Capacity building of NEMA and line ministries

At the request of the NEMA, the NCEA provided training for high-level staff of NEMA’s four regional offices and several line ministries and agencies including the Ministry of Transport, Ugandan Wildlife Authority, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and Kampala Capital City Authority. This activity was a spin-off from the introductory SEA training and ESIA review training for recently joined and senior NEMA members, in early 2025.

During the training week, a working session was held targeting NEMA senior management, managers, and some senior officers from the head office and regional offices across the Department of Environmental Compliance, and Department of Enforcement and Field operations, leading to a better understanding of the current ESIA follow-up system and identifying NEMA priorities where the NCEA could provide support. These are:

• ESMPs are translated into enforceable conditions and linked to permits, licenses, environmental inspections and audits;
• Effective approaches are applied for environmental monitoring, data sharing and analysis;
• Mechanisms are in place for environmental enforcement and adaptive management;
• ESMPs are of good quality with clear roles, budgets and monitoring indicators.