𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀 – 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

National Environment Sustainability Awards Happening Today !

Happening today! Today at Sheraton Hotel Kampala at 6:00PM - 9:00PM EAT - In a significant step towards a sustainable future, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) announced the inaugural National Environment Sustainability Awards.  At the start of the week, the highly anticipated list of award categories and nominees was released. NEMA asserts that to develop criteria and nominate, they used the existing audit system to identify those who have been complying, excelling and investing in sustainability initiatives.

The Award Categories Include:

💚Lead Agencies like Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies for Effectiveness of environment management.

💚Local Government for state of environment reporting, waste management reporting.

💚Financial Institutions, Development Partners and NGOs for contributions and passion for environmental conservation.

💚Upstream Petroleum Companies for environment management and consideration across the value chain.

💚Waste Management for solid waste valorization, use of technology and compliance with approval.

💚Media Groups that offer amount of dedicated space or airtime to the environment.

💚Journalists for Impactful environment reporting and coverage of environment stories.

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, will be the Guest of Honor. The National Environment Sustainability Awards come at a critical time as Uganda grapples with the urgent challenges of climate change and ecological degradation. Through recognizing and rewarding sustainability champions, NEMA hopes to catalyze a nationwide shift towards more eco-friendly policies and behaviors. For more details.

Story By Patrick Seremba | Sources: Internet