{"id":20807,"date":"2025-04-17T08:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/new_site2\/?page_id=20807"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:56:43","slug":"departments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-2\" id=\"block-3\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <p class=\"u-text u-text-1\"> The\nNational Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is organized into four (4) specialized\ndepartments, each dedicated to various aspects of environmental protection,\npolicy implementation, and sustainable resource management.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width u-group u-group-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\">\n            <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-tab-links-align-justify u-tabs u-tabs-1\">\n              <ul class=\"u-spacing-0 u-tab-list u-unstyled\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"u-tab-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"active u-active-palette-1-base u-border-2 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-button-style u-tab-link u-tab-link-1\" id=\"link-tab-51cd\" href=\"#tab-51cd\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-51cd\" aria-selected=\"true\"> OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE\nDIRECTOR<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n              <div class=\"u-tab-content\">\n                <div class=\"u-align-justify u-container-style u-tab-active u-tab-pane\" id=\"tab-51cd\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"link-tab-51cd\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-1-base u-group-2\">\n                      <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-3\">\n                        <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-hover-feature u-image u-image-circle u-preserve-proportions u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"3559\" data-image-height=\"3712\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EDcopy-scaled.jpg&quot;);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-clearfix u-container-align-center-xs u-container-align-left-sm u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n                          <h4 class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DR<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barirega&nbsp;Akankwasah <\/span>&nbsp;<\/b>\n                          <\/h4>\n                          <p class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-3\"><b style=\"\">Executive Director<\/b>\n                            <br>\n                          <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <p class=\"u-text u-text-4\"> The Executive Director (ED) is the Chief Executive and\nAccounting Officer of NEMA. \nThe ED is responsible for; the day-to-day administration and\noperations of the Authority, which are accomplished through strategic planning,\nresource mobilization, and effective fund and property management. His duties\ninclude ensuring accountability, supporting the Board and Policy Committee on\nEnvironment, and maintaining the Authority's overall effectiveness in achieving\nits mandate and vision. Additionally, he fosters stakeholder partnerships at national,\nregional, and international levels for effective environmental management. He\npromotes corporate governance and oversees efficient management across all\ndepartments.\n&nbsp;\nThe Office of the Executive Director consists of two\ndivisions - Legal and Corporate Affairs, and Strategic Planning and\nPartnerships - and five units: Procurement, Monitoring and Evaluation,\nCorporate Communications, Crime Intelligence, and Internal Audit and Risk\nManagement. These divisions and units report directly to the Executive Director,\nproviding essential support across all departments to ensure the achievement of\ntargets and effective implementation of the Authority's mandate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-3\" id=\"block-4\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-md u-valign-middle-sm u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width u-group u-group-1\">\n          <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\">\n            <h2 class=\"u-text u-text-1\">NEMA DEPARTMENTS<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-tab-links-align-justify u-tabs u-tabs-1\">\n              <ul class=\"u-spacing-0 u-tab-list u-unstyled\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"u-tab-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"active u-active-palette-1-base u-border-2 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-button-style u-tab-link u-tab-link-1\" id=\"link-tab-cb2b\" href=\"#tab-cb2b\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-cb2b\" aria-selected=\"true\"> DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n              <div class=\"u-tab-content\">\n                <div class=\"u-align-justify u-container-style u-tab-active u-tab-pane\" id=\"tab-cb2b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"link-tab-cb2b\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-base u-group-2\">\n                      <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-3\">\n                        <div class=\"u-hover-feature u-image u-image-circle u-preserve-proportions u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"400\" data-image-height=\"400\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mr-Elweru-David-William.jpg&quot;);\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"custom-expanded u-clearfix u-container-align-center-xs u-container-align-left-sm u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n                          <h4 class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-default u-text-2\">MR. DAVID WILLIAM ELWERU<\/h4>\n                          <p class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Commissioner<\/span><b>, <\/b><b>Human Resources, Administration, and Finance.