management. biodiversity conservation.............................….12 World Environment Day is a UN Environment-led global Wildlife conservation in Karamoja....................14 event, the single largest celebration of our environment each Turn to page 2 NEMA NEWS June 2019 “Fight Air Pollution to Protect Human Health and Environment” 1 EDITORIAL Let’s Fight Air orld Environment Day From page 1 is here. June 5th of every Wyear is the United Nation’s year, which takes place on June 5 principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection and is celebrated by thousands of of our environment. This year global communities worldwide. 143 countries celebrations will be in China under the take part in World Environment Day, theme “Air Pollution”. and the day focuses on environmental National celebrations are taking place concerns ranging from pollution to in the Karamoja region; specifically in Moroto District at Naitakwae grounds, global warming and sustainable food under a localized theme “Fight air production to protection of wildlife. pollution to protect human health China will host the World Tony Achidria and the environment.” Environment Day 2019 celebrations Air pollution is a problem that costs under the global theme, ‘Air Pollution’. China with its growing green the global economy $5 trillion every energy sector, has emerged as a climate leader. By hosting World year in welfare costs; Air pollution is fundamentally altering our climate, Environment Day 2019, the Chinese Government will be able to with profound impacts on the health of showcase its innovation and progress toward a cleaner environment. the planet. In Uganda air pollution being driven WHY AIR POLLUTION? by rapid urbanization and population Air pollution is the contamination of air by gasses and solid particles. growth in urban areas. Major pollutants include fumes from automobiles, Air pollutants are only visible to the naked eye in some conditions for industries, domestic burning of instance dust particles, smoke from open flames, vehicle emissions, rubbish, road dust, smoke from cook stoves, bush and charcoal burning. But soot from burning of solid fuels, etc; but for most cases the items all is not lost, as there is a concerted polluting the air are too tiny to be seen with the naked eye. effort by Government, individuals, the private sector and Civil Society Organizations to combat and put an end Air pollution comes from different sources including vehicle to the practices that cause air pollution. emissions, industrial furnaces, wood fuel from cook stoves, kerosene lamps, coal-fired power plants, wildfires, sand and dust storms, In this edition, we feature stories on the status of Uganda’s air quality, what is among others. According to statistics from the UN Environment being done to improve the situation and and the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 7 million also highlight activities that NEMA has been undertaking to protect and people worldwide die prematurely each year from air pollution, with conserve our environment. an estimated 1 million of these deaths occurring in Africa. As we celebrate World Environment Day 2019, let us remind ourselves The world over, airborne pollutants are responsible for about one that every action counts in this third of deaths from stroke, chronic respiratory disease, and lung environmental journey. Everyone must do what they can in their capacity to cancer, as well as one quarter of deaths from heart attack. protect our planet for our survival and World Environment Day 2019 therefore urges governments, that of future generations. industries, communities, and individuals to explore renewable energy A Happy World Environment Day. and green technologies, to improve air quality in cities and regions NEMA House Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road across the world. Tel:+256-414-251064/5/8 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTEmail: [email protected] MANANGEMENT AUTHORITYWebsite: www.nemaug.org (NEMA) P.O Box 22255 Kampala Uganda GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION FACTS Tel. +256-414-251064/5/8; Fax. +256-414-257521 [email protected]; www.nema.go.ug • 9 out of 10 people worldwide live in places where the air quality NationalNational EnvironmentEnvironment Management Management Authority Authority (NEMA) (NEMA) Uganda Uganda is above the WHO guidelines • Air pollution costs the global economy $5 trillion every year in @nemaug.org@nemaug Turn to page 3 2 NEMA NEWS June 2019 “Fight Air Pollution to Protect Human Health and Environment” “ “ Eastern Uganda. The district is How can we reduce air Pollution part of the larger Karamoja sub- pollution? From page 2 region and is characterized by rocky mountainous landscape with The fact is that human activities welfare costs. moderately low rainfall. The main contribute the most to any type • Ground-level ozone pollution is economic activities in the district of pollution. Hence, it is our expected to reduce staple crop are livestock keeping, subsistence responsibility to find solutions. And yields by 26 per cent by 2030. agriculture and limestone and considering the harmful effects of • Air pollution is fundamentally marble mining. air pollution, it is high time that altering our climate, with everyone contributes a bit to prevent profound impacts on the health The district is bordered by Kaabong release of pollutants. of the planet. District to the north, Kenya to the east, Amudat to the south, Social awareness about air pollution UGANDA’S CASE Nakapiripirit to the south-west, is the most essential step to be According to the Air Visual’s Napak to the west and Kotido to the taken for the prevention of air 2018 World Air Quality Report, north-west. Moroto is approximately pollution. Awareness programs the annual air quality in Kampala 457km by road, north east of and/or advertisements should based on presence of particulate Kampala. be encouraged, so that people matter (PM2.5 of 40.4µg/m3) was understand the potential health two times higher than the levels Air pollution in Karamoja region hazards of pollution. Improvement recommended by the World Health is mainly from uncontrolled bush of transport facilities and proper Organization (WHO) of 25µg/m3. burning, dust storms especially use of land for the sake of social during the dry seasons, smoke from benefits are equally important for Air pollution is a growing challenge charcoal burning, as well the rapidly not just in Kampala City but across controlling air pollution. developing mining industry that the country. As we celebrate this year’s World Environment Day let us has contributed to pollution and Public Transport: Whenever all take a step to fight air pollution in related problems e.g. through gold possible, try to travel by public order to protect human health and mining and the use of mercury in transport. This helps in two ways; the environment. its extraction, limestone, marble prevents air pollution and increases and granite extraction all of which public income. If you are going to a Uganda joins the rest of the have processes which exacerbate nearby place, walk or use a bicycle, world to commemorate World air pollution, among others. The instead of using your vehicle. The Environment Day 2019 under situation is made worse by rampant objective is to minimize the use of the localized theme: “Fight Air deforestation that has robbed the fuels as far as possible. Pollution to Protect Human region of vast tree cover. Car Pool; a car pool will reduce Health and Environment”. the number of cars on our roads, Statistics from the World Environment Day National thereby, preventing air pollution celebrations will be hosted by UN Environment and the by cutting down the use of fossil Moroto District on 5th June 2019, World Health Organization fuels. This way, it will help in the at Naitakwae Grounds, Moroto (WHO), indicate that sustainable use of fossil fuel and Municipality. This will be the first approximately 7 million people its conservation for the future time WED is being celebrated in the worldwide die prematurely each generations. Karamoja region. year from air pollution, with an Vehicle Care: Automobiles should estimated 1 million of these be services regularly to keep them in Moroto District is located at the deaths occurring in Africa a good condition. foot of Mountain Moroto in North Turn to page 5 NEMA NEWS June 2019 “Fight Air Pollution to Protect Human Health and Environment” 3 Air Pollution, a Global Concern of Local Significance By Patience Nsereko air quality levels exceed WHO limits. According to the 2018 WHO ir pollutants consist of air quality database, 97% of cities in a complex mixture of low- and middle- income countries substances which may A with more than 100,000 inhabitants occur as gases, solid or liquids.
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