UPF-WASH

More of what took place on 12th October 2021 #Orientation for MPs of the 11th @Parliament_Ug thank you our Partners for making this happen. @WaterAidUganda @watertrust @OxfaminUganda @CSBAGUGANDA @twaweza_uganda @unciefwater @WorldBankWater

APPROVED BUDGET FY 2023/24: This is the budget which was considered and approved by @Parliament_Ug yesterday 18th May,2023. @mofpedU is already in the process of writing the budget speech which will be delivered on 15th June 2023 at Kololo ceremonial grounds.

Sticky issues raised included: - Rhetoric of policy and practise - Limited evidence for viable business - Shrinking funding spaces for climate change adaptability - Political disinterest: short-term political interest vs. sustainable public interest #UWEWK22 #FinancingWASH

Silas Aogon @UpfwashP : We should be convicted to do the right thing, matters around climate change can be dealt with using legislation, appropriation & oversight #FinancingWASH @IRCWASHUg @Parliament_Ug @min_waterUg @GovUganda @Water

Silas Aogon Chairperson @upf_wash: Financing to WASH, climate change is stagnant but our population is increasing, @GovUganda should start to look at water and environment as a priority sector, #FINANCINGWASH @IRCWASHUg @Water @min_waterUg @Parliament_Ug @CIDIUganda

#HappeningNow Presentation of the National level WASH systems building blocks assessment report by a team from Interface Consulting led by Eng. Victor Male . @IRCWASHUg @min_waterUg @uwasnet @WaterAidUganda @water_mission @nwscug @NabunnyaJane @CAREUganda @UmbrellasWatsan

"Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!" —Psalm 31:24 ESV

#SDG6 #Destination2030 #SDGAction @OPMUganda @uwasnet @WASHstrong @Water4PeopleUG

🚰 Our Clean Water foundation most recently contributed CHF 130'000 to the construction of a safe #water supply in refugee settlements in Uganda. Locally implemented by @water_mission, the project will provide 150'000 people with water for 6 months. #Sustainability

Burning #FossilFuels kills 8 x more people than unsafe water (see data in article) & persistent #plasticpollution (fossils fuels are source of 99% of plastics) is nearing an irreversible #tippingpoint #FossilFreeWASH #FridaysForFuture scitechdaily.com/global-plastic…

We are making progress made in the construction of a demonstration training facility for operation and maintenance of solar powered piped water systems at the Arua Technical Institute Ragem @giz_uganda @aruadistrictlg

Pick a copy of 2021 Programme Performance Report for Natural Resources, Environment, Climate Change, Land & Water Management Programme developed by @min_waterUg at UWASNET's office in Luzira, also downloadable via mwe.go.ug Turn to Pg. 191 for UWASNET's contribution

Did you know? Mainstreaming gender equality is central to @CIWAProgram’s mission to generate positive impact on transboundary water cooperation in Africa. In its NEW report, learn more about CIWA’s decade-long track record in this area➔ wrld.bg/Y8Hq50HiSTi

New blog post 👇🏽 @waterforpeople @WASHstrong

In #Sweden, a leader in waste-to-resource production, clustered small-scale farms are producing biogas from farm & food waste to power the local gas grid. Take a closer look at Biogas Brålanda & other #waste2resource innovations in our REPORT: wrld.bg/Vr1b50HbEUL

#MWEworks: @min_waterUg through the Directorate of Water Resources Management received funding from @adaptationfund and Sahara and Sahel Observatory to implement the #EURECCCA Project in Uganda 🇺🇬. @GovUganda @okidi64 @NabilBenKhatra @KhaoulaJaoui @GBE_Guma @lydmirembe

“When we had the toilet installed in our home, it was a huge relief for me & my family. The @GAMAswp toilet project is helping the community & the country.” See how residents in & around Accra, #Ghana benefit from a sanitation project: wrld.bg/Geqv50Hcyvv

Himalayan glaciers provide water to 750 million people. But they’re melting fast because of #climatechange & pollution. How can we protect these fragile ecosystems and people’s livelihoods? wrld.bg/aH2B30s4gse #MeltingGlaciers

Missing school to collect dirty water is unacceptable. Let's change this. #ThirstForKnowledge

#MWEworks: Hon. Lokwang Philiphs IIukol a Member of WASH on behalf of the Chairperson WASH closed the National Dialogue on Financing Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Environment & Climate Change in Uganda. @KagutaMuseveni @HonSekindi @GovUganda @okidi64 @IRCWASHUg @Parliament_Ug

Muhumuza cautioned sector to keep focus on safety of #ecosystems as they pursue #financing: “It is more expensive to restore wetlands than to protect what we have. Consider, is it cheaper to import sugar than to cut down a forest to plant to sugar cane?” #Dialogue @CSBAGUGANDA