{"id":19508,"date":"2024-04-05T08:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T08:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/196.43.177.234\/1256\/nema256\/?page_id=19508"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:33:09","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-1\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-light-3 u-group-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\">\n            <h3 class=\"u-text u-text-1\">News Updates<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-blog u-blog-1 u-hidden-visibility\"  data-site-sorting-prop=\"created\" data-site-sorting-order=\"desc\" data-items-per-page=\"1\" data-max-items=\"10\" data-blog-source-type=\"Custom\" data-blog-source=\"News Updates\">\n              <div class=\"u-list-control\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"u-repeater u-repeater-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-2\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/\">NEMA and CSE Launch Centralised Waste Management Information Database for Uganda<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-1\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 24, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-cse-launch-centralised-waste-management-information-database-for-uganda\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-1\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-3\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-3\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/\">NEMA Trains District Officials on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-2\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 17, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-trains-district-officials-on-payment-for-ecosystem-services-pes\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-2\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-4\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-4\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/\">NEMA Passes Out 55 Environment Protection Officers and Rangers<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-3\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 4, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-passes-out-55-environment-protection-officers-and-rangers\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 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class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">September 2, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-honoured-by-stanbic-bank-for-excellence-in-national-schools-championship\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-honoured-by-stanbic-bank-for-excellence-in-national-schools-championship\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-4\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-6\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-6\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/the-national-environment-management-authority-nema-joins-ugandans-in-launching-national-cleaning-day\/\">NEMA joins Ugandans in Launching National Cleaning Days<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-5\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">August 7, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/the-national-environment-management-authority-nema-joins-ugandans-in-launching-national-cleaning-day\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/the-national-environment-management-authority-nema-joins-ugandans-in-launching-national-cleaning-day\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-5\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-7\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-7\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-unoc-strengthen-collaboration-on-strategic-oil-and-gas-projects\/\">NEMA and UNOC Strengthen Collaboration on Strategic Oil and Gas Projects<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-6\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">July 21, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-unoc-strengthen-collaboration-on-strategic-oil-and-gas-projects\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-and-unoc-strengthen-collaboration-on-strategic-oil-and-gas-projects\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-6\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-8\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-8\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/\">UMU, NEMA and OWSD Champion Science and Partnerships for Environmental Sustainability<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-7\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">July 1, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/umu-nema-and-owsd-champion-science-and-partnerships-for-environmental-sustainability\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-7\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-9\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-9\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/\">Uganda Celebrates Sustainability Champions<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-8\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/uganda-celebrates-sustainability-champions\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-8\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"u-align-left u-blog-post u-container-align-left u-container-style u-repeater-item u-video-cover\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-similar-container u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-10\">\n                    <h4 class=\"u-blog-control u-text u-text-palette-1-base u-text-10\">\n                      <a class=\"u-post-header-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/\">Government of Uganda to Revive National Cleaning Days<\/a>\n                    <\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"u-blog-control u-metadata u-text-grey-30 u-metadata-9\"><span class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/government-of-uganda-to-revive-national-cleaning-days\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 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class=\"u-meta-date u-meta-icon\">June 11, 2026<\/span><span class=\"u-meta-category u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/category\/news-updates\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Updates<\/a><\/span><span class=\"u-meta-comments u-meta-icon\"><a class=\"u-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-reviews-guidelines-action-plan-and-national-strategy-for-chemicals-management-in-uganda\/#respond\">Comments (0)<\/a><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/nema-reviews-guidelines-action-plan-and-national-strategy-for-chemicals-management-in-uganda\/\" class=\"u-active-none u-blog-control u-border-2 u-border-active-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-hover-palette-1-dark-1 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-btn u-btn-rectangle u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-btn-10\">Read more<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"u-list-control\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"fr-view u-clearfix u-rich-text u-text u-text-12\">\n          <h1>Research &amp; Innovation at NEMA<\/h1>\n          <p>The <strong>National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)<\/strong> is committed to advancing sustainable development through science, innovation, and evidence-based solutions. Our <strong>Research and Innovations Unit<\/strong> leads this effort, ensuring that environmental research directly informs policy, practice, and community action.\n          <\/p>\n          <h3>Research and Innovations Unit<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>Mandate:<\/strong> Coordinate environmental research and foster innovation.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>Partnerships:<\/strong> Work with universities, research institutions, and development partners.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>Focus Areas:<\/strong> Climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, sustainable land use, and green technologies.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <h3>National Environment Research Agenda (NERA) 2024\/25\u20132028\/29<\/h3>\n          <p>The <strong>NERA<\/strong> provides a five-year framework to guide Uganda\u2019s environmental research priorities.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Objectives include:<\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>\n              <p>Aligning national research with <strong>Vision 2040<\/strong>, the <strong>SDGs<\/strong>, and the <strong>Paris Agreement<\/strong>.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>Promoting applied research that informs policy and decision-making.<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>Building capacity in academia and research institutions.<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>Enhancing knowledge sharing with communities, policymakers, and industries.<\/p>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <h3>Why It Matters<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>Evidence-based policy:<\/strong> Stronger laws and regulations grounded in research.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>Innovation-driven solutions:<\/strong> Adoption of green technologies and sustainable practices.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <p>\n                <strong>National resilience:<\/strong> Better preparedness for climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution challenges.\n              <\/p>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <p>Click here to download a free copy of the <a class=\"u-active-none u-border-none u-btn u-button-link u-button-style u-hover-none u-none u-text-palette-1-base u-btn-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/National-Environment-Research-Agenda-NERA-202425\u2013202829.pdf\" target=\"\">National Environment Research Agenda (NERA) 2024\/25\u20132028\/29<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <br>\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Updates NEMA and CSE Launch Centralised Waste Management Information Database for Uganda September 24, 2026News UpdatesComments (0) Read more NEMA Trains District Officials on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) September 17, 2026News UpdatesComments (0) Read more NEMA Passes Out 55 Environment Protection Officers and Rangers September 4, 2026News UpdatesComments (0) Read more NEMA Honoured &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/research\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Research and Innovation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19508","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Research and Innovation - NEMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is committed to advancing sustainable development through science, innovation, and evidence-based solutions. 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