Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

Ministry of Water and Environment
	Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	Port Bell Road; Luzira; Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive	Sam Cheptoris, ; Minister of Water and Environment;
Website	www.mwe.go.ug

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the "sound management and sustainable utilisation of water and environment resources for the betterment of the population of Uganda".^[1] The ministry is headed by Minister Sam Cheptoris.^[2]

Location[]

The headquarters of the ministry are located on Port Bell Road, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°17'56.0"N, 32°38'56.0"E (Latitude:0.298889; Longitude:32.648889).^[4]

Subministries[]

The minister is assisted by two ministers of state.

Minister of State for Water: Ronald Kibuule^[5]
Minister of State for the Environment: Mary Goretti Kitutu^[5]

Organisational structure[]

Administratively, the ministry is divided into three directorates:^[1]

Directorate of Water Resources Management
Directorate of Water Development
Directorate of Environmental Affairs

Autonomous agencies[]

The ministry works very closely with the following autonomous government agencies, in the effort to achieve its mandate.^[6]

National Forestry Authority
The Department of Climate Change
National Environmental Management Authority
National Water and Sewerage Corporation

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Administration and Management". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ Ochwo, Alfred (29 June 2016). "Uganda: Workshops Are Useless - Minister Cheptoris". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ MWE (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Ministry Location". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Development (MWE). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ Google (9 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Ministry of Water and Mineral Development (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Autonomous Government Agencies". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 00°17′56″N 32°38′56″E / 0.29889°N 32.64889°E / 0.29889; 32.64889

[Adm-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Administration and Management". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[2] Ochwo, Alfred (29 June 2016). "Uganda: Workshops Are Useless - Minister Cheptoris". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] MWE (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Ministry Location". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Development (MWE). Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[4] Google (9 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Ministry of Water and Mineral Development (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[New-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[6] MWE (10 October 2016). "Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Autonomous Government Agencies". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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