<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;\n                          <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <p class=\"u-text u-text-4\"> The department is headed by Commissioner Elweru David William and is organised\ninto three key divisions: Human Resources, Administration, and Finance. The\nHuman Resources division focuses on managing the recruitment, development, and\nwelfare of staff, ensuring that the organisation attracts and retains top\ntalent. The Administration division handles the day-to-day operations,\nstreamlining processes to enhance efficiency and productivity across all units,\nwhile the Finance division is responsible for managing the organisation's financial\nresources and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Together, these\ndivisions work to support the organisation's mission and strategic goals. As part of the restructuring efforts, NEMA successfully\nrecruited at least half of the new staff structure of 413 staff. As of June 2024, the total number of staff with the organisation is 217.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"u-align-center u-border-2 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-expanded-width-xs u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-4\" id=\"block-5\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-md u-valign-middle-sm u-valign-middle-xs u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-tab-links-align-justify u-tabs u-tabs-1\">\n          <ul class=\"u-spacing-0 u-tab-list u-unstyled\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"u-tab-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"active u-active-palette-1-base u-border-2 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-button-style u-tab-link u-tab-link-1\" id=\"link-tab-f5b1\" href=\"#tab-f5b1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f5b1\" aria-selected=\"true\"> DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL\nPLANNING AND COORDINATION<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n          <div class=\"u-tab-content\">\n            <div class=\"u-align-justify u-container-style u-tab-active u-tab-pane\" id=\"tab-f5b1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"link-tab-f5b1\">\n              <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-base u-group-1\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-bottom-xs u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <div class=\"u-align-center-xs u-hover-feature u-image u-image-circle u-preserve-proportions u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"1856\" data-image-height=\"2164\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OgwalFrancis-1.jpg&quot;);\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"custom-expanded u-clearfix u-container-align-center-lg u-container-align-center-xl u-container-align-center-xs u-container-align-left-sm u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-xl u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n                      <h4 class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-default u-text-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MR.&nbsp;<\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis\nOgwal Sabino&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><\/span>\n                      <\/h4>\n                      <p class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"> Commissioner<\/span><b>, Department of Environmental\nPlanning and Coordination <\/b>&nbsp;\n                      <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"u-text u-text-3\"> The department of Environmental Planning and Coordination\n(EPC) is responsible for environment planning, research, innovations, information\nmanagement and public participation for sustainable environment management.\nOther functions include: development and implementation of environment and natural\nresources ecosystems, species and genetic resources management plans and strategies,\ncoordination and implementation of research and innovations for sustainable environmental\nmanagement, public education and awareness, coordinating lead agencies, non-state\nactors and academic, among other functions. \n&nbsp;\nThe department is headed by the \u200bCommissioner Francis\nSabino Ogwal whose key role is to \u201ccoordinate environment planning, research, innovations,\ninformation management and public participation for sustainable environment\nmanagement\u201d. The department comprises three divisions: The division of Planning\n&amp; Coordination, the division of Environment Education &amp; Advocacy, and\nthe division of Information Systems and also consists of two units: The\nResearch &amp; Innovations Unit and the Natural Resources Specialists Unit. \n&nbsp;\nThe department also coordinates projects implemented by the\nAuthority. The current projects majorly focus on enhancing biodiversity\nconservation and sustainable development through integrated landscape\nmanagement, equitable access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources, climate\nadaptation and mitigation, and alignment with global biodiversity frameworks,\nensuring resilient ecosystems and improved livelihoods for communities. They\ninclude: Mt. Elgon Project (Promoting Integrated Landscape Management approach\nfor conservation of the Mt Elgon Ecosystem in Eastern Uganda), ABS (Access and\nBenefit Sharing), GCF (Green Climate Fund) Project on Wetland Ecosystem and\nEarly Action Project (Alignment of National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan\nII (NBSAP II) to Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The\ndepartment has a total of 53 staff members, 30 in the mainstream and 24 in\nprojects.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-border-2 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-5\" id=\"block-6\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-md u-valign-middle-sm u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-tab-links-align-justify u-tabs u-tabs-1\">\n          <ul class=\"u-spacing-0 u-tab-list u-unstyled\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"u-tab-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"active u-active-palette-1-base u-border-2 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-button-style u-tab-link u-tab-link-1\" id=\"link-tab-cb6a\" href=\"#tab-cb6a\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-cb6a\" aria-selected=\"true\"> DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL\nCOMPLIANCE<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n          <div class=\"u-tab-content\">\n            <div class=\"u-align-justify u-container-style u-tab-active