But the rate at which man is eating up the forest cover is likely to lead to disease outbreaks, as experts predict that if the human race continues to interact with the wild at the current pace, hemorrhagic fever outbreak will be reported more frequently.
Read more ...The Authority has issued Green weather alert for Friday morning indicating that moderate winds from the South East will prevail over Entebbe and the Northwest zone. Isolated thunderstorms are expected in few places in the afternoon following occurrences of light rains in the morning. Friday night sky will be partly cloudy as small waves prevail on the Lake.
Read more ...Jalia Muyama, a resident of Nabwesha village in Namalogo parish, says lack of clean water has caused frequent outbreak of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and dysentery among residents.
Read more ...In a new report focusing on Goals 2 (Zero Hunger), 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land), the agency also warns of unsuccessful efforts to make farming sustainable, as well as the long-term management of land and ocean-based resources.
Read more ...Festus Luboyera, the Executive Director Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA), the implementing agency of the Highway Project, says at least 2,000 people are killed by bad weather on the Ugandan side of Lake Victoria annually.
Read more ...Denis Lokol, one of the affected farmers says the elephants reduced his three-acre maize Garden to nothing. Lokol said that the maize was his only hope of survival after failed harvest last year.
Read more ...The Authority’s latest 24-hour weather update, running from 6 p.m. on Wednesday to 6 p.m. on Thursday indicates that isolated thunderstorms are expected before midnight and later on Thursday morning over the Entebbe and the North West areas.
Read more ...Joyce Aryemo Latigo, the Gulu District Environment Officer, says they receive deaths from highly placed people and their relatives as they strive to investigate and halt wetland encroachment.
Read more ...In Entebbe and the North West, mainly light rains with good visibility and moderate winds expected during daylight on Wednesday. Similar conditions are expected over the Rakai and the South West Zone.
Read more ...The NFA Communications and Public Relations Manager, Aisha Alibhai, said they usually burn low quality seeds to stop them from making it to the market through quack agents claiming to be NFA officials.
Read more ...Colonel Felix Abucha, the head of the recruitment team I told URN that they targeted to 96 recruit youths in Kampala Central Division.
Read more ...Over 85 residents from eight villages in Angagura Subcounty accuse the power distribution company of delaying to compensate them for properties damaged while erecting electricity transmission poles on their land.
Read more ...Uganda is placed amongst East African countries that suffered an increase in food crisis by almost 20 per cent. It shows that the prevalence of undernourishment increased from 24.1 per cent in 2006 to 41 per cent in 2018. This translates into an increase in the number of malnourished people from 6.9 million in 2006 to 17.6 million in 2018.
Read more ...The seedlings are being planted at Oliduru Central Oliduru Central Forest Reserve (CFR) in Ogwete Sub-county; Otuke district on more than 200 hectares of land.
Read more ...This means conditions of the Lake will remain favourable for fishing activities until about 6 PM when another forecast will be issued for Tuesday night.
Read more ...This means conditions of the Lake will remain favourable for fishing activities until about 6 pm when another forecast will be issued for Tuesday night.
Read more ...The new RADAR uses transmitted radio signal aimed by an antenna in a particular direction and a receiver that detects the echoes off any objects in the path of the signal.
Read more ...The data mostly collected on paper from various weather stations across the country remain inaccessible to the World Meteorological Authority. This, in turn, has affected modelling of the future Climate map for the country.
Read more ...The current spatial rainfall distribution being experienced across the country will persists over many parts as moist winds from the Coast of Indian Ocean and the Pacific descend on Uganda.
Read more ...The money will be used for the purchase of a waste sorting plant that will operate in Laroo Division as the municipality to gears for a city status. Francis Barabanawe, the Gulu Town Clerk, says the project is expected to be ready by 2020.
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