The Uganda Civil Society Organizations under the 2030 Agenda Reference Group (currently hosted by Uganda National NGO Forum) have released a statement to the on going High Level Political Forum, as a rejoinder to the Review Report on Uganda's Readiness for Implementation of 2030 Agenda.
The CSO statement in welcomes the efforts of the global development community and the Uganda Government in providing leadership to the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
With respect to Environment and Natural Resources, the CSO rejoinder warn that the environment is facing threats from a range of human activities. Population growth and rapid urbanization have put pressure on the delicate balance of exploiting today’s natural resources at the expense of future generations. For example, Uganda still struggles with loss in biodiversity with depletion of natural wealth estimated to cost the country 4 to 12% of national income each year. For example, in 2005 Uganda had a total of 3.6 million hectares of forest land compared to 4.9 million hectares in 1990 (UBOS 2014).
'Uganda Government should make investment in the recovery and restoration of degraded ecosystems, especially wetlands and the protected forest estate as a priority. Further, Uganda should also take advantage of the proposed climate change funding opportunities for climate resilience and low carbon initiatives.' the CSO Rejoinder concludes. Read the full Uganda CSO Rejoinder from here
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