Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

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Ministry of Water and Environment
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Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
HeadquartersPort Bell Road
Luzira
Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive
Website www.mwe.go.ug

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), is a government ministry responsible for managing the country's water resources, environment, wetlands, forestry, climate issues and sanitation policies. It is also a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. Its mission is to promote sustainable use of water and environmental resources for Uganda's development. It deal in things like: Water supply and sanitation, wetlands protection, climate change programs, forestry management, irrigation projects, environmental conservation.

Contents

Some bodies connected to it include: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), National Environment Management Authority of Uganda (NEMA). [1] The ministry is headed by Minister Sam Cheptoris. [2]

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located on Port Bell Road, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°17'56.0"N, 32°38'56.0"E (Latitude:0.298889; Longitude:32.648889). [4]

Subministries

The minister is assisted by two (2) ministers of state.

Organisational structure

Administratively, the ministry is divided into three directorates: [1]

Autonomous agencies

The ministry works very closely with the following autonomous government agencies, in the effort to achieve its mandate. [6]

List of ministers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Administration and Management". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Ochwo, Alfred (29 June 2016). "Uganda: Workshops Are Useless - Minister Cheptoris". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ MWE (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Ministry Location". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Development (MWE). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Location of the Headquarters of Ministry of Water and Mineral Development (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Ministry of Water and Environment (6 June 2022). "Ministry of Water and Environment" (PDF). Ministry Website. Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ↑ MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Autonomous Government Agencies". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "President Yoweri Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet". New Vision . Kampala. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Ministries Allocated". New Vision . Kampala. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Profile of Kahinda Otafiire, Member of Parliament for Ruhindi County, Mitooma District". Parliament of Uganda. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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