Statement

Enhancing Resilience, Livelihoods and Climate Justice in Karamoja And West Nile: Post - Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK) 2025 Statement


Posted on: 2025-05-12 09:19:23

This statement focuses on the Karamoja and West Nile sub-regions, two areas that face unique and pressing challenges in water and environmental management. These regions are not only ecologically fragile but also socioeconomically marginalized, making them particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, resource degradation, and inequitable access to water and environmental resources.

By addressing the specific issues in Karamoja and West Nile, this statement aligns with the four sub-themes of UWEWK 2025 and provides actionable recommendations to enhance resilience, improve livelihoods, promote climate justice and sustainable development in these regions.

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Press Release

New Report Unveils Gaps in Uganda’s Mining Legal Regime and Proposes Actionable Solutions to Combat Illicit Financial Flows along the Mineral Supply Chain


Posted on: 2025-02-04 10:41:06

ACODE and the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) have published a new research report titled “Uganda’s Mining Legal Regime: Addressing Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Risks and Revenue Loss in the Mineral Supply Chain.” This research looks at the pervasive enablers of IFFs within Uganda’s mineral supply chain, highlighting gaps and challenges undermining Uganda’s efforts to curb these practices.

The report identifies various enablers of IFFs in Uganda’s mineral supply chain, including informal mining, corruption, insufficient funding for regulatory bodies, misuse of trade-free zones, double taxation agreements, and limitations in mineral database management. These systemic challenges create an environment conducive to various types of illicit financial activities occurring along Uganda’s mineral supply chain, such as tax evasion and avoidance, illegal mineral exploitation, money laundering, smuggling, informal trade, and other forms of financial misconduct. Such activities deprive the country of essential revenue for development.

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