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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala

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dc.contributor.authorTurpie, Jane
dc.contributor.authorDay, Liz
dc.contributor.authorGelo Kutela, Dambala
dc.contributor.authorLetley, Gwyneth
dc.contributor.authorRoed, Chris
dc.contributor.authorForsythe, Kat
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-21T17:31:39Z
dc.date.available2017-04-21T17:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractRapid urbanisation threatens existing natural areas withincities and the ecosystem services that they provide. This case study forms part of a broader study that investigates the benefits of investing in Green Urban Developmentin African cities. The Kampala case study focuses on the Nakivubo wetland, one of several large wetland systems that occur within and around the city. This wetland has become severely degraded by polluted water from thecity that passes through the wetland before entering Inner Murchison Bay. However, as the city has continued to grow, pollution flows into the wetland have increased significantly, the size and assimilative capacity of the wetland has decreased, and the costs of water treatment have increased. These concerns, as well as the increasing shortage of public open space areas in the city that are available for recreation, haveled to the city’s consideration of the rehabilitation of the Nakivubo wetland, both to restore its functioning and to create the opportunity for a recreational area with associated possibilities for economic development. This study provides a preliminary evaluation of the state of the Nakivubo wetland, the potential costs and benefitsof its rehabilitation and the implications for the city’sexpansion plans. The primary objectives were defined as(1) effecting a measurable improvement of waterquality passing out of the Nakivubo wetland into InnerMurchison Bay, (2) ensuring sustainable management ofthe Nakivubo wetland, (3) reducing water quality impactson human health and (4) opening up opportunitiesfor safe recreational use of the lower wetland. One of the main challenges in achieving the above would be institutional. Greater Kampala extends well beyond the boundaries of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), which originally encompassed the entire city, and unless the KCCA area is adjusted accordingly (as has been done in other countries), the problems that will arise in a growing city will be in areas under multiple other jurisdictions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/312131490876911900/Promoting-green-urban-development-in-Africa-enhancing-the-relationship-between-urbanization-environmental-assets-and-ecosystem-services
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/26425
dc.identifier.otherP148662
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26425
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPromoting Green Urban Development in Africa
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectGREEN GROWTH
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.titleA Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampalaen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleA Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala
okr.date.disclosure2017-03-30
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::City Development Strategy
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/312131490876911900/Promoting-green-urban-development-in-Africa-enhancing-the-relationship-between-urbanization-environmental-assets-and-ecosystem-services
okr.guid312131490876911900
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/26425
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b084ba0060_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum27315897
okr.identifier.report113872
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/312131490876911900/pdf/113872-WP-P148662-PUBLIC-KampalaESVWetlandsRegionalReportOctober.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Water & Waste Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Policy & Governance
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.unitUrban DRM AFR 2 (GSU19)
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