Uganda

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Uganda is part of:

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Water Basins of Uganda:

Lake Turkana · Lotagipi Swamp · Nile ·

Facts & Figures	edit
Capital	Kampala
Neighbouring Countries	Congo , Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania
Total Area	236,040 km2
- Water	36,330 km2 (15.39%) / 1,539 m2/ha
- Land	199,710 km2
Coastline	0 km
Population	28,816,230 (120 inhab./km2)
HDIA	0.493 (2007)
Gini CoefficientA	45.7 (1995)
Nominal GDPB	$15,040 million
GDP (PPP) Per CapitaB	$1,100
National UN Presence	FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, IFAD
Land UseC
- Cultivated Land	60,891 km2 (30.49%)
- Arable	43,077 km2 (21.57%)
- Permanent Crops	17,814 km2 (8.92%)
- Irrigated	90 km2
- Non cultivated	138,818 km2 (69.51%)
Average Annual RainfallD	1180 mm
Renewable Water ResourcesE	66 km3
Water WithdrawalsF 0.3 km3/yr   - For Agricultural Use 40%   - For Domestic Use 43%   - For Industrial Use 17%   - Per Capita 12 m3
Population with safe access to   - Improved Water Source 60%      - Urban population 87%      - Rural population 56%   - Improved Sanitation 43%      - Urban population 54%      - Rural population 41%
References & Remarks
A UNDP Human Development Report
B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia
C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles
D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture
E CIA World Factbook
F Earthtrends

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Contents 1 News 2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context 3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources 4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment 5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination 6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation 7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities 8 Articles 9 Projects and Case Studies 10 Publications 11 Who is Who 12 References 13 See also 14 External Resources

News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination

See Sector coordination sub-page for detailed description

Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation

Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities

Articles

Recently updated articles on Uganda

1. Assessing the impacts of climate change and the water sector in Uganda/Map ‎(321 views) . . Katy.norman
2. Uganda/articles ‎(132 views) . . WikiBot
3. Uganda/projects ‎(149 views) . . WikiBot
4. Uganda/publications ‎(130 views) . . WikiBot
5. Uganda/who is who ‎(137 views) . . WikiBot
6. Uganda/Maps ‎(53 views) . . WikiBot
7. Image:Uganda.jpg ‎(44 views) . . Juerg.staudenmann
8. Sector-wide Approach (SWAP)/The Case of Uganda ‎(441 views) . . Katy.norman

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Projects and Case Studies

Projects in or about Uganda

(this is a list of the 15 most recently updated entries. To see all projects click here)

1. Village water project and drilling a vegetable area ‎(362 views) . . WikiBot
2. UFDA Water for Organic Farming project ‎(393 views) . . WikiBot
3. Ssisa Fish Farming Project 2, Uganda ‎(773 views) . . WikiBot
4. Strategic Action Programme for the Integrated Sustainable Management of the Congo river Basin ‎(555 views) . . WikiBot
5. Shallow Well Construction in Kyebisagazi Parish, Uganda ‎(475 views) . . WikiBot
6. Saala Wetland Management, Uganda ‎(393 views) . . WikiBot
7. Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project (NTEAP) ‎(668 views) . . WikiBot
8. Mainstreaming Groundwater Considerations into the Integrated Management of the Nile River Basin ‎(667 views) . . WikiBot
9. LLU Akadot Wetland Restoration, Uganda ‎(407 views) . . WikiBot
10. Kapchorwa River Bank Management and Conservation, Uganda ‎(453 views) . . WikiBot
11. ECOSAN Project Acomia, Uganda ‎(496 views) . . WikiBot
12. CDA Busimbi water and sanitation improvement Project ‎(387 views) . . WikiBot
13. Bugoma Community Ecological Sanitation Project ‎(439 views) . . WikiBot

Case studies in or about Uganda

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1. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin ‎(6,428 views) . . Katy.norman
2. Assessing the impacts of climate change and the water sector in Uganda ‎(1,139 views) . . WikiBot
3. The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation ‎(1,086 views) . . Katy.norman

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Publications

5 most recently updated publications on Uganda

1. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin ‎(6,428 views) . . Katy.norman
2. The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation ‎(1,086 views) . . Katy.norman

5 most popular publications on Uganda

1. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin ‎(6,428 views) . . Katy.norman
2. The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation ‎(1,086 views) . . Katy.norman

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Who is Who

People working in Uganda

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Organizations working in Uganda

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References

See also

External Resources

"Water Supply and Sanitation in Uganda" on Wikipedia