Uganda
Kampala
Kampala is Uganda’s largest city and is located at the periphery of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest fresh water lake. Kampala is rapidly growing, with economic opportunities driving the rural-urban migration, and consequently increasing the rate of informal settlements.
4 Levels of Action - Kampala’s Progress Towards the Principles
Regenerative Water Services
• Restoration of degraded wetland ecosystems by KCCA in partnership with Ministry of Water and Environment and development partners.
• City greening projects through landscaping and recreation of green spaces to enhance City beautification provide recreation opportunities as well as reducing surface runoff. This is mainly implemented by KCCA in partnership with the private sector.
• Kampala Green Industry Project
• Kampala City Solar street lighting – hydro-electricity household level awareness
• Upgrades to Bugolobi WWTP- biogas production component
• Recycle Reuse & Recovery Project- energy and nutrient recovery from waste (e.g. Briquettes from organic waste, bio toilets in schools) Potential waste to energy municipal treatment plant with support from IFC and private partnerships.
• Biogas sanitation systems integrated with water harvesting to close the water and nutrient cycle in public primary schools.
• Investment in drainage infrastructure linked to wetland ecosystems as natural buffers.
• Investment in wastewater treatment plants integrated with wetlands for tertiary treatment.
Water Sensitive Urban Design
• Physical Development Plan – green spaces promoting water harvesting and planned flood retention basins
• Promoting water harvesting and planned flood retention basins
• Kampala Drainage Master Plan and Physical Development Plan
• Restoration of wetlands in collaboration with NEMA and Ministry of Water and Environment.
• Reclaim and develop green parks in degraded wetland areas (Planned project)- seeking funding.
• Kampala Pollution Task Force since 2012
• Green Industry Campaign launched in 2016
Basin Connected Cities
• Promoting water harvesting in schools and increasing storage capacity by NWSC
• NWSC and KCCA
• WASH initiatives- KWSF and Pollution Task Force
Water-Wise Communities
• Community clean-ups, school water, environment and sanitation clubs
• Sanitation improvement programs in schools & Pro-Poor interventions
• KCCA council led by the Lord Mayor and NWSC
• Policy Committee on Water and Environment (comprising of Cabinet Ministers and chaired by the Prime Minister)
• Ministry of Water and Environment Board
• National Water and Sewerage Corporation Board
• National Environment Management Authority Board and Management Executive Committee
• KCCA Public Health and Environment Committee
• Division leaders and council representatives
• Local leaders from ward to zone level
City Water Stories
Amsterdam
Since a cloudburst in the summer of 2014 and many more severe cloudbursts since then in other regions of the Netherlands, the urgency for a way to adapt this buzzing international city grew. Hence Waternet, the well-known innovative water utility of Amsterdam and its surroundings, created Amsterdam Rainproof.
Brisbane - Australia
In the past two decades, Brisbane has experienced the millennium drought (1995 – 2009) and two significant floods (2011 and 2013), and as a subtropical city it is also affected by frequent and severe storms.
Copenhengen
Copenhagen is a northern harbour city which has experienced a number of severe rainfall events, namely cloudbursts, with the largest pouring down in July 2011. The damages amounted to around 1 billion US dollars, and climate projections predict even larger events in the future. Protecting citizens and businesses from the impacts of climate change, while also continuing to secure high quality drinking water for a growing population are the concerns related to water.
Dakar
Dakar’s urban population is exploding with an annual growth rate of 2.5% and urbanisation rate of 97.2%. This massive urban expansion leads to overpopulation and construction in restricted areas, creating illegal slums without planned infrastructure including proper drainage and sewage systems.
Gothenburg
Built into a low-lying swamp area near the Göta River estuary, Gothenburg finds itself in a strategic yet vulnerable place. Flood risks and sea level rise are the two most important challenges the city is now facing.
Kampala
Kampala is Uganda’s largest city and is located at the periphery of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest fresh water lake. Kampala is rapidly growing, with economic opportunities driving the rural-urban migration, and consequently increasing the rate of informal settlements.
Kunshan
Due to the city’s low-lying nature, Kunshan, a city in China’s Jiangsu Province, has faced frequent inundation throughout time.
Lyon
Lyon, the beautiful French city at the intersection of the Rhone and Saone rivers, is expecting some changes.
Perth
Perth is on the frontier of extremes, isolated from all other major cities in Australia on the largely wild west coast. Perth’s declining water availability from both surface and groundwater sources is well recognised.
Shenzhen
The city of Shenzhen was established in 1979, and in a swift 36 years, this tiny border town of just over 30,000 people has grown into a modern metropolis. However, rapid urbanization has brought with it many challenges, including serious water crises in the form of stormwater pollution and flood risks.
Singapore
This international port city is no stranger to shifting tides. With limited land to collect and store rainwater, Singapore has faced drought, floods and water pollution in their early years of nation building.
Sydney
The millennium drought affected all of Australia, and certainly it’s star city Sydney. This drought caused serious water security concerns for Sydney in the past, and further strain on the current water supplies is expected into the future.
Xi'an
Xi’an is located in the middle of the Yellow River basin, one of the largest river basins in the world. Even with all this water around, the city still faces severe water shortages for a growing population.
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