Uganda

First round - Strengthening national institutional capacity in sound management of chemical and waste in Uganda

Project Story

Managing waste in the emerging oil and gas industries in Uganda

Project Summary

Large quantities of chemicals are imported into Uganda every year for use in various economic sectors. The emerging oil and gas sector will also increase the amount of chemicals imported into the country. However, there is currently insufficient institutional and technical capacity for the sound management of chemicals throughout their life-cycle.The project aims to strengthen Uganda's national institutional capacity to monitor and coordinate the implementation of its regulatory framework for the sound management of chemicals.

Project Objectives

The project will undertake the following measures:

• Establishment of the multi-sectoral technical committee on sound management of chemicals;
• Training key stakeholders and private sector partners in sound management of chemicals and waste including training on the Globally Harmonized system for classification and labeling of chemicals;
• Establishment of a National database on chemicals and waste;
• Updating the National Chemicals Profile and development of strategies for chemicals management;
• Development and implementation of programs for different target groups from the public and private sectors including policy makers on sound management of chemicals.

Fifth round - Strengthening national capacity to implement control procedures under the Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel and Minamata Conventions in the Republic of Uganda

Project Summary

The overall objective of this project is strengthening Uganda’s national capacity to implement control procedures under the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions and the Minamata Convention, building on the outcomes of the previous Special Programme project in Uganda. During that project Uganda’s National Chemicals profile was updated which identified gaps that will be filled through the implementation of the proposed project.

Project Objectives

• The key intended project outputs are:
• Reviewing and updating the National Action Plan for the Sound Management of Chemicals reviewed and updated
• Tools for the sound management of chemicals and waste developed
• National Multisectoral Technical Committee on Sound management of chemicals and associated waste is institutionalised
• A fully functional project management unit established and operationalised.