{"id":691200,"date":"2019-08-25T13:13:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T13:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">Bushenyi \u2014 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that Uganda likely to face a food crisis unless it steps up efforts to protect water bodies, forests and wetlands against"},"modified":"2019-08-25T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T13:13:08","slug":"uganda-un-warns-over-looming-food-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/25\/uganda-un-warns-over-looming-food-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: UN Warns Over Looming Food Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">Bushenyi \u2014 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that Uganda likely to face a food crisis unless it steps up efforts to protect water bodies, forests and wetlands against encroachers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"35\">The UNDP team leader on Environment and Climate Resilience, Mr Onesimus Muhwezi said during a ground-breaking ceremony for the restoration of Nyakabirizi Wetland in Bushenyi District, by the Ministry of Water and Environment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"68\">&#8220;Forget sustainable food production if you cannot have access to water. Water stress and scarcity is becoming a major problem in Uganda because water resources including wetlands and forests have been degraded. Unless deliberate efforts and strategies are put in place to restore wetlands and other fragile eco-systems, including tree planting, the country should be prepared for a looming food crisis in the near future,&#8221; Mr Muhwezi said.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">He said that Uganda is witnessing a great challenge of wetland and forest degradation with prolonged drought and flooding than ever before which calls for a serious action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"22\">Mr Muhwezi warned said if the degradation of wetlands and forests is not stopped, the country should be prepared for food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">He said UNDP is committed to support the country in addressing its climate change challenges but noted the Uganda has to show commitment towards the goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Water and Environment, Mr Alfred Okot Okidi, said that despite the existing laws to protect the environment, enforcement is a challenge due to underfunding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">He said that only Shs700 million is allocated towards the restoration of wetlands in a financial year, which is not adequate to carry out serious work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">Mr Okidi said they are working with local governments to formulate ordinances that can be appropriately and conveniently enforced to protect wetlands and other fragile eco-systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">Rubirizi Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Ms Harriet Nakamya said politicians have frustrated efforts to stop the encroachment and restoration of wetlands and other eco-systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\">&#8220;These people [politicians] have frustrated our efforts. That&#8217;s why I think the mandate to fight encroachment should shift to Chief Administrative Officers and RDCs who are not voted into office,&#8221; Ms Nakamya said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">Nyakabirizi Wetland is one of the 20 wetlands in the country that are being restored with funding from UNDP.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.story-footer-link--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bushenyi \u2014 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that Uganda likely to face a food crisis unless it steps up efforts to protect water bodies, forests and wetlands against encroachers. 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