RT Report
T1 Strengthening Environmental Management and Reducing Pollution Risks from the Oil and Gas Sector in Uganda
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 environmental management
K1 pollution control
K1 oil and fat
K1 Uganda
PB United Nations Environment Programme
SN 978-92-807-4147-6
YR 2024
FD 2024-04
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45406
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45406
NO In 2017, UNEP undertook an institutional capacity needs assessment (CNA) to evaluateenvironmental governance and management within the oil and gas sector in Uganda anddeveloped a draft CNA report. An update to this report was initiated in 2022 to review thecurrent capacity development priorities related to environmental management in the presentcontext of oil and gas development and other emerging priorities in Uganda.In this report, UNEP revisits, reviews, and updates the findings of the 2017 draft report.This updated report aims to support the Government of Uganda in assessing and prioritizingits environmental capacity challenges by providing a strategic roadmap for addressinginstitutional capacity development to both reduce pollutions risks and strengthen environmentalgovernance and management in Uganda’s oil and gas sector. The update was carried outfrom 2022-2023 and included virtual meetings, two in-country fact-finding consultations anda field visit to the Albertine Graben region, follow-up surveys and questionnaires, and a nationalvalidation workshop.This report focuses on four main thematic areas that were identified and prioritized throughmultistakeholder consultations:1. Emissions and discharges: related to air emissions, produced water management, wateruse and wastewater discharges, hazardous chemicals, and waste management.2. Acute pollution risks: related to oil spill management and transboundary responsemechanisms.3. Potential impacts on biodiversity from oil and gas activities in environmentally sensitiveand protected areas: related to impacts on biodiversity and tourism.4. Capacity of district local government functionaries to implement their mandates on environmental governance.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026