u-tab-pane\" id=\"tab-cb6a\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"link-tab-cb6a\">\n              <div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top-sm u-container-layout-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-base u-group-1\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <div class=\"u-hover-feature u-image u-image-circle u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"1113\" data-image-height=\"1200\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MadamLeila.jpg&quot;);\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"u-clearfix u-container-align-center-xs u-container-align-left-sm u-expanded-width u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n                      <h4 class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-default-lg u-text-default-xl u-text-1\"> ENG. LEILA AKELLO&nbsp;GONASA <\/h4>\n                      <p class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-2\"><b> Commissioner<\/b><b>, Environmental\nCompliance<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 0.923077rem;\">\n                          <br><\/span>\n                      <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"u-text u-text-3\"> The department implements environmental\nmonitoring and compliance of the regulated community. It ensures effective\nimplementation of procedures and guidelines and provides technical guidance in\nthe area of Environment Assessment.\nThe department is\nled by the \u200bCommissioner Eng. Leila Akello Gonasa whose role is to provide\noverall leadership and coordinate environment compliance assessment of\ndevelopments in the country. The department of Environment Compliance consists\nof three divisions (Environment Assessment; Oil, Gas, and Minerals; Chemical\nSafety, Radiation, and Pollution Prevention) and Compliance Assistance Unit and\nhas 38 staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-border-2 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-6\" id=\"block-7\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-sm u-valign-middle-xs u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"u-expanded-width u-tab-links-align-justify u-tabs u-tabs-1\">\n          <ul class=\"u-spacing-0 u-tab-list u-unstyled\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"u-tab-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"active u-active-palette-1-base u-border-2 u-border-no-left u-border-no-right u-border-no-top u-border-palette-1-base u-button-style u-tab-link u-tab-link-1\" id=\"link-tab-dad8\" href=\"#tab-dad8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-dad8\" aria-selected=\"true\"> DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL\nENFORCEMENT AND FIELD OPERATIONS<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n          <div class=\"u-tab-content\">\n            <div class=\"u-align-justify u-container-style u-tab-active u-tab-pane u-tab-pane-1\" id=\"tab-dad8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"link-tab-dad8\">\n              <div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top-xs u-container-layout-1\">\n                <div class=\"u-container-style u-expanded-width-sm u-expanded-width-xs u-group u-palette-2-base u-group-1\">\n                  <div class=\"u-container-layout u-container-layout-2\">\n                    <div class=\"u-align-center-xs u-hover-feature u-image u-image-circle u-image-1\" data-image-width=\"1856\" data-image-height=\"2164\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/victor.jpg&quot;);\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"custom-expanded u-clearfix u-container-align-center-xs u-container-align-left-sm u-group-elements u-group-elements-1\">\n                      <h4 class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-default u-text-1\">Mr. VICTOR NAHABWE <\/h4>\n                      <p class=\"u-align-center-lg u-align-center-md u-align-center-xl u-align-center-xs u-align-left-sm u-text u-text-2\"><b><\/b><b> Commissioner<\/b><b>, Environment\nEnforcement and Field Operations<\/b>\n                        <br>\n                      <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"u-text u-text-3\"> The department of Environment Enforcement and\nField Operations is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to\nprevent environment crime; environment monitoring, inspections and audits to\nensure that developers comply with laws and set environmental standards and\nconditions and best environment practices.\n&nbsp;\nThe department plays a crucial role in safeguarding the environment\nthrough a comprehensive approach that includes intelligence-led surveillance,\noperations, and prosecution-led investigations. This robust strategy ensures\neffective coordination of environmental protection efforts. Additionally, the\ndepartment oversees all activities conducted by regional offices and\ncollaborates with other law enforcement agencies in environment management to\nstrengthen enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Furthermore, the\ndepartment coordinates all environment audits, monitoring, and inspections,\nsignificantly contributing to the achievement of NEMA\u2019s mandate and ensuring\nthe sustainable management of natural resources.\n&nbsp;\nLed by \u200bCommissioner Victor Nahabwe, the department comprises a team of\n72 staff members. It is structured into three divisions. The divisions include\nthe division of the Environmental Protection Force, the division of Field\nOperations, and the division of Environmental Inspection, Audits, and\nMonitoring.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"custom-expanded u-align-center u-border-2 u-border-grey-dark-1 u-line u-line-horizontal u-line-1\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-shading u-section-7\" id=\"block-8\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-lg u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"fr-view u-clearfix u-rich-text u-text u-text-1\">\n          <h1>\n            <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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nema.go.ug\/en\/news-updates\/\" target=\"\"><span class=\"u-text-white\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.84615rem;\">Latest News Updates<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n 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