Browsing by Author "Mugyenyi, Onesmus"

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    Benefit sharing in the Forestry Sector in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania: Status, Lessons and Recommendations for Uganda
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ACODE, 2017) Nabanyumya, Robert; Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Naluwairo, Ronald; Amumpiire, Anna
    There is international consensus that sharing of benefits from natural resources like forests is a key tool that can be used to promote both sustainable management of natural resources and improve livelihoods of natural resource adjacent communities. Effective benefit sharing provides incentives (in form of monetary and non-monetary benefits) for the local communities to engage in sustainable management of the forest resources. The benefits like access to some resources and money also contribute to the well-being of beneficiaries.
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    Greening Uganda’s 2016 General Elections Key Issues for Political Parties and Political Leaders to Address in their Manifestoes
    (ACODE, 2015) Naluwairo, Ronald; Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Amumpiire, Anna
    In February and March 2016, Uganda will hold its general elections where eligible citizens will elect their next set of leaders including the President, Members of Parliament, LC Chairpersons and councillors at various levels. The elected leaders will serve for a term of five years. The 2016 Uganda general elections are taking place at a time when the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Sector is facing enormous challenges that threaten to substantially reduce their contribution to national growth, development, poverty reduction and peoples’ welfare. It is therefore important that political parties and other actors vying for power in the 2016 general elections prioritize and effectively address ENR issues in their manifestoes.
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    Marginalization of Environment and Natural Resources Sub-Sector: Undermining the Economic Base and Entrenching Poverty in Uganda
    (ACODE, 2011) Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Kaggwa, Ronald; Kisaame, Keith Emmanuel; Solomon, Stuart
    Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) constitute a significant economic base of Uganda and will remain so in the future. While the causes of poverty in Uganda can be attributed to many other factors, environmental degradation and mismanagement of the natural resources remain major obstacles to enhanced agricultural productivity and income generation for the rural population. Natural resources such as soils, forests, wetlands, fisheries, water, rangelands and minerals, among others, are the principal sources of income for the rural poor. Therefore, to achieve pro-poor economic growth, poor economies should build on the natural resource assets available to the poor. The objective of this policy brief, therefore, is to bring to the attention of policy makers, the Executive and Parliament about the current state of under-funding of the Environment and Natural Resources Sector (ENR) and its implications for the country’s development process. The policy brief is also intended to raise the profile of the ENR sector as a key priority and strategic sector that deserves increased budget allocation. This brief was prepared and published under the auspice of the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change (PFCC)1 and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)2 supported by DFID and CARE International in Uganda respectively.
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    Uganda’s access to the European Union agricultural market: Challenges and opportunities
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ACODE, 2003) Mugyenyi, Onesmus; Naluwairo, Ronald
    The last three decades of trade between Uganda and European Union have not benefited Uganda. Generally the annual trade balance has been negative raising the level of Uganda's external debt to US$ 3.68 billion as of June ,2000. The Lomé Trading arrangement (1975-2000) has not been able to change the trend due to a number of challenges. The Cotonou Partnership Agreement and the EBA initiative may not be able to change the trend unless these challenges have been addressed. The major constraints have been internal, external and structural. The internal factors range from poor trade policies, inadequate support to private sector, narrow export base, reliance on export of raw materials and high level corruption. The external factors include non-tariff barriers, protectionist policies, subsidies, tariff peaks and escalation. The structural challenges mainly relate to poor infrastructure, poor product quality, poor and obsolete technology, poor marketing techniques and insufficient market knowledge which can be summarized as supply side constraints.